PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 1274 p4p, 2320 weight class) and Trey Wittman (ranked 194 p4p, 334 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Perkele
vs
Wittman

179 cm
20
179
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
28
175
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Brooklyn Apothecary
Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Wittman !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Wittman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wittman feints the counter takedown.
Wittman slips under a jab from Perkele.
Wittman tries to clinch there but Perkele circles away.
Wittman doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Wittman tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Wittman .
Wittman doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Wittman slips a straight right by Perkele.
Wittman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkele scores with a jab to the head.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Wittman knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws the left hand but Wittman avoids the punch easily.
Wittman tries to clinch up
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wittman fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wittman tries to clinch up
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Wittman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wittman with the counter takedown but Perkele avoids it easily.
Wittman is looking to clinch but Perkele is avoiding it.
Wittman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wittman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wittman moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Wittman is out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wittman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Perkele as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.
Wittman looks winded!
Perkele gets through Wittman 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wittman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wittman tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
Wittman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele is pushing Wittman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Wittman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wittman can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
Wittman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wittman backwards.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wittman .
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Wittman backwards.
Perkele is leaning against Wittman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wittman takes a shot to the head.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wittman .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Perkele.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.
Wittman takes a shot to the head.

Wittman is rocked!
Perkele works on Wittman 's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Wittman is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Perkele is leaning against Wittman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Perkele.
Wittman seems to have recovered his senses.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Perkele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wittman takes a shot to the head.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkele.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wittman backwards.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
Perkele dips a shoulder and cracks Wittman with a mighty uppercut! Wittman falls back against the cage and Perkele unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wittman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Perkele screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
After the fight, Ispa Perkele was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.