PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 635 p4p, 71 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 89 p4p, 8 weight class). Norling comes into the arena with Eminem - Go To Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Norling
vs
Perkele

185 cm
32
175
23 - 15 - 0

178 cm
29
169
26 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Furnace Performance 🔥

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Hoarse Pills

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling scores with a spinning back kick!
Norling throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Norling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Perkele. Beautiful body shot.
Norling blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norling backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Perkele moves into the clinch.
Norling tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele leaning against his opponent.
Norling blocks a body shot from Perkele.
Norling can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Norling throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Norling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Perkele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele lands a left hand.
Norling is trying to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Norling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.

Norling manages to break the clinch.
Perkele with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkele.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norling.
A leg kick checked by Perkele.
Perkele connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norling throws a body kick that misses
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Perkele has managed to clinch.
Norling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norling throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norling misses with a two punch combination.
Norling scores with a leg kick.
Perkele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norling sets himself, and Perkele steps forward looking for the clinch! Norling avoids it this time.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkele cracks Norling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Norling.
Nice shot lands for Perkele.

Norling is rocked!
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Norling moves away and avoids it.
Norling throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Norling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norling throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Norling only half commits.
Perkele tries to clinch but Norling moves out of range.
Perkele with a jab.
Norling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele lands the left hand.
Perkele slips a straight right by Norling.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norling throws out the jab.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norling changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norling will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norling connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.
Norling throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Perkele closes the distance and pushes Norling back into the cage.
Perkele avoiding damage.
Norling is trying to force a seperation but Perkele has the dominant position.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Norling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Perkele misses with a 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norling.
Norling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Norling.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Norling tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Norling back against the cage.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norling tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Norling misses with some punches.
Perkele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Norling up against the cage.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Perkele.
Norling throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Norling blocking some punches.
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 Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Norling misses with a hook.
Norling throws a big shot that misses.
Norling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norling on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Norling is just out of range.
Norling changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick from Norling.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkele as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Oh Norling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norling connects with a crisp jab.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Norling misses.
Norling seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkele lands with an uppercut that bounces Norling off the cage and back into range.
Ispa Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perkele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norling momentarily.
Norling throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Norling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
Norling tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norling looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Perkele seems to be stalking Norling here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Norling drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.