PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele has chosen Perkele as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Owen Farrell had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Farrell
vs
Perkele

190 cm
27
227 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
31
218 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Owen Farrell has been cut.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farrell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farrell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele punishes Farrell's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perkele drops Farrell with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Farrell looks back up at him and smiles so Perkele waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Farrell is rocked!

Farrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Perkele tries to work over Farrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele just leaning against Farrell, taking a breather.
Farrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Owen Farrell's cut is getting worse.
Perkele stalls.
Perkele prevents Farrell from breaking the clinch.
Perkele is looking to control Farrell's arms but Farrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkele has his back to the cage.
Farrell effectively controlling the action here.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Farrell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrell blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrell lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Farrell throws an elbow but misses.

Farrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Farrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele works Farrell's body with a nice hook.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farrell avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Farrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Farrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele misses with a double jab.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Farrell sees coming a mile off.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Farrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Farrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrell throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Perkele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Farrell checks the leg kick.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele throws the left hand but Farrell avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Farrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Farrell looks to clinch
and Perkele counters with a low kick, right behind Farrell 's knee.
That kick from Farrell tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farrell misses with a double jab
and Perkele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farrell's knee momentarily.
Perkele tries to clinch up.
Farrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele tries a low kick but Farrell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Farrell throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkele pinned against the cage. Perkele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Perkele moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele avoiding damage as Farrell throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrell.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Farrell avoids the damage to the body.
Farrell being controlled against the cage.
Farrell is trying to force a seperation but Perkele has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Perkele has double underhooks.

Farrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Farrell throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farrell.
Farrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farrell keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Farrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Farrell counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell misses with a low kick as Perkele jumps back.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but Farrell is wise to it.
Perkele checks a low kick from Farrell.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrell counters with a two punch combo.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and Farrell counters with a three punch combo that has Perkele backing up. Perkele nods at Farrell to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Farrell is out of range.
Owen Farrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele throws a jab when Farrell was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrell.
Farrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pyry Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farrell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele flicks out a counter leg kick but Farrell steps away.
Farrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele tries to land a body kick
and Farrell counters with a two punch combo.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Farrell ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Farrell slips a jab and a cross from Perkele.
Farrell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Farrell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkele as he avoids it easily.
Farrell throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.

Owen Farrell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends Farrell's belly button to the back.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farrell has time to react.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farrell's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pyry Perkele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Farrell off balance momentarily.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farrell on the side of the head.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Farrell is looking to clinch.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
As Perkele looks to move away, Farrell throws a big counter combo bu Perkele just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkele's waist but Perkele gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Farrell off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Farrell avoids it.
Perkele digs a good hook to Farrell's body.
Farrell moves away from the strike by Perkele.
As Perkele looks to move away, Farrell throws a big counter combo bu Perkele just gets out of the way.

Perkele drops Farrell with a beautiful combination! Farrell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Perkele is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Farrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Owen Farrell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Farrell seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Farrell off balance momentarily.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Farrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Farrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Owen Farrell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyry Perkele!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pyry Perkele made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.