PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 1306 p4p, 692 weight class) and Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 103 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perkalla
vs
Tochukwu

170 cm
21
149
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
145
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Northern Zombie
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tochukwu moves into the clinch.
Tochukwu lands a left hand.
Perkalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Tochukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tochukwu fails to pull guard.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Perkalla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tochukwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perkalla to keep the fight standing.
Pekka Perkalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tolgot Tochukwu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tochukwu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tochukwu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla can't break the clinch.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Perkalla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Tochukwu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perkalla uses from the top position.
Tochukwu wants to sweep but no luck.
Perkalla looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tochukwu working for submissions but it's allowed Perkalla to get to half guard.
Perkalla has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Perkalla wants to pass to mount but Tochukwu is defending the position.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Perkalla working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Perkalla there.
Tochukwu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Perkalla wants to control but Tochukwu is keeping him busy.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Tochukwu tries to roll over but Perkalla keeps him under control.
Tochukwu wants to control but Perkalla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu is looking for a sweep. Perkalla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back.
Perkalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Perkalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tochukwu wants to get back to full guard.
Tochukwu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tochukwu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla trying to control but Tochukwu is working from the bottom.
Perkalla landing some decent shots from guard.
Perkalla landing with the ground and pound.

Tochukwu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Perkalla is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tochukwu.
Tochukwu regains half guard.
Perkalla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tochukwu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla dominated that round.
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.

A swing and a miss from Perkalla.
Tochukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkalla paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tochukwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkalla backwards.
Tochukwu prevents a body shot from Perkalla.
Perkalla blocks a body shot from Tochukwu.
Perkalla is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tochukwu is keeping busy.
Tochukwu lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu lands an uppercut.
Tochukwu gets through Perkalla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Tochukwu gets control of Perkalla's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tochukwu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perkalla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla is working Tochukwu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tochukwu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Perkalla scoring with punches from side control.
Tochukwu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perkalla connects with a decent elbow.
Perkalla landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tochukwu gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkalla is stalling here. Tochukwu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Perkalla seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tochukwu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tochukwu wants to control but Perkalla is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Perkalla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tochukwu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Perkalla sneaks back into half guard.
Tochukwu is taking a breather. Perkalla says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla has his hands clasped together around Tochukwu's back. He's all about the action.
Perkalla wants to improve his position but Tochukwu is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perkalla is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tochukwu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tochukwu's back!
You can see the frustration on Tochukwu's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Perkalla is not going to allow Tochukwu to sit and survive in this position.
Perkalla is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tochukwu up.
Tochukwu rolls, trying to escape but Perkalla keeps control of the position.
Tochukwu is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Perkalla looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Perkalla lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tochukwu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perkalla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkalla misses the target.
Tochukwu is looking to clinch but Perkalla is avoiding it.
Perkalla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkalla slips a straight right by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu wants to clinch up but Perkalla keeps it at a distance.
Perkalla throwing a counter right hand but Tochukwu manages to avoid it.

Perkalla gets tackled into the cage by Tochukwu. Tochukwu maintains the clinch.
Perkalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tochukwu on the inside.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Perkalla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tochukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Perkalla.
Tochukwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Tochukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkalla working aggressively here.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Perkalla has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu jumps guard but Perkalla stands there with Tochukwu around his waist. Tochukwu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pekka Perkalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tolgot Tochukwu.
Tochukwu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Perkalla won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Perkalla.
Perkalla can't break the clinch.
Tochukwu working aggressively here.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Perkalla has him pressed against the cage.
Tochukwu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Tochukwu pulls Perkalla into guard.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tochukwu keeping moving, preventing Perkalla from controlling successfully.
Perkalla cracks Tochukwu with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkalla lands a couple of elbows.
Perkalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perkalla stands up over Tochukwu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Perkalla got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tochukwu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perkalla has managed to get both his arms back between Tochukwu's legs - danger averted.
Tochukwu has momentary wrist control but Perkalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Perkalla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tochukwu's head.

Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tochukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perkalla lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tochukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkalla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tochukwu's head.

Tochukwu is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Perkalla frees his head nicely. Oh but Tochukwu has switched to an armbar! Perkalla is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tolgot Tochukwu!
Tolgot Tochukwu is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Tolgot Tochukwu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.