PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Nielsen (ranked 808 p4p, 95 weight class) and Kai Perkins (ranked 1015 p4p, 113 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nielsen
vs
Perkins

170 cm
30
150 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

173 cm
27
152 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielsen scores with a punch to the head.
Nielsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut
and Perkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkins tried to score with a low kick but Nielsen checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkins misses the target.
It looked like Nielsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bobo Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins throws a leg kick but Nielsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Perkins .
Perkins misses with an uppercut. Nielsen saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen with a nice cross.
A lazy body kick from Nielsen
and Perkins counters with a straight right hand.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkins throws a shot to the body.
Nielsen looks to throw the jab but Perkins is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Perkins .
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkins ! But no joy.
Nielsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nielsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Perkins saw that one coming.
Perkins throws a jab when Nielsen was well out of range.
Nielsen lands a leg kick that knocks Perkins off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Perkins . Beautiful body shot.
Nielsen throws a leg kick
and Perkins counters with a slapping leg kick.

Perkins moves into range and clinches up with Nielsen.
A short right from Nielsen on the inside.
Nielsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkins looking to stall.
Nielsen taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins is looking to control Nielsen's arms but Nielsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkins has his back to the cage.
Perkins avoiding damage.
Nielsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielsen being controlled against the cage.
Nielsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Perkins .
Perkins misses with the head strike.
Nielsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen misses with a body punch.
Perkins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nielsen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perkins can turn it around.
Stalling in the clinch from Perkins .
Nielsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nielsen misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins trying to control the position but instead, Nielsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkins into the cage.
Nielsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Perkins .
Nielsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
Nielsen cracks Perkins with a nice body shot.
Nielsen working aggressively here.
Perkins blocking some punches.
Nielsen scores with a hook to the body.
Nielsen controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkins .
Perkins blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kai Perkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nielsen throws the left hand but Perkins avoids the punch easily.
Nielsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkins .
Nielsen misses with a hook. Perkins ducked under it nicely.
Perkins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielsen with a body shot.
Kai Perkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkins misses with a body shot.
Perkins lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Perkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielsen tries to bum rush Perkins with a series of wild strikes but Perkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Perkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielsen cracks Perkins with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Perkins connects with a right hand. Nielsen shakes it off.
Nielsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perkins tries to avoid it but Nielsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perkins to the ground. Perkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perkins throws a nice looking combination but Nielsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Perkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nielsen lands a couple of elbows.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Perkins keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nielsen is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws an elbow that misses. Perkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nielsen's guard. Nice move by Perkins !

Nielsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nielsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perkins is one step ahead there.
Nielsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perkins 's guard.

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!
Perkins wants to stand up but Nielsen is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perkins wants to stand up but Nielsen is controlling him.
Nielsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Perkins keeps moving.
Nielsen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nielsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet but Nielsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nielsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nielsen looking to sit in guard and control but Perkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nielsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nielsen lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nielsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobo Nielsen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nielsen lands a really nice looking cross but Perkins seems unphased.
Nielsen thows a leg kick but Perkins checks it
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkins ! But no joy.
Nielsen throws a shot from downtown. Perkins moves away and avoids it.
Perkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nielsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielsen throws out the jab.
Perkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen lands the left hand.

It looks like Kai Perkins has been cut.
Nielsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkins manages to avoid it.
Perkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nielsen tests Perkins 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a shot to the body
and Nielsen counters with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Perkins . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkins .
Nielsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nielsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Perkins cracks Nielsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkins throws a low kick but Nielsen moves out of range easily.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Nielsen slips the punch.
Nielsen throws a leg kick which misses Perkins 's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkins tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Perkins there.
Perkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Nielsen misses
and Nielsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nielsen checks a low kick from Perkins .
Nielsen lunges at Perkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkins 's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkins . That snapped Nielsen's head back.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nielsen thumps Perkins with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Nielsen bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Perkins ! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Perkins is rocked!
Nielsen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Perkins 's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobo Nielsen!
In his post fight interview, Bobo Nielsen gave a big smile as he said 'Felt the Power and couldn't handle it.'.