PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 353 p4p, 601 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 50 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kneeland's choice of entrance music: Kung Fu FIghting. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Perkele
vs
Kneeland

179 cm
26
165
15 - 8 - 0

175 cm
29
156
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conquer

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 15 - 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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Perkele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Kneeland misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kneeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kneeland.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Kneeland.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Kneeland throws a body kick that misses
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kneeland. That did some damage!
Kneeland jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kneeland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele tries a body shot but Kneeland blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneeland controls his hands.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeland lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Perkele looking to slow down the pace here.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeland misses with some punches.
Kneeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele tries a body shot but Kneeland blocks it.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Kneeland.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Kneeland.
Perkele tries a body shot but Kneeland blocks it.
Kneeland misses with a body punch.

Kneeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perkele throws a front kick aimed at Kneeland's knee but Kneeland avoids it well.
Kneeland flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Kneeland throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut.
Perkele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kneeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kneeland tries to clinch up.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kneeland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kneeland misses.
Kneeland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Perkele throws a hook but Kneeland avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kneeland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kneeland tries a quick counter leg kick but Perkele is wise to it.

Kneeland has closed the distance and engaged Perkele in a clinch.
Kneeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeland 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 Kneeland can turn it around.
Kneeland lands an elbow inside.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeland blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Kneeland avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Kneeland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeland tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Kneeland.
A short left from Kneeland.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneeland.
Kneeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele is working Kneeland over against the cage.
Kneeland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kneeland or not.

Kneeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kneeland.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kneeland.
Kneeland misses the jab.
Perkele fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kneeland just manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Kneeland sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneeland.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kneeland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skillz Kneeland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skillz Kneeland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Kneeland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkele.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Kneeland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkele moves forwards but Kneeland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kneeland loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Kneeland misses with a double jab
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kneeland misses with a right hand
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Kneeland jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland misses with a right hand
and Kneeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele throws a body punch but Kneeland moves out of range.
A jab from Kneeland does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland tries to clinch up.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kneeland ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Kneeland misses with the body kick
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Kneeland.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kneeland!
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Perkele slips a jab from Kneeland.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele jabs Kneeland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kneeland connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kneeland throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeland throws a low kick but Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele wants to slow Kneeland down by chopping away at his legs.
Kneeland throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Kneeland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
Perkele has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele throws a low kick but Kneeland avoids it.
Kneeland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kneeland lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Kneeland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kneeland lands.
Kneeland lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkele off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneeland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneeland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkele misses the body punch
letting Kneeland counter with a right hand.
Perkele is looking to slow Kneeland down with leg kicks.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kneeland moves forwards but Perkele connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That has opened up Skillz Kneeland's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kneeland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele drops Kneeland with a huge uppercut! Kneeland drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Perkele is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ispa Perkele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.