PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Perälä
vs
Silva

182 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perälä's hands.
Silva cracks Perälä with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perälä misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perälä tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Perälä wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perälä misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva with a jab.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Perälä makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perälä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perälä rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Perälä misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Perälä throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perälä slips a jab from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Perälä ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Perälä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Perälä.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Perälä gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perälä misses with an uppercut.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perälä scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Perälä counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perälä is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Perälä tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Perälä.
Perälä pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Perälä settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perälä.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva slips a straight right by Perälä.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Perälä misses with a wild body shot.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perälä blocks it well.
Perälä tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Perälä moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Perälä dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Perälä is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Perälä throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perälä had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Perälä moves out of range easily.
Perälä throws a hook but Silva blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Perälä throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Perälä takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perälä takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Perälä tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perälä throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perälä throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perälä tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perälä's head.

It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perälä moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva is looking to clinch but Perälä is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Perälä misses.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
Perälä looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Perälä throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perälä throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perälä misses with a double jab
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perälä misses with a straight left.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perälä comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perälä.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Perälä counters with a nice uppercut.

Silva is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Silva is holding his hands too far apart here. Perälä throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Silva is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taisto Perälä!
Our winner, Taisto Perälä, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.