PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pika Kalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes into the arena with Mannish Boy Live with Muddy blaring out of the sound system. Kalei is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: New York. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perry
vs
Kalei

189 cm
27
184 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

170 cm
29
184 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pika Kalei!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perry is working Kalei over against the cage.
Kalei misses with a body punch.
Kalei lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Kalei.
Perry throws an elbow that misses.
Kalei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalei trying to land knees to the body.
Kalei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kalei with a knee to the head.
Kalei can't get the takedown.
Kalei blocks an elbow strike from Perry.
Perry tries a knee to the head but Kalei blocks it.
Perry looking to throw knees to the head but Kalei is blocking nicely.
Kalei goes for a takedown attempt but Perry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Perry clinches up with Kalei and pushes him back against the cage.
Perry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalei blocking some punches.
A short right from Perry.
Kalei connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lee Perry 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!
A short right from Kalei on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalei tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Kalei.
Perry lands with a right to the head.

Kalei works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalei's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kalei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perry's head.
Kalei working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perry's head.
Perry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalei stops Perry from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perry is breathing heavily.
Kalei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kalei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kalei advances position into side control!
Perry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Perry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kalei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kalei landing strikes.
Perry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perry tries to get out of the position.
Kalei misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kalei has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perry!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Perry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kalei raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kalei postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Perry looks a forlorn figure.

Perry is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalei lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Perry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalei scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kalei looking to finish Perry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perry!
Kalei loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Perry scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kalei land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kalei stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pika Kalei! Pika Kalei retains his welterweight title!