PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 601 p4p, 357 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 68 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ispa Perkele enters the cage!

Arroyo
vs
Perkele

176 cm
33
155
25 - 14 - 2

178 cm
33
170
37 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele lands with a cross.

It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arroyo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Arroyo.
Perkele keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perkele throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkele should have avoided that one.
Perkele moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Arroyo thumps Perkele with a low kick.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Arroyo's shoulder, as Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with a jab.
Arroyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arroyo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arroyo throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arroyo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Arroyo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arroyo throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele counters with a body kick.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Arroyo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Arroyo moved away.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perkele momentarily.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Arroyo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arroyo staying out of range there.
Perkele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Arroyo slips the punch.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arroyo on the side of the head.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Perkele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele throws a head kick but Arroyo moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Arroyo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkele.
Arroyo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arroyo has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Arroyo.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arroyo.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Arroyo.
Perkele throws a big counter head kick but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Arroyo.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arroyo defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Arroyo.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Arroyo - just one landing.
Perkele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo wants to slow Perkele down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele lands a two punch combo.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Arroyo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arroyo misses with a straight left.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkele should have avoided that one.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perkele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo misses with a hook
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Perkele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Perkele's leg but Perkele calmly moves out of range.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Arroyo.
Perkele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele slips under a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Arroyo slips the punch.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arroyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkele is out of range and Arroyo settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a jab. Arroyo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo lands the left hand.
Arroyo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkele in his tracks.
Arroyo misses with a looping left.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Arroyo.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele slips a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a cross.
Arroyo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Arroyo.
Perkele checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
A nice side step and Perkele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arroyo 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 misses with an uppercut.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Arroyo saw that one coming.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Arroyo throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo misses with the combination.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perkele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arroyo tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele moves forwards but Arroyo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkele checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Arroyo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkele should have avoided that one.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Arroyo tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arroyo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arroyo, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the temple. Perkele shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele misses with a jab to the body
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
Arroyo lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele throws a series of punches but Arroyo avoids them all with ease.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arroyo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arroyo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.