PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 1177 p4p, 148 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 822 p4p, 111 weight class). C K comes to the cage accompanied by Louis C.K.: back and still not black!. Kusal Perera told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

C K
vs
Perera

183 cm
28
224 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

193 cm
29
240 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis C K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
C K scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
C K misses with a hook. Perera ducked under it nicely.
Louis C K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
C K swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perera.
C K lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
C K has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
C K swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perera counters with a stiff right hand.
Perera lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from C K misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Perera misses.
Perera misses with a straight right.
Perera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

C K forces Perera back against the cage and clinches.
C K lands a hook that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
Perera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
C K lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera can't find room to land a body shot as C K controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perera.
C K lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with C K's elbow.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
C K throws a head punch that misses.
C K blocks a punch to the side of the head.
C K misses with a punch to the body.
Perera tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Perera.
C K misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perera blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Perera.
A body shot lands from Perera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
A head punch blocked on the inside by C K.
Perera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of C Ks head.
A body shot lands from Perera.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Perera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perera digs a right hand into C K's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on C K's gas tank.
C K is breathing heavily.
Perera misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera misses with a punch to the body.
C K wants a takedown.
Perera has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. C K seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perera can turn it around.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Perera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perera.
Perera lands a shot to the body.
C K's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perera is leaning against C K and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perera works on C K's body with a couple of short punches.
C K prevents a body shot from Perera.
Perera tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
C K throws a head punch that misses.
C K fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from C K fails to land.
Perera struggles to land a body shot inside as C K controls his hands.
A short left from Perera.
Perera lands a body punch.
Perera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perera lands a shot to the body.
Perera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
C K blocks a body shot from Perera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Perera.
A short body shot lands from Perera as the two fighters clinch.
Perera lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perera.
A short right from Perera.
Perera can't find room to land a body shot as C K controls the action.
A short uppercut from Perera.

C K is rocked!
Perera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh C K is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perera digs a right hand underneath C K's ribcage. C K let out a lung full of air as it connected.
C K seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Perera presses C K against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perera creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends C K's eyes rolling into the back of his head! C K drops to his knees and Perera pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kusal Perera!
An out of breath Kusal Perera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.