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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Perkins (ranked 1068 p4p, 109 weight class) and Henry Bickle (ranked 1452 p4p, 144 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Perkins lands with a good body shot.
Perkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Perkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle. Perkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a jab to the body
and Perkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkins closes the distance and pushes Bickle back into the cage.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins effectively controlling the action here.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkins controls his hands.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Perkins 's head.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Perkins .
Bickle working hard to break the clinch.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perkins .
Bickle prevents a body shot from Perkins .
Perkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins cracks Bickle with a nice body shot.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins avoiding damage.
Perkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins lands a right hand.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Perkins working aggressively here.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Perkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Perkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Bickle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Bickle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Perkins 's shoulder, as Perkins tries to avoid the shot.
Perkins ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Bickle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Perkins is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle throws a hook but Perkins blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Perkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Perkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle lands a nice shot that snaps Perkins 's head back.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Perkins .
Perkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Perkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle throws the left hand but Perkins avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bickle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Perkins misses
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bickle finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkins 's head.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle scores with a nice strike.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Bickle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkins walks into a straight right hand from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Perkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle thuds his right hand into Perkins 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Perkins 's shoulder, as Perkins tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Perkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bickle thuds a left hand into Perkins 's body.
Jab, jab by Bickle - just one landing.
Bickle misses with a right hand
and Perkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Perkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkins manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Perkins 's head.
Perkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Perkins 's head but Perkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bickle throws a hook but Perkins avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a hook. Perkins ducked under it nicely.
Bickle misses with a takedown
and Perkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bickle's knee momentarily.
Bickle scores with a nice right hand.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Perkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Perkins both land. Nice combination.
Bickle is rocked!
Bickle misses with an uppercut
and Perkins counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Perkins !
A pretty intense looking Kai Perkins took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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