PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jytky (ranked 1303 p4p, 204 weight class) and Rami Perkins (ranked 2092 p4p, 305 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jytky
vs
Perkins

190 cm
18
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jytky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rami Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jytky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jytky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jytky missing with a left hand there. Perkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jytky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky throws a body punch but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jytky 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 Perkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jytky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jytky.
Jytky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jytky misses with a low kick.
And Perkins responds with a good body kick, but Jytky manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jytky feints and then cracks Perkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perkins down.
Jytky swings widly with a right hand
and Perkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jytky's knee momentarily.
Perkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a low kick, right behind Jytky 's knee.

Perkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jytky.
Perkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Jytky throws a head punch that misses.
Jytky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jytky swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jytky has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.

Perkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jytky finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkins's head.
Jytky keeps the fight on the outside.
Jytky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkins counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jytky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins tries to clinch up.
It appears Jytky was looking to counter with a kick there.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jytky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jytky throws an overhand right that lands on Perkins's shoulder, as Perkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jytky lands a right hook to the body.
Jytky throws a low kick but Perkins moves out of range easily.
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jytky.
Jytky connects with a crisp jab.
Jytky throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jytky.
Good standup being displayed there by Jytky as he connects with a hook.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Jytky misses
and Perkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Jytky keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jytky throws a body kick that misses.

Perkins has closed the distance and engaged Jytky in a clinch.
Perkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Jytky avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perkins as Jytky tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jytky.
Jytky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jytky misses with a punch on the inside.

Perkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jytky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Jytky is wise to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jytky dodges an elbow strike from Perkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perkins throws an elbow but misses.
Jytky pushes Perkins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jytky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jytky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jytky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.

Jytky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jytky looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Jim Jytky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jytky scores with a spinning back kick!
Perkins wants to clinch up but Jytky keeps it at a distance.
Jytky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkins will feel that in the morning.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
Perkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jytky can pounce on him.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Jytky.
Perkins tries to clinch there but Jytky circles away.
Jytky misses with a body shot.
Jytky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jytky connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky is having none of it.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jytky.
Jytky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jytky lands a leg kick that knocks Perkins off balance momentarily.
Jytky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Perkins as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jytky.
A swing and a miss from Jytky.
Perkins counters with a body kick.
Perkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jytky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Jytky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Perkins clinches up with Jytky and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jytky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jytky.
Perkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jytky.
Jytky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jytky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkins lands a knee to the body.
Jytky is breathing heavily.
Jytky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins landing knees to the head.
Jytky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins blocking some punches.
Jytky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Jytky blocks it.
Perkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jytky swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jytky misses with some punches.
Jytky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jytky as Perkins tries to tie him up.
Jytky lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jytky stalling in the clinch but Perkins improves position.
Jytky is leaning against Perkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jytky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.

Perkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jytky misses with an attempted mid kick.

Perkins clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jytky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jytky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jytky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jytky.
Jytky lands a nice uppercut.
Jytky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jytky presses Perkins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jytky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jytky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands an elbow just above Jytky 's eye.
Perkins is looking to control Jytky's arms but Jytky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkins has his back to the ropes.
Perkins is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jytky.
Perkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jytky.
Jytky is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jytky.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Jytky blocks it.
Jytky lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Jytky.
Jytky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jytky misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins misses with a knee strike.
Jytky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jytky lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jytky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Perkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jytky. Jytky obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Perkins moves into range and clinches up with Jytky.
Jytky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkins can do to turn this around?
Jytky scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.

Jytky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jytky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jytky tests Perkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkins steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jytky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jytky throws a jab when Perkins was well out of range.
Jim Jytky is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jytky. That snapped Perkins's head back.
Perkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jytky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Jytky there.
Jytky missing with a left hand there. Perkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jytky throws out a powerful jab.

Perkins is rocked!
Jytky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jytky throws a front kick aimed at Perkins's knee but Perkins avoids it well.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a good low kick that Jytky was not able to check.
That kick from Jytky tenderised Perkins's leg. Perkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jytky.
Jytky looks for the body kick but Perkins saw that one coming.
Perkins slips a jab from Jytky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jytky is predictable there
and Perkins counters with a solid body kick.
Jytky tries to work over Perkins's front leg with a kick but Perkins checks it.
Jytky tries a low kick but Perkins avoids it.
Jytky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkins blocks a leg kick.
Jytky looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jytky - that will leave a mark!
Jytky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkins slips under a jab from Jytky.

Perkins moves into range and clinches up with Jytky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jytky tries to land a front kick but Perkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkins looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Perkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Jytky circles away.
Perkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jytky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Jytky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jytky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkins feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Jytky misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jytky.
You can see that Perkins has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jytky takes a swing at Perkins's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jytky looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely.
Jytky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jytky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jytky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkins counters with a good low kick that Jytky was not able to check.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a thumping low kick.

Perkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jytky, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jytky is keeping busy.
Perkins throws an elbow but it misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Jytky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jytky throws a big shot that misses.
Perkins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jytky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jytky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkins. That did some damage!
Perkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jytky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jytky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkins throws a fast counter high kick but Jytky manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkins wants to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jytky lands with a nice body punch.
Jytky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Jytky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jytky swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins trying to stall but Jytky improves his position.
Perkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jytky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jytky stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jytky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkins tries to land a knee to the head but Jytky blocks with his arms.
Rami Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jytky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jytky.
Jytky lands a left hand.
Jytky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jytky misses with some punches.
Jytky scores with a hook to the body.
Jytky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jytky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jytky scores with a shot to the side of Perkins's head.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Jytky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Perkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Jytky gets an underhook and turns Perkins into the ropes.
Perkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jytky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkins is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jytky lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jytky is defending well for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jytky lands an uppercut.
Perkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jytky has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Perkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jytky lands an uppercut.
Jytky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins.
Jytky lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jytky.
Jytky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jytky cracks Perkins with a nice body shot.
Jytky pushes Perkins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jytky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Jytky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jytky scores with a nice head shot.
Perkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jytky.
Perkins moves out of range as Jytky throws a body kick.
Perkins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jytky.
Jytky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkins wants to clinch up but Jytky keeps it at a distance.
Jytky appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jytky wants to land a leg kick but Perkins is out of range.
Perkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jytky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkins looks to land a body kick but Jytky moved away.
Jytky thinks about countering with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jytky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jytky 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jim Jytky!

Jim Jytky wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jim Jytky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.