PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perälä
vs
Brown

182 cm
24
171 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
179 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perälä thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Taisto Perälä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Perälä appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perälä looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Brown darts in and clinches Perälä up against the cage.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perälä lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perälä up against the cage.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perälä.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perälä can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perälä throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Perälä lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perälä throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown has Perälä pressed against the cage, preventing Perälä from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brown is trying to drag Perälä to the mat but Perälä just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Perälä breaks the clinch.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Perälä misses with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Perälä appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perälä with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Perälä misses.
Perälä works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perälä is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown blocks a head kick by Perälä.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Perälä is just out of range.
Perälä looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä blocks a head kick by Brown.
Perälä takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Perälä shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Perälä.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perälä connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Perälä throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Perälä.
Perälä is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
Taisto Perälä is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Perälä misses.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Perälä half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown moves out of range as Perälä strikes.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perälä will feel that in the morning.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perälä is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Perälä circles away and we're back to standing.
Perälä throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perälä lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Perälä scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
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!
A good leg kick by Brown.
Perälä's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Perälä there.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Perälä lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Perälä throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
A head kick misses from Perälä.
Perälä swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perälä looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
As Perälä backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Perälä manages to avoid it all.
Perälä scoring well with a low kick there.
Perälä thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Perälä throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Perälä scores with a body shot.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perälä was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Perälä.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perälä chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Perälä moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Taisto Perälä is winning the standup battle so far.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Perälä. That snapped Brown's head back.
Perälä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Perälä lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Perälä takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Bosco Brown has been cut.
Perälä lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Perälä throws an overhand right that drops Brown like a sack of potatoes! Perälä dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Perälä!
After the fight, Taisto Perälä was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.