PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perkele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Perkele . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perkele
vs
Emerlong

188 cm
24
241 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

203 cm
30
252 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DJs Locker
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Emerlong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerlong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkele.
Perkele slips a straight right by Emerlong.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Emerlong.
Fernando Emerlong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emerlong throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Emerlong connects with a nice looking jab.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emerlong connects with a body shot that sends Perkele's belly button to the back.
Perkele is looking to clinch but Emerlong is avoiding it.
Emerlong tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerlong scores with a head kick.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emerlong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Emerlong.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Emerlong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perkele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emerlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Emerlong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emerlong takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Emerlong throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerlong throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
Perkele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emerlong.
Emerlong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emerlong tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele throws a head kick but Emerlong moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Emerlong.
Emerlong thuds his shin into the meat of Perkele's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Emerlong.
Perkele staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Emerlong misses the target.
Emerlong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emerlong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emerlong avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Emerlong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emerlong connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
Emerlong misses with a body kick.
Emerlong avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Emerlong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Emerlong.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
Perkele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emerlong misses with a head kick.
Emerlong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emerlong misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkele feints and then cracks Emerlong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emerlong down.
Emerlong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Emerlong knows he should have avoided that one.
Emerlong tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele scores with a jab.
Emerlong throws a right hand that misses
and Perkele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emerlong's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Emerlong sees coming a mile off.
Emerlong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emerlong.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
Emerlong throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Emerlong's front leg but catches the back leg as Emerlong tries to avoid it.
Emerlong lands a really nice looking cross but Perkele seems unphased.
Perkele feints and then cracks Emerlong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emerlong down.
Emerlong looks winded!
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Emerlong's defenses.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emerlong's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Emerlong.
Perkele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emerlong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkele doesn't manage to clinch there - Emerlong circles away.
Emerlong misses with a few strikes there.
Emerlong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Perkele misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to score with a low kick but Emerlong moves his leg out of the way.
Emerlong swinging wildly here.
Emerlong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emerlong blocks a jab.
Emerlong throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
Emerlong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Emerlong.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emerlong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emerlong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emerlong.
Emerlong cracks Perkele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Emerlong throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Emerlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele with a hook.
Perkele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Perkele tries to clinch but Emerlong is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pyry Perkele will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Emerlong staying out of range there.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Emerlong moved away.
Emerlong misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkele - that will leave a mark!
Emerlong throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws a hook but Emerlong blocks it.
Emerlong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkele.
Emerlong avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele cracks Emerlong with a good jab.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Emerlong misses.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emerlong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele throws a hook but Emerlong blocks it.
Emerlong is breathing heavily.
Emerlong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Perkele drives through and clinches with Emerlong against the cage.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Emerlong 's eye.

It looks like Fernando Emerlong has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerlong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emerlong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emerlong is defending well for now.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Emerlong 's eye.
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perkele avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perkele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emerlong's brow.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emerlong's defenses.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emerlong misses with the head strike.
Emerlong is looking to control Perkele's arms but Perkele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emerlong has his back to the cage.
Emerlong is trying to break free.
Emerlong misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Emerlong avoids the damage to the body.
Emerlong takes an elbow to the temple.
Emerlong misses with the head strike.
Emerlong letting Perkele take a breather here.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Emerlong blocks an elbow strike.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele is looking to control Emerlong's arms but Emerlong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkele has his back to the cage.
Perkele throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Perkele on the inside.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emerlong avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emerlong's defenses.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele pushes off an throws an elbow but Emerlong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Emerlong 's eye.
Emerlong blocks an elbow strike.
Emerlong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
Emerlong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkele or not.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Emerlong improves position.
Emerlong dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Perkele stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perkele as Emerlong tries to tie him up.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong avoiding damage as Perkele throws knees to the body.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Emerlong 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Emerlong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.

Emerlong breaks from the clinch.
Perkele throws a body punch but Emerlong moves out of range.

Perkele moves into the clinch successfully.
Emerlong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Emerlong controls the action.
Emerlong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emerlong managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emerlong has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Emerlong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Emerlong working aggressively here.
Emerlong avoiding damage as Perkele throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyry Perkele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Emerlong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perkele throws a body punch but Emerlong moves out of range.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Emerlong's front leg but catches the back leg as Emerlong tries to avoid it.
Emerlong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Emerlong throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
Pyry Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Emerlong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emerlong throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Emerlong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Emerlong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Perkele defending well as Emerlong loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele swings for the body but Emerlong moves out of range.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Emerlong moved away.
Perkele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Emerlong slips the punch.
Perkele swings for the body but Emerlong moves out of range.
Perkele thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Emerlong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Emerlong had a free shot at his head there.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Emerlong off balance momentarily.
Emerlong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emerlong misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Emerlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emerlong moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Perkele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emerlong.
Emerlong moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Jab, jab by Perkele - just one landing.
Good shot there by Emerlong.
Perkele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emerlong's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emerlong throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Emerlong is just out of range.
Emerlong misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emerlong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele works Emerlong's body with a nice hook.
Emerlong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emerlong.

Perkele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perkele is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Emerlong avoids the damage to the body.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele is stalling here.
Emerlong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Fernando Emerlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele gets through Emerlong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emerlong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perkele has him pressed against the cage.
Emerlong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Emerlong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emerlong lands with a cross.
Emerlong misses with the combination.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emerlong cracks Perkele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele is looking to slow Emerlong down with leg kicks.

Perkele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perkele blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerlong managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pyry Perkele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Emerlong.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Perkele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Emerlong misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Emerlong.
Perkele content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Perkele.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perkele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emerlong's brow.
Emerlong takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emerlong misses with some punches.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emerlong being controlled against the cage.
Emerlong takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pyry Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyry Perkele!
An out of breath Pyry Perkele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.