PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 22500 p4p, 19198 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 626 p4p, 614 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.

Perkules
vs
Schultz

187 cm
44
175
28 - 11 - 1

194 cm
36
185
20 - 20 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkules. Schultz shrugs it off though.
Schultz tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.

Schultz moves into the clinch.

Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules cracks Schultz with a good jab.
Schultz cracks Perkules with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules lands with a hook. Schultz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Perkules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schultz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkules.
Schultz tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.
Perkules working aggressively here.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.

Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkules throws a nice looking combination but Schultz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perkules jabs Schultz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perkules misses with a straight right.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schultz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkules.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkules moves away.

Schultz drives through and clinches with Perkules against the ropes.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.

Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Schultz clinches.
Perkules with a knee to the head.

Perkules manages to break the clinch.
Schultz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perkules counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Schultz lands with a nice body punch.
Schultz tries to clinch but Perkules moves away
and Perkules counters with a low kick, right behind Schultz 's knee.
Schultz wants to clinch.
Schultz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkules fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkules misses with an uppercut.

Schultz gets a clinch.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkules avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Perkules lands a hook that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Perkules.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schultz obliges.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkules lands a nice uppercut.
Perkules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schultz blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Perkules scores with a hook to the body.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Perkules blocks with his arms.
Perkules lands a good knee to the midsection. Schultz won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Perkules manages to break the clinch.
Schultz darts in trying to clinch
and Perkules counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
Schultz closes the distance but Perkules moves to the side
and Perkules counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schultz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Schultz closes the distance and clinches.

Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules punishes Schultz's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkules scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkules circles away from the clinch attempt.

Schultz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Perkules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz clobbers Perkules with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perkules lands a right hook to the body.
Perkules is looking to wear down Schultz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Perkules.
An inside leg kick from Perkules misses.
Schultz looks to clinch
and Perkules counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkules thumps Schultz with a low kick.
Schultz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Perkules counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Schultz to the mat, face first! Perkules goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Schultz is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Schultz rushes Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.

Perkules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
Perkules fakes the leg kick and cracks Schultz in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Perkules is looking to counter with a body kick.
Schultz lands with a hook. Perkules tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Schultz takes the fight into the clinch.
Schultz pushes Perkules back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Perkules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkules misses with a straight right.
Schultz tries to clinch but Perkules moves away
and Perkules counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Perkules gets tackled into the ropes by Schultz. Schultz maintains the clinch.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkules throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perkules lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
A little jabbing left from Schultz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Perkules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Perkules thuds his right hand into Schultz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Schultz is rocked!
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkules throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schultz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Schultz.

Schultz clinches up against the ropes.
Perkules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkules finish him?
Perkules lands a body shot in the clinch.

Perkules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz darts in trying to clinch
and Perkules counters with a right hand from hell and Schultz is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Veli Ilkka Perkules!