PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 146 p4p, 548 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 25 p4p, 87 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kim
vs
Perkele

175 cm
39
162
31 - 15 - 0

179 cm
32
165
28 - 15 - 3

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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 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim throws a series of strikes that have Perkele backpedaling.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim works over Perkele's head and body with a nice combination.
Kim 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.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kim with a body shot.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim dips to his left and cracks Perkele with an uppercut!
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele slips a jab from Kim.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim staying out of range there.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perkele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkele counters with a body kick.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Perkele throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Perkele wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Perkele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Perkele is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Perkele gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Perkele blocks with his arms.
Perkele tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim blocks a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim misses with some punches.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Perkele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Kim has Perkele pushed against the cage.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yasol Kim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele avoids the body shot from Kim.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but Kim is wise to it.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
A low kick lands for Kim.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Perkele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yasol Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkele.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Kim moves away from the strike by Perkele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Kim wants to clinch.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
Kim tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim slips a jab from Perkele.
Kim misses with a body shot
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim avoids the body shot from Perkele.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kim darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim lands with a left to the head.

Perkele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Good shot there by Kim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Kim with a nice calf kick.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Kim avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Kim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkele clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Kim.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasol Kim dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kim avoids the body shot from Perkele.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele misses with a jab to the body
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
A low kick from Perkele misses
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perkele's knee momentarily.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkele is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
A low kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Perkele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perkele jabs Kim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kim finds it's way through Perkele's defenses.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Perkele swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a jab to the head.
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele moves away from the strike by Kim.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Kim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele avoids the body shot from Kim.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
It looked like Kim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Perkele tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Perkele tries to tie him up.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Kim motions for Perkele to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Kim staying out of range there.
Kim seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Perkele.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Perkele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Kim tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Yasol Kim did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Perkele swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perkele lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
Perkele wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Kim blocks a jab.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim prevents a body shot from Perkele.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kim.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkele lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kim misses with some punches.

Perkele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
Kim digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
A punch lands to the side of Kim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim misses with a body punch
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Perkele checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Perkele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Kim blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perkele at a distance.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a left hand
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perkele takes a step back to recover.
Kim with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkele!
Perkele throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim with a hook.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim misses with a leg kick
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Kim.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Perkele is looking to score with low kicks.
Perkele wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele flicks out a counter leg kick but Kim steps away.
Kim misses with a body punch
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele cracks Kim with a good jab.
Perkele cracks Kim with a good jab.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch but Perkele is having none of it.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Kim closes the distance but Perkele moves to the side
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim feints and then cracks Perkele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perkele down.

Kim clinches up with Perkele and pushes him back against the cage.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkele manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yasol Kim!
Yasol Kim retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Yasol Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ispa Perkele spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym I guess.'.