PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pera (ranked 140 p4p, 21 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 388 p4p, 56 weight class). Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pera
vs
Kriel

150 cm
27
177 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

178 cm
30
181 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pera thuds a left hand into Kriel's body.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriel.
Pera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kriel tries a quick counter leg kick but Pera is wise to it.
Kriel cracks Pera with a good jab.

It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pera.
Pera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kriel's calf.

Pera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kriel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pera is in Kriel's guard.
Kriel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pera trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera preventing the sweep.
Kriel seems keen to control Pera's posture.
Kriel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pera throwing strikes from guard but Kriel blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kriel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pera postures up in Kriel's guard and throws a big left but Kriel blocks it.
Pera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kriel is keeping the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Pera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kriel is trying to defend but Pera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pera.
Kriel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pera.
Pera prevents Kriel from standing back up.
Kriel taking some punishment here, with Pera in his half guard.
Kriel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kriel can't keep his opponent in guard - Pera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pera thows a huge punch but Kriel dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pera with the ground and pound but Kriel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kriel is adopting a defensive guard.
Pera wants to control from the top but Kriel keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kriel is pulling down on Pera's head. It's preventing any offense from Pera, at least for the moment.
Kriel working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pera forces Kriel back against the cage and clinches.
Kriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kriel.
Pekka Pera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pera swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Pera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Pera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pera throws a body shot but no joy.
Pera works the jab nicely.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pera moves away.
Pera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pera moves out of range as Kriel strikes.
Kriel throws a shot from downtown. Pera moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pera is predictable there
and Kriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriel can do to turn this around?
Pera throws a hook to the side of Kriel's head but Kriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kriel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pera scores with a jab to the body.
Pera is looking to clinch.
Kriel tries a quick counter leg kick but Pera is wise to it.

Pera shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kriel is looking to control Pera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kriel avoid being mounted?
Kriel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera throwing shots but Kriel is blocking nicely.
Kriel keeping hold of Pera's head, controlling as best he can.
Pera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kriel controlling the position well.
Kriel gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kriel looking to pass the guard.
Kriel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pera pulls Kriel in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kriel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kriel is continuing to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Pera misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kriel throws a series of punches but Pera moves out of range.
Kriel lands a right hook to the body.
Pera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pera throws a leg kick that misses.
Pera throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pera scoring well with a low kick there.

Pera closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel prevents a body shot from Pera.
Pera digs a right hand into Kriel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kriel's gas tank.
Kriel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pera.
Pera avoiding damage as Kriel throws knees to the body.
Kriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Pera.
Pera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pera tries to work over Kriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Pera.
Kriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kriel is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kriel.
Pera misses with the head strike.
A short right from Pera on the inside.
Kriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel misses with a punch to the body.
Jan Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera blocks an uppercut.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
Pera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kriels head.
Pera misses with a body punch.
Kriel takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Pera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pera lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Pera turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pera manages to end up in side control.

Kriel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pera throws the left hand but Kriel avoids the punch easily.
Pera lands a leg kick that knocks Kriel off balance momentarily.
Pera fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Pera moves out of range easily.
Kriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kriel looks to land a right hand but Pera moved out of range.
Pera swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Pera tries to clinch but Kriel is having none of it.
Kriel misses with a low kick as Pera jumps back.
Pera was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pera throws a low kick, looking for Kriel's leg but Kriel calmly moves out of range.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pera is looking to wear down Kriel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pera throws an off balance right hand
and Kriel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pera moves into the clinch.
Kriel throws a head punch that misses.
Pera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kriel working aggressively here.
Pera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kriel working aggressively here.
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!
Pera throws a punch but it's blocked by Kriel.
Kriel gets through Pera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kriel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kriel misses with a body punch.
Pera gets through Kriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Pera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kriel is keeping busy.
Pera misses with a body punch.
Pera blocks a body shot from Kriel.
Pekka Pera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kriel scores with a shot to the side of Pera's head.
Kriel blocks a body shot from Pera.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Pera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Pera!
During a confident post fight interview, Pekka Pera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.