PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2413 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 308 p4p, 236 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cejka
vs
Peramaki

181 cm
21
176
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
170
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Determined

Vegan Gains

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki slips a jab and a cross from Cejka.
A jab from Cejka finds it's way through Peramaki's defenses.
A combination from Cejka does no damage.
Peramaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cejka throws out a loose jab but Peramaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Cejka circles away.
Cejka staying out of range there.
Cejka throws a hook but Peramaki blocks it.
Peramaki tries to counter with a clinch but Cejka shakes him off and moves away.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Cejka circles away.
Cejka misses with an uppercut. Peramaki saw that one coming.
Peramaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Cejka is having none of it.
Cejka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peramaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Cejka misses with a hook.
Peramaki wants to clinch.

Peramaki instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cejka to keep the fight standing.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka won't allow it.
Cestmir Cejka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Peramaki misses with some punches.
Cejka lands with a light punch inside.
Peramaki jumps guard but Cejka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peramaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Cejka lands a nice shot to the body.
Cejka lands with a left to the head.
Peramaki jumps guard but Cejka stands there with Peramaki around his waist. Peramaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka won't allow it.
Cejka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cejka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cejka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peramaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cejka.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cejka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peramaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cejka swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Cejka jabs at Peramaki's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peramaki has time to react.
Cejka misses with a hook.
Peramaki moves away from the strike by Cejka.
Cejka throws a shot to the body.
Peramaki tries to clinch up but Cejka circles away and keeps his distance.
Cejka throws a right and a left that Peramaki avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka throws out a loose jab but Peramaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peramaki tries to counter with a clinch but Cejka shakes him off and moves away.
Cejka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cejka thuds a left hand into Peramaki's body.
Cejka lands with a straight right. Peramaki didn't see that one coming.
Peramaki slips a jab from Cejka.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cejka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cejka misses the target.
Peramaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cejka misses with a looping left.
Peramaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cejka.
A jab from Peramaki finds it's way through Cejka's defenses.
A punch combination from Cejka misses.
A jab from Cejka misses.
Cejka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cejka swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peramaki looks to clinch
and Peramaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cejka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cejka throws a hook but Peramaki blocks it.
Cejka swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cejka tries to bum rush Peramaki with a series of wild strikes but Peramaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Peramaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cejka, pushing him back against the cage.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peramaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cejka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peramaki can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Cejka.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cejka digs a right hand underneath Peramaki's ribcage. Peramaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cejka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cejka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cejka stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cejka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cestmir Cejka dominated that round.
That's time! Cejka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peramaki wants to clinch but Cejka slips to the side
and Cejka counters with a one-two to the body.
Cejka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peramaki can do to turn this around?
Cejka misses with a series of wild punches.
Peramaki wants to counter the offense by Cejka and move into the clinch position.
Peramaki wants to clinch up but Cejka keeps it at a distance.
Peramaki is looking to clinch but Cejka is avoiding it.
Peramaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Cejka looks to land a combination but Peramaki avoids it well.
Cejka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cejka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cejka lands a jab to the head.

Peramaki is rocked!
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cejka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peramaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cejka scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Peramaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Peramaki jumps guard but Cejka stands there with Peramaki around his waist. Peramaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cestmir Cejka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.
Peramaki jumps guard but Cejka stands there with Peramaki around his waist. Peramaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peramaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cejka walks away with a smile on his face. Peramaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cejka throws a body punch but Peramaki moves out of range.
Peramaki ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Peramaki ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka throws a body punch but Peramaki moves out of range.
Peramaki darts in trying to clinch
and Cejka counters with a nice uppercut.
Cejka fails to land with a series of punches.
Cejka throws the left hand but Peramaki avoids the punch easily.
Cejka swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Peramaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cejka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peramaki clinches with his opponent.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Cejka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cejka lands with a left to the head.

Cejka manages to break the clinch.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Cejka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cestmir Cejka is winning the standup battle so far.
Cejka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cejka is looking to counter punch.
Cejka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Cejka circles away.
Cejka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peramaki wants to counter with a clinch but Cejka pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peramaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cejka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cejka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cejka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peramaki. Peramaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cejka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peramaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peramaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cejka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Peramaki's head but Peramaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peramaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peramaki wants to counter the offense by Cejka and move into the clinch position.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Peramaki moved out of range nicely.
Cejka connects with a single shot there.

Peramaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cejka, pushing him back against the cage.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Cejka has him pressed against the cage.
Cejka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peramaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka digs a right hand into Peramaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peramaki's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cejka.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.

Cejka manages to break the clinch.
Cejka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peramaki slips a straight right by Cejka.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Peramaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka scores with a nice right hand.
Peramaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Peramaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peramaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peramaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Cejka moves out of range.
Cejka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peramakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peramaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Cejka finish him?
Cejka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peramaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Peramaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Peramaki defending well as Cejka loads up on a big left hand.
Peramaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peramaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cejka manages to avoid it.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cejka cracks Peramaki with a good jab.
Cejka throws a hook but Peramaki avoids it easily.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cestmir Cejka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cejka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Peramaki moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cejka. Those never looked like landing.
Cejka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cejka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peramaki moves away.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Cejka circles away.
Peramaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Cejka circles away.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Cejka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Cejka misses.
Peramaki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cejka cracks Peramaki with an open hand slap.
Cejka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Peramaki closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cejka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cejka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Cejka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cejka misses with a two punch combination.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Cejka misses with a hook. Peramaki ducked under it nicely.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Cejka keeps the fight on the outside.

Cejka gets tackled into the cage by Peramaki. Peramaki maintains the clinch.
Cestmir Cejka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Peramaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cejka breaks from the clinch.
Cejka looks to land a combination but Peramaki avoids it well.
Peramaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peramaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cejka throws a hook but Peramaki avoids it easily.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cejka cracks Peramaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Cejka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Cejka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cejka cracks Peramaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Peramaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cejka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cejka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peramaki at a distance.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Peramaki is out of range.
Cejka throws a looping overhand right but Peramaki ducks down to avoid it.
Cejka throws a looping overhand right but Peramaki ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Cejka's corner calls for a 1-2. Cejka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cejka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peramaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Peramaki forces Cejka back against the cage and clinches.
Cejka lands with a light punch inside.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Cejka has him pressed against the cage.
Cestmir Cejka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cejka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peramaki jumps guard but Cejka stands there with Peramaki around his waist. Peramaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cejka.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cejka to keep the fight standing.
Cejka stalling.
Cejka misses with a punch to the body.
Cestmir Cejka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cejka walks away with a smile on his face. Peramaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.

Peramaki rushes Cejka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peramaki blocking some punches.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Cejka holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Kimmo Peramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cejka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cejka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peramaki jumps guard but Cejka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cejka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peramakis head.
Cejka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cejka blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cestmir Cejka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cejka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cestmir Cejka!