PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Malvo
vs
Perhana

175 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
162 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perhana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malvo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malvo feints and then cracks Perhana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perhana down.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perhana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perhana has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Malvo throws a hook to the side of Perhana's head but Perhana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malvo missing with a left hand there. Perhana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perhana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malvo.
Malvo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perhana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perhana throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perhana misses the body punch
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo throws a leg kick that misses.
Perhana is trying to counter with his kicks.
Perhana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malvo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perhana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvo. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses Perhana's front leg but catches the back leg as Perhana tries to avoid it.
Perhana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perhana.
As Perhana backs away, Malvo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malvo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perhana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malvo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Malvo.
Malvo swings widly with a right hand
and Perhana counters with a good low kick that Malvo was not able to check.
Malvo moves out of range of the strikes.
Malvo throws a jab but it's blocked by Perhana.
An inside leg kick from Malvo misses.
Malvo throws a low kick but Perhana moves out of range easily.
Malvo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malvo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perhana under the eye.
Perhana scores with a leg kick.
Malvo lands a nice looking body shot.
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but Perhana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Perhana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo lands a jab.
Nice shot by Perhana.
Malvo connects with a body shot that sends Perhana's belly button to the back.
Perhana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perhana moves away.
A left lands for Malvo.
Malvo lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Pate Perhana has been cut.
Perhana feints and then cracks Malvo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malvo down.
A shot to the liver by Malvo. Beautiful body shot.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses Perhana's front leg but catches the back leg as Perhana tries to avoid it.
Perhana moves out of range as Malvo strikes.
Perhana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malvo.
Nice defenses there by Malvo.
Malvo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malvo. That's going to slow Perhana down.
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perhana throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Perhana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perhana misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Malvo misses.
Malvo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perhana.
Perhana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malvo loads up on a big right hand but Perhana slips the punch.
Perhana scores with a leg kick.
Malvo lands with a nice body punch.
Perhana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perhana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malvo looks to throw the jab but Perhana is out of range.
The fighters circling - Perhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Malvo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malvo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malvo.
Perhana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perhana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perhana connects with a body shot.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perhana.
Malvo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malvo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perhana throws a counter combo.
Perhana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perhana misses with a straight right.
Malvo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo throws a shot to the body.
Malvo thuds a left hand into Perhana's body.
Perhana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perhana on the side of the head.
Malvo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Perhana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Malvo misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Malvo.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo avoids the body shot from Perhana.
Perhana thuds a left hand into Malvo's body.
Perhana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malvo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perhana.
Perhana misses with a hook to the body
letting Malvo counter with a right hand.
Malvo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malvo misses with a straight left.

Malvo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perhana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perhana lands with a left to the head.
Perhana tries to pull guard but Malvo holds him up against the cage and eventually Perhana drops back down to his feet.
Perhana lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perhana successfully pulls guard.

