PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between NoBrain Mentally (ranked 1463 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 223 p4p, 253 weight class). Mentally's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Havana. Ispa Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mentally
vs
Perkele

180 cm
21
177
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
179
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Finnish Elite Extreme Science
Arcticus University: London

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, NoBrain Mentally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele works Mentally's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Mentally does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mentally feints a jab promting Perkele to slip. Mentally then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkele slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Mentally fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mentally looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Mentally misses with a body shot.
Mentally avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Mentally doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Mentally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Mentally.
Mentally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Mentally darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mentally presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mentally fails to land.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Mentally.
Mentally pushes Perkele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Mentally has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele has Mentally pushed against the cage.
Mentally struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Mentally misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mentally misses with a body punch.
Perkele is working Mentally over against the cage.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mentally misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Mentally tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Mentally goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentally throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Mentally struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Mentally.
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!
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mentally misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mentally presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkele effectively controlling the action here.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Mentally.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mentally throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele tries to work over Mentally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mentally can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Perkele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mentally misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Perkele.
Mentally misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentally lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Mentally uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkele.

It looks like NoBrain Mentally has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele is working Mentally over against the cage.
Perkele gets through Mentally's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Mentally tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mentally back against the cage.
Mentally tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Mentally's ribcage. Mentally let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mentally blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Mentally backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mentally is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkele tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mentally scores with a nice strike.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele throws a body punch but Mentally moves out of range.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mentally takes one on the button.
Mentally looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Mentally tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkele paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mentally darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Mentally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Mentally misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele tries a body shot but Mentally blocks it.
Perkele presses Mentally against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mentally has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mentally.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mentally is rocked!
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 lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mentally to his knees! Perkele keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
A very excited looking Ispa Perkele rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.