PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 36 p4p, 136 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 6 p4p, 17 weight class). Talvela has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Ispa Perkele had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Perkele
vs
Talvela

178 cm
29
171
29 - 9 - 0

178 cm
30
175
17 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Talvela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela 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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Perkele misses the jab.
Talvela throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele lands a head shot.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talvela moves away.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talvela cracks Perkele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talvela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talvela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talvela misses with a double jab
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Talvela missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talvela misses with a looping left.
Perkele pushes Talvela away with a front kick.
It looks like Perkele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Talvela misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talvela at a distance.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkele takes one on the button.
Perkele slips a jab from Talvela.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
Talvela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
Talvela misses with a looping left.
Talvela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Talvela misses the target.
Talvela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Talvela under the eye.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Talvela knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Talvela takes one to the chin there.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talvela. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Talvela checks a low kick from Perkele.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Perkele.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talvela misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela cracks Perkele with a good jab.
Talvela might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perkele throws a hook but Talvela blocks it.
Talvela looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Talvela.
Perkele half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Talvela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Talvela counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.
Talvela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Talvela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talvela on the side of the head.
Talvela misses the shot to the body.
Talvela scores with a hook.
Perkele throws a push kick but Talvela slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perkele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Talvela walks into a left hand.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talvela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Talvela has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkele finds it's way round the side to connect with Talvela's head.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela lands with a nice body punch.
Talvela blocks a jab.
Talvela misses with a looping right.
Talvela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Perkele tests Talvela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talvela ducks right into an uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talvela.
Perkele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Talvela moves away and avoids it.
Talvela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Talvela slips a jab from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a nice strike.
Talvela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talvela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talvela moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkele!
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talvela checks it well.
Talvela lands with an overhand left.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talvela can do to turn this around?
Perkele lands a body shot.
Talvela missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Perkele misses its target.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses
and Talvela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Talvela.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Talvela might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Perkele has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Talvela throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
Talvela throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele scores with a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Talvela missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talvela's hands.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Talvela defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talvela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Talvela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Talvela misses with a two punch combination.
Perkele 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.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Talvela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talvela misses with a looping left.
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talvela tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talvela takes one on the button.
Talvela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talvela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Talvela misses the jab.
Talvela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talvela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a hook. Talvela ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Talvela.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice shot by Perkele.
Paavo Talvela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Talvela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Talvela's ribs.
Talvela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Talvela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Perkele.
A punch combination from Talvela misses.
Talvela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele lands a really nice looking cross but Talvela seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and Talvela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Talvela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
Talvela misses the shot to the body.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkele as he connects with a hook.
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Talvela on the side of the head.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
Jab from Perkele.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Talvela.
Perkele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Perkele.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
Talvela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Talvela's front leg but catches the back leg as Talvela tries to avoid it.
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele moves into range and connects with a jab.
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 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perkele scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele lands a head shot.
Perkele throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Perkele jabs at Talvela's body.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talvela! But no joy.
Perkele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkele tests Talvela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talvela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talvela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perkele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talvela's head.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Talvela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talvela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Talvela walks into a straight right hand from Perkele.
Perkele lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Perkele.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Perkele!
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.