PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Levi Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itse Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jensen
vs
Perkele

190 cm
21
235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
266 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Jensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele tries to clinch but Jensen is having none of it.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Jensen saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Jensen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jensen moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Jensen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perkele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkele's coach down at Zero Tolerance was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Perkele's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Perkele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jensen moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Jensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Jensen misses the jab.
Jensen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkele doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Jensen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perkele tries to work over Jensen's front leg with a kick but Jensen checks it.
Perkele scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Jensen moves out of range easily.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jensen with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Jensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
Jensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Perkele blocks the low kick.
Jensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Jensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jensen tries to avoid it.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Jensen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perkele takes a step back to recover.
Jensen throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Perkele tries to land a front kick but Jensen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jensen cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
Jensen 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 checks a low kick from Jensen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Jensen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkele lands a jab to Jensen's midsection.

Jensen rushes Perkele and presses him up against the ropes.
Jensen is looking to control Perkele's arms but Perkele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jensen has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jensen.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Jensen lands a shot to the body.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Jensen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jensen is able to avoid easily.
Jensen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jensen connects with a leg kick. Perkele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jensen tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range.
Jensen blocks a leg kick.
Jensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jensen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Perkele tries to score with a low kick but Jensen moves his leg out of the way.
Jensen throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele throws a right and a left that Jensen avoids nicely.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jensen is out of range.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Jensen misses with the combination.
Jensen takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Jensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Jensen misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Jensen moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jensen can pounce on him.
Jensen is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Jensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele throws a low kick but Jensen avoids it.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jensen misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele checks a low kick from Jensen.
Jensen throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levi Jensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen tries a head kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jensen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Jensen tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Jensen jumps back.
Jensen throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Jensen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkele.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Jensen misses.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele jabs Jensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Jensen throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jensen.
Jensen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkele on the side of the head.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Jensen with an uppercut!

It looks like Levi Jensen has been cut.
Perkele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jensen counters with a head kick. That will keep Perkele thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Jensen off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Jensen.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele tries to work over Jensen's front leg with a kick but Jensen checks it.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Jensen tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jensen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jensen.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Jensen sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jensen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perkele if he has to take too many more of those.
Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jensen checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jensen fakes the leg kick and cracks Perkele in the body.
Perkele throws a push kick but Jensen slaps the foot to one side.
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
Jensen thows a body kick. Perkele tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jensen.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Jensen is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Jensen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Jensen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jensen tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses
and Jensen counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jensen.
Jensen throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Jensen.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Jensen counters with a nice body kick.
Jensen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perkele back to the ropes. Jensen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen sizes up Perkele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jensen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jensen throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Jensen checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jensen can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jensen.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jensen counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jensen avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Jensen cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jensen checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Jensen only half commits.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Jensen.
Jensen misses with a leg kick.
Jensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Nice straight punches there by Jensen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jensen.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Jensen counters with a body kick.
Jensen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jensen.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jensen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Jensen looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Perkele tries to keep at a distance but Jensen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Jensen had his way with Itse Perkele in that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Jensen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Jensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Jensen misses
and Perkele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jensen really felt that one!
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jensen. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Perkele throws a push kick but Jensen slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jensen, right into the meat.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele keeps Jensen at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jensen blocks the leg kick.
Jensen tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Jensen.
Jensen cracks the inside of Perkele's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Perkele is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head kick misses from Jensen.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jensen avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jensen lands a head kick!
Jensen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perkele misses with a low kick.

Perkele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jensen on the inside.
Jensen blocking some punches.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
Jensen lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Jensen.
Jensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perkele is keeping busy.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Jensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Jensen blocks an uppercut.
Jensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jensen lands an uppercut.
Jensen blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jensen misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Jensen!
Levi Jensen is the new heavyweight champion!