PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 1112 p4p, 136 weight class) and Zahabi George (ranked 1367 p4p, 157 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Perera
vs
George

193 cm
28
240 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

191 cm
28
240 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahabi George!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a straight left.
Perera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
George scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perera in his tracks.
Perera cracks George with a good jab.
George tries to clinch but Perera is having none of it.
George fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perera on the side of the head.
Perera avoids the body shot from George.
A punch combination from George misses.
George loads up on a big right hand but Perera slips the punch.
Perera was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab from George.
A jab from George misses.
Perera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Zahabi George has been cut.
George takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perera lunges at George with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by George's hand.
Perera scores with a sloppy right hand. George should have avoided that one.
Perera moves out of range of the strikes.
George misses with a hook
and Perera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws an off balance right hand
and Perera counters with a stiff right hand.
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perera.
Perera connects with a jab.
Perera keeps the fight on the outside.
Zahabi George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George misses with a looping right.
Perera throws a body kick that misses.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Perera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George misses with an uppercut
and Perera counters with a straight right hand.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Perera is just out of range.
Perera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
George throws a hook but Perera avoids it easily.
George misses with an uppercut. Perera saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Perera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perera moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perera throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perera throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Perera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perera throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Perera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
George might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George wants to clinch up but Perera keeps it at a distance.
George comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perera throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George misses with an uppercut.
George fails in his attempt to clinch.
George throws a poor cross that misses
and Perera counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perera lands with an uppercut that bounces George off the cage and back into range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perera misses with a punch on the inside.
Perera working aggressively here.
Perera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perera tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Perera misses with the head strike.
Perera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George misses with the head strike.
Perera working aggressively here.
George lands an uppercut.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Perera.
Perera throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Perera.
A short right from George.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George is working Perera over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perera.
Perera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perera is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if George can turn it around.
Perera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perera misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
George misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Perera.
George looks winded!
Perera has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Perera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perera has a couple of punches blocked by George.
A head punch on the inside from Perera fails to land.
George blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Perera.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Perera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kusal Perera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zahabi George's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

George slips a straight right by Perera.
George lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by George - just one landing.
Perera misses the jab.
George looks like he wants to counter punch here.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Perera throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Perera.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from George finds it's way through Perera's defenses.
Zahabi George seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George lands with a shot to the body.
George lands a slapping body shot.
George takes one on the button.
Perera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
George throws a hook but Perera avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Perera.
Perera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Perera looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Perera walks into a stiff left hand from George.
George slips a straight right by Perera.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perera moves away.
Perera lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George digs a good hook to Perera's body.
George scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from George.
Perera throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
Perera misses with a kick to the body.
George misses with a combination
and Perera counters with a nice body kick.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Perera controls the action.
Perera misses with the head strike.
Perera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perera misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perera misses with some punches.
Perera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perera.
Perera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perera working aggressively here.
George prevents a body shot from Perera.
Perera misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Perera fails to land.
Perera throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Perera struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Perera.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George is leaning against Perera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perera has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George misses with some punches.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Perera.
Perera lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George blocks an uppercut.
Perera scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
A short right from Perera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Perera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perera misses with a punch on the inside.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perera's elbow.
Perera scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perera.
Perera lands a body shot.
George is breathing heavily.
Perera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
Perera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kusal Perera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perera blocks an uppercut.
Perera tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Perera back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kusal Perera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zahabi George'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.

Perera misses with a head kick.
George swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perera.
George has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from George there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perera looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Perera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Perera.
Perera jabs George right on the nose. George blinks but takes it well.
Perera needs to keep his hands up - George had a free shot at his head there.
Perera misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
Perera throws a body kick that misses.
Perera scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George tries to clinch but Perera moves out of range.
Perera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perera misses with a hook.
Perera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Perera is looking to counter punch.
Perera just misses with a punch to the body.
Perera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on George if he has to take too many more of those.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Perera grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! George takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Perera cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kusal Perera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.