PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Hitman (ranked 5604 p4p, 478 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 4077 p4p, 412 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hitman
vs
Perkele

182 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Top Gun Nutrition
Threads of HARDCORE

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hitman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele lands a right hook to the body.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Hitman.
Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hitman with a body shot.
Hitman misses with a combination

and Perkele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Perkele.
Perkele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkele has Hitman pressed against the cage.
Perkele pushes Hitman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Hitman is trying to break free.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hitman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Hitman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkele pushes Hitman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
A short right from Perkele.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Perkele.

It looks like The Hitman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele stalling against the cage.
Hitman being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele pushes Hitman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Hitman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele slowing the pace effectively.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkele cracks Hitman with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Perkele.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitmans head.
Perkele cracks Hitman with a nice body shot.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitmans head.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele cracks Hitman with a nice body shot.
Perkele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Perkele.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Hitman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perkele jabs Hitman to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Hitman tries to keep at a distance but Perkele has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele stalling the fight.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele pushes Hitman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele presses Hitman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele lands a left hand.
Ispa Perkele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Perkele lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perkele.
Perkele is leaning against Hitman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
A short body shot lands from Perkele as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Perkele.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a shot to the side of Hitman's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hitman is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Oh Hitman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Perkele to work.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Hitman seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hitman takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkele has Hitman pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
Perkele lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hitman or not.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele slows down the pace here.
Perkele has Hitman pushed against the cage.
Perkele receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Perkele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Perkele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hitman up against the cage.
Perkele pushes Hitman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele lands a body punch.
Perkele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Hitman'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perkele sends Hitman crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Perkele is motioning to the referee to let Hitman up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hitman clobbers Perkele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Hitman's ribs.
Hitman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitman walks straight into a right hand from Perkele - that's dropped him! Perkele jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hitman from any more punishment! Hitman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated The Hitman had this to say: 'Thank you everyone for supporting RSC!'.