PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zaki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zaki
vs
Perkele

150 cm
23
138 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

168 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaki Zaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perkele swivels and escapes.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaki. Zaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Perkele tries to sprawl out of it but Zaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perkele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaki Zaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Perkele.
A right-left combo lands from Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkele sprawls well. He's pushed Zaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zaki throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Zaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pauli Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaki at a distance.
Perkele works the jab nicely.

Zaki is rocked!
Zaki looks up at the clock. Bad move! Perkele lands a right hand from hell, dropping Zaki. Perkele pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauli Perkele!