PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micco Peramaki (ranked 797 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Tony Tight (ranked 112 p4p, 241 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Tony Tight will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Peramaki
vs
Tight

180 cm
26
274
5 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
280
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micco Peramaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tight!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tight has managed to clinch.
Peramaki has Tight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peramaki can't break the clinch.
Tight has Peramaki pressed against the cage, preventing Peramaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peramaki throws a head punch that misses.
Tight throws a punch but it's blocked by Peramaki.
Peramaki tries to stall but Tight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Tight.

Peramaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peramaki thows a left - swing and a miss!

Tight drives through and clinches with Peramaki against the cage.
Tight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peramaki tries to break free but Tight pushes him back against the cage.
Tight scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki wants a takedown.
Tight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peramaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micco Peramaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tight effectively controlling the action here.
I was talking to Peramaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Peramaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tight moves into the clinch.
Peramaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tight has Peramaki pressed against the cage, preventing Peramaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peramaki is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Tight.

It looks like Micco Peramaki has been cut.
Peramaki is trying to break the clinch but Tight is controlling him.
Tight tries a body shot but Peramaki blocks it.
Peramaki has had enough of the clinch but Tight keeps him there for the moment.
Peramaki is trying to break free.
Tight lands a hook that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
Peramaki misses with a punch to the body.
Tight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tight stalls.
Peramaki blocks a body shot from Tight.
Tight misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Peramaki breaks from the clinch.
Tight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot by Peramaki.
Micco Peramaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tight moves forwards but Peramaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Tony Tight has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peramaki misses with an uppercut.
Peramaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tight's hands.
Peramaki avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tight moves into the clinch successfully.
Peramaki avoiding damage as Tight throws knees to the body.
Tight is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peramaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tight.
Tight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peramaki's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peramaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Tight is just out of range.
Peramaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tight counters with a nice body shot.
Peramaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Tight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Tight.
Peramaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tight throws a counter combo.
A big left from Peramaki misses.

Tight rushes Peramaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tight digs a right hand underneath Peramaki's ribcage. Peramaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peramaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tight has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tight.
Peramaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peramaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tight blocking some punches.
Tight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peramaki's efforts to push away.
Tight blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight lands with a short shot to the head.
Tight lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tight gets through Peramaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Micco Peramaki's cut is getting worse.
Tight tries to work over Peramaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peramaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tight is pressed up against the cage. Peramaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tight down to the mat. Tight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peramaki misses with an uppercut
and Tight counters with a nice uppercut.

Tight instigates a clinch.
Peramaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peramaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Tight won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Tight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tight tries to clinch there but Peramaki circles away.
Peramaki misses with an uppercut. Tight saw that one coming.
Tight tries to clinch there but Peramaki circles away.
Peramaki digs a good hook to Tight's body.
Peramaki looks to throw the jab but Tight is out of range.
Tight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peramaki throws an off balance right hand
and Tight counters with a nice uppercut.
Tight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peramaki at a distance.

Tight closes the distance and pushes Peramaki back into the cage.
Tight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.

Peramaki is rocked!
Tight works on Peramaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Peramaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Peramaki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tight is unloading with more strikes now! Peramaki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Tight!
Tony Tight is the new heavyweight champion!