Perhana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Perhana has an active guard here but Malvo has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Malvo.
Perhana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malvo.
Malvo moves into full mount! Perhana won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perhana wants to hold on but Malvo pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malvo prevents Perhana from getting the reversal.
Malvo lands a couple of good shots and Perhana has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Perhana is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Malvo is hanging on to Perhana's back as he tries to escape.
Malvo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perhana can do to turn this around?
Malvo keeps control of the position easily here as Perhana tries to buck him off.
Perhana tries to escape but Malvo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo not allowing Perhana to control his hands.
Perhana tries to escape but Malvo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Perhana trying to control but not successfully.
Perhana is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Malvo.
I really don't envy Perhana right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malvo missing with strikes.
Lorne Malvo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perhana avoids the strikes from Malvo.
Perhana manages to reverse the position and now he's in Malvo's guard. Nice work there by Perhana.
Malvo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Perhana is pressing down on Malvo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Malvo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perhana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malvo has managed to get both his arms back between Perhana's legs - danger averted.
Malvo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pate Perhana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo cracks Perhana with an open hand slap.
Perhana checks a leg kick nicely.
Malvo thows a leg kick but Perhana checks it
letting Perhana counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perhana. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perhana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malvo on the side of the head.
A big right from Perhana misses.
Perhana misses with a body shot.
Perhana slips under a jab.
Malvo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Perhana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perhana walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Malvo slams his shin into Perhana's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perhana staying out of range there.
Lorne Malvo is winning the standup battle so far.
Perhana thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perhana is out of range.
Malvo lands a jab.
Perhana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perhana throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo throws out a powerful jab.
Malvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perhana.
Malvo throws a jab but it's blocked by Perhana.
Malvo scores with a kick to the body.
Perhana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malvo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvo throws a wild body kick that Perhana sees coming a mile off.
Perhana flicks out a counter leg kick but Malvo steps away.
Perhana lands a two punch combo.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Perhana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Malvo.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Perhana. That snapped Malvo's head back.
Perhana misses with a leg kick
and Malvo counters with a low kick, right behind Perhana 's knee.
Perhana throws a body kick that misses.
Malvo misses with a double jab.
Malvo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perhana can pounce on him.
Perhana is looking to slow Malvo down with leg kicks.
Malvo wants to land a leg kick but Perhana is out of range.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Perhana checks it.
Malvo lands a body shot.
Perhana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perhana throws a series of punches but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo moves out of range as Perhana strikes.
Malvo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo scores with a shot to the body.
Perhana misses with a low kick.
Perhana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perhana.
Malvo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perhana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malvo 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 Perhana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perhana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perhana. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malvo swings for the body but Perhana moves out of range.
Perhana throws out a counter right but Malvo avoids it with no problem.
Malvo throws a series of punches but Perhana moves out of range.
Perhana avoids the head kick by Malvo.
Perhana moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malvo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo tries to score with a low kick but Perhana moves his leg out of the way.
Perhana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perhana works over Malvo's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo blocks a jab.
Malvo stuns Perhana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perhana throws a chopping leg kick but Malvo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perhana looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
Perhana throws a poor cross that misses
and Malvo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perhana throws a shot from downtown. Malvo moves away and avoids it.
Perhana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malvo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perhana circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malvo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malvo.
Malvo misses with a body shot.
Perhana misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Perhana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Perhana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malvo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malvo throws out a powerful jab.
Perhana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malvo on the side of the head.
Perhana just misses with a punch to the body.
Perhana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malvo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malvo looks to land a combination but Perhana avoids it well.
Perhana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malvo lands a front kick.
Perhana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perhana is looking to clinch.
Perhana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malvo counters with a nice uppercut.
Perhana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malvo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perhana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malvo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malvo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Malvo clinches with his opponent.
Malvo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perhana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perhana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perhana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo scores with a shot to the side of Perhana's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perhana backwards.

Perhana pulls Malvo into guard.
Perhana keeping moving, preventing Malvo from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana is trying to keep Malvo in close.

Perhana working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Malvo has passed into half guard!
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!
Malvo controlling the action here.

Perhana is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malvo pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malvo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Perhana.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Perhana is trying to get back to half guard.
Perhana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Malvo takes a little break here. Perhana wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Perhana is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malvo trying to control the position but Perhana is working away.
Perhana is trying to control Malvo's posture but Malvo avoids it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Perhana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo had his way with Pate Perhana in that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Perhana's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Malvo checks a leg kick nicely.
Malvo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perhana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perhana misses with the combination.
Perhana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malvo. Malvo obviously looking to wear him down.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Perhana.
Malvo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perhana.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Perhana moved away.
Perhana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malvo.
Perhana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perhana tries to score with a low kick but Malvo moves his leg out of the way.
Perhana misses with a right hand
and Malvo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perhana's knee momentarily.
A big right from Malvo misses.
A slow jab from Malvo misses its intended target.
Malvo avoids the body shot from Perhana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
Malvo lands a slapping body shot.
Perhana misses with a leg kick.
Malvo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perhana blocks a jab.
It seemed like Perhana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvo misses the target.
Perhana slips a straight right by Malvo.
Malvo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Perhana finds it's way through Malvo's defenses.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range.
Perhana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malvo. That did some damage!
Perhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malvo.
Perhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Malvo misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo looks to land a body kick but Perhana moved away.
Perhana looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Malvo cracks the inside of Perhana's front leg.
Perhana lands with an overhand left.
Malvo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Malvo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perhana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perhana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Perhana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malvo swats away the attempt to clinch by Perhana.
Perhana throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Malvo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perhana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perhana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perhana tries to clinch but Malvo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo moves out of range of the strikes.
Perhana throws a right hand that misses
and Malvo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pate Perhana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perhana just misses with a punch to the body.
Perhana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perhana takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perhana.
Perhana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perhana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malvo.
Perhana scores with a decent looking hook.
Perhana is looking to score with low kicks.
Perhana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malvo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perhana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perhana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Lorne Malvo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana misses with a looping left.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perhana.
Malvo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perhana's sensitive parts.
Perhana just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Perhana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Perhana. That snapped Malvo's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Perhana. Those never looked like landing.
Malvo slips a jab and a cross from Perhana.
Perhana tries a head kick but it misses.
Perhana is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perhana misses with an uppercut
and Malvo counters with a nice body shot.
Perhana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malvo.
A quick step to the side and Malvo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perhana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Perhana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malvo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
Lorne Malvo retains his lightweight title!
Lorne Malvo gave a mention to FJCP Healthy Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Pate Perhana was interviewed post fight and said 'Vittu!'.