PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 350 p4p, 349 weight class) and Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 47 p4p, 46 weight class). Asteroid has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Ispa Perkele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anabolic Asteroid's chin.

Perkele
vs
Asteroid

178 cm
32
170
36 - 16 - 0

171 cm
35
156
30 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Asteroid looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Asteroid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perkele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Asteroid lands a knee to the body.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele lands a right hand.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele slowing the pace effectively.

Perkele breaks the clinch.

Asteroid closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Perkele.
Good body shot from Asteroid.
Asteroid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Asteroid - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asteroid or not.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkele avoids it.
Asteroid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkele.
Perkele avoiding damage as Asteroid throws knees to the body.

Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
A combination from Asteroid does no damage.
Asteroid has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Asteroid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asteroid throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkele.
Asteroid slips a jab and a cross from Perkele.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Asteroid's defenses.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Asteroid.
Asteroid tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perkele moves out of range as Asteroid strikes.
Perkele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with an uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
Asteroid throws a leg kick that misses.
Asteroid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Asteroid.
Asteroid walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Asteroid connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asteroid.
Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asteroid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Asteroid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
Crunch! Perkele slams his shin into Asteroid's torso.
Perkele avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
Asteroid throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele is looking to slow Asteroid down with leg kicks.
Asteroid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asteroid cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
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!
Perkele lands a front kick.
A cross from Asteroid lands.
Asteroid connects with a nice looking jab.
Asteroid is looking to clinch but Perkele is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid jabs Perkele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asteroid misses with a two punch combination.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Asteroid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Asteroid moves away and avoids it.
Asteroid misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asteroid.
Asteroid moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
Jab by Perkele.
Asteroid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Asteroid's shoulder, as Asteroid tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele 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.

That was a close round but I would say that Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perkele throws a hook to the side of Asteroid's head but Asteroid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele digs a good hook to Asteroid's body.
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Asteroid.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele keeps Asteroid at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Asteroid.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asteroid misses with a body kick.
Perkele throws a front kick that sends Asteroid stumbling back into the cage.
Asteroid throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Perkele catches Asteroid right on the button with a cross.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
Perkele lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Asteroid tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perkele.
Perkele cracks Asteroid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Asteroid moves into range and clinches up with Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Asteroid.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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.
Asteroid crunches a lovely knee into Perkele's ribcage.
Perkele can't break the clinch.

Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
A counter left hand to the body from Perkele misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asteroid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perkele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkele throws a hook but Asteroid avoids it easily.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Perkele.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Asteroid.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perkele!
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
Asteroid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asteroid sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkele.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asteroid moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asteroid's head.
Asteroid scores with a jab to the head.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Asteroid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
Perkele avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Perkele throws the left hand but Asteroid avoids the punch easily.
Asteroid thuds his shin into the meat of Perkele's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
Asteroid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perkele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Asteroid moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asteroid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele tried to counter with a leg kick but Asteroid avoided it.
Asteroid lands a jab.
Asteroid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Asteroid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Perkele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Asteroid.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asteroid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asteroid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asteroid scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
Asteroid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asteroid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asteroid.
Perkele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asteroid.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asteroid manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asteroid misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Perkele looks to throw the jab but Asteroid is out of range.
Anabolic Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asteroid throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Asteroid's defenses.
Asteroid scores with a hook.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asteroid misses with a body kick.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asteroid moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Asteroid throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Asteroid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Asteroid knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asteroid throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asteroid.
Asteroid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkele. Asteroid shrugs it off though.
Perkele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left lands for Perkele.
Some wild striking there from Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asteroid connects with a single shot there.
A nice combination there by Perkele.
Asteroid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perkele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asteroid misses with a body kick.
Asteroid swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Asteroid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid wants to clinch
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Asteroid misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Perkele.
Asteroid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Asteroid throws a low kick, looking for Perkele's leg but Perkele calmly moves out of range.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Asteroid moved away.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele lands with a straight right. Asteroid didn't see that one coming.
Asteroid walks into a left hand.
Asteroid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkele throws a push kick but Asteroid slaps the foot to one side.
Asteroid throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asteroid can do to turn this around?
Asteroid needs to keep his hands up - Perkele had a free shot at his head there.
Asteroid throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asteroid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.

Asteroid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Asteroid.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.

Perkele breaks from the clinch.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asteroid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asteroid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asteroid.
Perkele slips a straight right by Asteroid.
Asteroid loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asteroid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asteroid. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele checks a low kick from Asteroid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkele there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Perkele. Beautiful body shot.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkele works over Asteroid's head and body with a nice combination.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Perkele coming out on top.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Perkele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Asteroid's front leg but catches the back leg as Asteroid tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele throws a one two combo.
Asteroid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asteroid.
A little feinted left hand from Perkele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkele, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.