PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Cheese (ranked 21738 p4p, 274 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 22190 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cheese
vs
Perera

210 cm
24
275 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
240 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perera looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheese moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perera misses the jab.
Perera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Kusal Perera has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Perera. Beautiful body shot.
Perera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Perera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Perera's shoulder, as Perera tries to avoid the shot.
Perera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perera tries to clinch up
and Cheese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perera throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perera misses with a low kick.
Perera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese drops his hands momentarily and Perera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perera misses with a hook.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perera slips a jab from Cheese.
Perera takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese misses with a jab to the body
and Perera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perera.
Kusal Perera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese takes a swing at Perera's ribcage but misses.
Perera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.
Perera drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cheese throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Perera scores with a jab.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
Perera tries to clinch up
and Perera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kusal Perera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kusal Perera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Perera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perera works the jab nicely.
Perera swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Perera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cheese misses with a body shot
and Perera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cheese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perera tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Cheese to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perera throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Perera slams his shin into Cheese's torso.
Perera slips under a jab from Cheese.
Perera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Perera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Perera controls the action.
Cheese tries to work over Perera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perera lands a nice uppercut.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Perera.
Perera lands a shoulder strike.
Perera scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cheese is rocked!
Perera lands an uppercut.
Oh Cheese is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perera pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cheese out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Our winner, Kusal Perera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.