PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 550 p4p, 515 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 75 p4p, 69 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen True Blood as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Perkele
vs
Stackhouse

179 cm
26
165
14 - 8 - 0

180 cm
32
164
23 - 12 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse throws a big shot that misses.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perkele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stackhouse looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stackhouse .
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Stackhouse misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Perkele misses its target.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stackhouse misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse moves out of range of the strikes.
Stackhouse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Perkele moves into range and clinches up with Stackhouse .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.

Stackhouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Stackhouse moved away.
Stackhouse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Perkele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stackhouse doesn't seem phased though.

Perkele clinches up with Stackhouse and pushes him back against the cage.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Stackhouse tries to circle away but Perkele has him pinned against the cage.
Stackhouse is trying to force a seperation but Perkele has the dominant position.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stackhouse s head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stackhouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Stackhouse misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Stackhouse working hard to break the clinch.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse 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 Stackhouse can turn it around.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stackhouse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Stackhouse improves position.
Stackhouse lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Stackhouse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stackhouse lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Stackhouse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stackhouse lands a really nice looking cross but Perkele seems unphased.

It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stackhouse lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Stackhouse blocks the leg kick.
Perkele cracks Stackhouse with a good jab.
Stackhouse lands a nice looking body kick.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stackhouse misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perkele duly obliges.
Stackhouse lands a jab to Perkele's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stackhouse lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse . Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stackhouse throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele slips a jab from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stackhouse throws out the jab.
Stackhouse throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stackhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
That's time! Perkele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stackhouse throws a sloppy head kick
and Perkele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stackhouse throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stackhouse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stackhouse connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Stackhouse there.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Stackhouse backs away, Perkele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stackhouse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stackhouse shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perkele eats them both and turns towards Stackhouse to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stackhouse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stackhouse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a nice body shot.
Stackhouse misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stackhouse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stackhouse connects with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Stackhouse .
A shot to the liver by Stackhouse . Beautiful body shot.
Stackhouse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkele.
Perkele lands a nice shot that snaps Stackhouse 's head back.
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!
Stackhouse throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Stackhouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele is looking to counter punch.
Stackhouse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stackhouse .
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse . Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stackhouse swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stackhouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stackhouse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Perkele was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stackhouse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele throwing a counter right hand but Stackhouse manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stackhouse connects with a looping right hand.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stackhouse just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses the jab.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Stackhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stackhouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Stackhouse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Stackhouse is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele cracks Stackhouse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stackhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Stackhouse avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Stackhouse moved away.
Stackhouse doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stackhouse misses with a low kick.
Donk. Perkele catches Stackhouse right on the button with a cross.
Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Stackhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Stackhouse .
An attempted straight right counter from Perkele misses the target.
Stackhouse throws a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Stackhouse throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Perkele misses.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
and Perkele counters with a good low kick that Stackhouse was not able to check.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
Perkele tries to clinch but Stackhouse is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Stackhouse falls off balance throwing a combination

and Perkele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
That's time! Perkele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Perkele drops Stackhouse with a straight right hand, right on the button! Perkele follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ispa Perkele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jason Stackhouse was interviewed post fight and said 'It's like if a tree falls in the woods, it's still a tree, ain't it?'.