PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edogawa Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Conan's choice of entrance music: Detective Conan Theme. Taisto Perälä could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edogawa Conan's chin.

Perälä
vs
Conan

182 cm
27
175 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

179 cm
36
175 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edogawa Conan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perälä.
Perälä waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conan.
Conan throws out a loose jab but Perälä uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Perälä.
Perälä scores with a push kick.
Conan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perälä defends well and Conan ends up having to push Perälä into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Conan works over Perälä's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Conan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Conan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Conan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perälä. That one must have hurt.
Perälä fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perälä dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conan. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perälä, right into the meat.
Taisto Perälä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perälä slips a jab from Conan.
Perälä connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Conan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conan is looking to take a break and control but Perälä is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conan misses with the ground and pound.
Perälä tries to bench press Conan off him but Conan keeps the position.
Perälä is trying to control Conan's posture but Conan avoids it.
Conan looks up at the clock and then as Perälä takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Conan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Conan is putting a hurting on Perälä here, landing some big shots from side control.
Conan lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Perälä tries to buck Conan off but Conan is having none of it.

Conan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Conan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Perälä sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Conan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conan throws a strike aimed at the side of Perälä's head but Perälä avoids it well.
Conan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä taking a bit of punishment here - Conan scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conan controlling the position from side mount.
Perälä gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Conan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perälä does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Conan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perälä wants to control but Conan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perälä is positioning himself well to prevent Conan advancing to mount.
Conan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perälä controlling the position well.
Conan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Conan seems to be looking for submissions.

Conan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perälä keeping hold of Conan's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edogawa Conan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab by Perälä.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conan.
Conan scores with a body shot.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Conan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conan.
Perälä takes one to the side of the head.
Perälä throws a shot to the body.
Perälä cracks Conan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Conan throws a shot from downtown. Perälä moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perälä counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conan walks into a stiff left hand from Perälä.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perälä.
Conan scores with a jab to the head.
Conan catches Perälä with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perälä scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taisto Perälä is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perälä is looking to chop away at Conan's legs.
Conan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perälä lets loose with a powerful body kick. Conan will feel that in the morning.
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!
Perälä lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan misses with a hook.
Conan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perälä throws a low kick but Conan avoids it.
Conan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Conan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perälä throws out a loose jab but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conan is defended easily by Perälä.
Perälä dodges the punch combination from Conan.
Perälä with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perälä counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conan manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perälä.
Perälä blocks a jab.
Conan checks a leg kick nicely.
Conan throws a poor cross that misses
and Perälä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perälä cracks Conan with a good jab.
Perälä finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conan connects with a body shot that sends Perälä's belly button to the back.
Conan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conan throws an overhand right that lands on Perälä's shoulder, as Perälä tries to avoid the shot.
Perälä scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perälä lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perälä cracks the inside of Conan's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conan takes a step back to recover.
Perälä thumps Conan with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conan throws a series of punches but Perälä moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Perälä misses the target.
Perälä lands with a cross.
Perälä lands a lovely overhand right.
Perälä lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conan's sensitive parts.
Conan digs a good hook to Perälä's body.
Conan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conan lands with a nice combination. Perälä backs away looking to recover.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conan throws a jab when Perälä was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perälä throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Conan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taisto Perälä is winning the standup battle so far.
Perälä feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conan's calf.
Conan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perälä. That one must have hurt.
Perälä misses with a low kick as Conan jumps back.
Perälä thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perälä throws a low kick but Conan avoids it.
Perälä tries to work over Conan's front leg with a kick but Conan checks it.
Conan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perälä manages to avoid it.
Perälä lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conan checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perälä.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä scores with a sloppy right hand. Conan should have avoided that one.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Conan misses the target.
Perälä swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
As Perälä backs off Conan throws a huge counter combo but Perälä manages to avoid it all.
Perälä scores with a hook.
Perälä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Conan moved out of range.

Conan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Perälä sprawls well initially but Conan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conan working the head and body with strikes.
Perälä is refusing to be controlled, as Conan sits in half guard.
Conan is thwarting Perälä's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä won't allow Conan to pass to mount.
Perälä avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conan.

Conan is trying to work for a kimura but Perälä is defending well.
Conan wants to pass to mount but Perälä is defending the position.
Perälä moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan distracts Perälä with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conan is looking to work some ground and pound but Perälä has wrist control.
Conan looking to sit in guard and control but Perälä gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Perälä trying to control but Conan is working from the bottom.
Conan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Perälä is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Conan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä stopping the sweep attempt from Conan.
Perälä looking to pass the guard.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perälä looking to pass the guard.

Conan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Perälä passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's time! Perälä's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Conan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perälä doesn't seem bothered though.
Conan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perälä avoids it really well and circles away.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conan.
Perälä connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conan throws a hook to the side of Perälä's head but Perälä sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perälä tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conan is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Perälä counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Conan.
Perälä attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conan feints the counter takedown.
Perälä scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conan throws a right hand that Perälä ducks under and follows up with a left that Perälä also avoids with ease.
Conan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perälä misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan misses with a takedown
and Perälä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taisto Perälä has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edogawa Conan.
Decent striking displayed by Perälä there.
Perälä is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conan can do to turn this around?
Conan moves out of range as Perälä throws a body kick.
Perälä scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Conan misses the target.
Conan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perälä connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä misses with a low kick as Conan jumps back.
Perälä scores with a jab. Conan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perälä counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conan takes a swing at Perälä's ribcage but misses.
Perälä throwing a counter right hand but Conan manages to avoid it.
Conan on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Conan is rocked!
Perälä misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conan is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Perälä scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conan. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä moves out of range of the strikes.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Conan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conan seems to have recovered his senses.
Perälä throws a leg kick that misses.
Conan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Some bone on bone action there as Conan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Conan fails to land the takedown.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conan.
Conan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perälä looks to land a body kick but Conan moved away.
The crowd cheers as Perälä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conan doesn't seem phased though.
Perälä thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Conan if he has to take too many more of those.
Perälä throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Perälä takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perälä clobbers Conan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perälä finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perälä slips a straight right by Conan.
Perälä connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conan's hands.
Conan fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Perälä had his way with Edogawa Conan in that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Conan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Conan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Conan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perälä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perälä scores with a shot to the body.
Conan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Conan shoots for a double leg takedown but Perälä sprawls well. He's pushed Conan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Conan misses.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Perälä.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan tries to bum rush Perälä with a series of wild strikes but Perälä uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Conan looks to throw the jab but Perälä is out of range.
Perälä swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perälä tests Conan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Perälä does it's job there.
Perälä scores with a kick to the body.
Conan avoids the body shot from Perälä.
Conan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perälä.
Perälä thuds his right hand into Conan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perälä attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conan swinging wildly here.
Edogawa Conan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conan.
Perälä lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conan darts in looking for a takedown but Perälä gets double underhooks and turns Conan into the cage.
Taisto Perälä has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edogawa Conan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Perälä tenderised Conan's leg. Conan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perälä misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Conan.
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
Conan misses with an uppercut.
Perälä scores with a push kick.
Conan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Perälä. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Perälä scores with a four punch combination!
Conan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perälä.
Conan throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conan throws a series of punches but Perälä avoids them all with ease.
Conan missing with a left hand there. Perälä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Perälä. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perälä.
Conan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perälä lands a nice looking body shot.
Conan misses with a lunging right hand
and Perälä counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Perälä.
Perälä cracks Conan with a hook to the temple - Conan is on wobbly legs here! Perälä swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Conan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Perälä wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taisto Perälä!
Taisto Perälä retains his welterweight title!
Taisto Perälä decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.