PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 88 p4p, 91 weight class) and James Cole (ranked 12 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perkele
vs
Cole

179 cm
27
165
18 - 9 - 0

178 cm
36
170
24 - 11 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele cracks Cole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele with a nice cross.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perkele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Cole.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cole slips under a jab.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Cole checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Cole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Cole's legs.
Cole is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Cole should have avoided that one.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Cole lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Perkele.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Perkele cracks Cole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
Cole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Perkele.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Perkele.
Cole cracks Perkele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perkele swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole throws a fast counter high kick but Perkele manages to duck under it in time.
Cole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Perkele wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perkele misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cole moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Perkele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.

Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
Cole throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele tries to clinch
and Cole counters with a body kick that stops Perkele in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkele. That one must have hurt.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Cole lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perkele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perkele catches Cole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole checks the leg kick.
Cole has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.

Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele pushes off an throws an elbow but Cole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Perkele digs a right hand into Cole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cole's gas tank.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Perkele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Perkele avoids the damage to the body.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cole tries to circle away but Perkele has him pinned against the cage.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Cole lands a damaging elbow.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkele avoids it.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cole throws an elbow but misses.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Cole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
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!
Perkele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cole is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkele's brow.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cole working aggressively here.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Cole avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Cole as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Perkele.
Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkele cracks Cole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
A jab from Perkele misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a series of strikes. Perkele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
Perkele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.

Cole is rocked!
Cole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perkele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cole scrambles back to his feet.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Perkele drops Cole with a big left hand! Cole is injured, injured bad! Perkele jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ispa Perkele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.