PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisto Perälä has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Helgi
vs
Perälä

178 cm
39
169 lbs
43 - 16 - 0

182 cm
26
175 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perälä throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perälä looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Helgi throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä looks to score with a jab to the body but Helgi is just out of range.
Perälä works Helgi's body with a nice hook.
Perälä lands a glancing blow to the side of Helgi's head.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Perälä there.

It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä throws a leg kick which misses Helgi's front leg but catches the back leg as Helgi tries to avoid it.
Helgi misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perälä - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Perälä there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perälä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helgi as he avoids it easily.
Perälä throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Helgi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perälä misses with a kick to the body.
Helgi throws a counter high kick but Perälä was just alert enough to avoid it.

Helgi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Perälä scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perälä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Helgi - that landed with a thud.
Perälä is trying to pull guard but Helgi has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Helgi on the inside.
I was talking to Helgi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perälä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Helgi as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helgi.
Helgi is leaning against Perälä and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä prevents a body shot from Helgi.
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!
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Helgi.
Perälä has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Helgi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perälä can turn it around.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perälä throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Perälä is looking to control Helgi's arms but Helgi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perälä has his back to the cage.
Perälä misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Helgi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Perälä lands a hook that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Helgi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Helgi.
Perälä tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Perälä.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Perälä.
Helgi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perälä tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perälä tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perälä looking to stall.
Helgi presses Perälä against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perälä's elbow.
Helgi lands a body punch.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi tries to work over Perälä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Helgi.

Perälä escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helgi lands a glancing blow to the side of Perälä's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä wants to slow Helgi down by chopping away at his legs.
Perälä looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Perälä needs to keep his hands up - Helgi had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä misses with a head kick.
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Helgi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Helgi tries to counter by clinching up but Perälä breaks away and moves out of range.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä throws a leg kick
and Helgi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Helgi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perälä looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perälä loads up on a big right hand but Helgi slips the punch.
Helgi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perälä stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgi. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Helgi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Perälä blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helgi.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Perälä takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perälä misses with an uppercut.
Helgi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Perälä avoids it.
A big left from Helgi misses.
Helgi misses with a looping left.
Helgi swings for the body but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä avoids a kick to the body.
Perälä tries a quick counter leg kick but Helgi is wise to it.
Helgi fails to land with a series of punches.

Helgi has closed the distance and engaged Perälä in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi lands a nice shot to the body.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi scores with a shoulder strike.
Helgi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Helgi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Perälä.
Helgi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perälä backwards.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helgi as Perälä tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Perälä controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helgi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Perälä prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Perälä avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Helgi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helgi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perälä lands a left hand.
Perälä misses with a body punch.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Helgi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Helgi pushes Perälä back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perälä tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perälä is looking to control Helgi's arms but Helgi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perälä has his back to the cage.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helgi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjorn Helgi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perälä lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Helgi digs a right hand underneath Perälä's ribcage. Perälä let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Perälä is breathing heavily.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Perälä controls the action.
Helgi slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perälä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi cracks Perälä with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helgi.
Perälä tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Perälä.
Perälä fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perälä prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi pushes Perälä back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Perälä misses with the head strike.
Perälä swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi tries to work over Perälä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi gets through Perälä's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perälä.
Perälä is looking to take this one to the mat.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Perälä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perälä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perälä is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Helgi rather than just go for the knockout.
Donk. Helgi catches Perälä right on the button with a cross.
Helgi misses with a straight right.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Helgi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perälä on the side of the head.
Helgi missing with a left hand there. Perälä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Perälä.
Helgi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perälä can do to turn this around?
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perälä.
Helgi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Helgi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perälä was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Helgi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Helgi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helgi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perälä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi misses with the body kick
and Perälä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helgi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Helgi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helgi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Perälä is rocked!
Bjorn Helgi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi digs a good body shot into Perälä's ribs.
Perälä is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Helgi tries to clinch up.
Perälä throws a body kick that misses.
Perälä takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Helgi throws a powerful right kick. Perälä tried to block low but the kick was high! Perälä was taken right off of his feet! Helgi jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Helgi!
A victorious Bjorn Helgi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.