PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 1601 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 120 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perkalla
vs
Trippin

170 cm
21
149
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
155
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippin scores with a push kick.
Trippin misses with a leg kick
and Perkalla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trippin misses with a low kick.

Perkalla is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trippin's half guard.
Perkalla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing that Perkalla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trippin has hold of Perkalla's hands but Perkalla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perkalla lands a nice short elbow.
Perkalla takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perkalla is nestled in close to Trippin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perkalla throwing shots but Trippin is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla controlling the pace.
Perkalla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trippin 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perkalla lands a nice short elbow.
Perkalla controlling the action here.
Perkalla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Trippin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perkalla preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perkalla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perkalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trippin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perkalla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perkalla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perkalla takes a little break here. Trippin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Perkalla creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla staying calm.
Perkalla scoring with punches from side control.
Perkalla has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Trippin!
Trippin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perkalla.
Perkalla scoring with strikes but Trippin is staying in there.
Perkalla raining down shots from the mount!
Perkalla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla landing strikes from the mount and Trippin is in trouble!
Perkalla with shots to the head and body - Trippin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Perkalla lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trippin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Perkalla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perkalla is landing with some decent strikes but Trippin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trippin gets back to half guard.
Perkalla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perkalla lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Trippin misses with a low kick as Perkalla jumps back.
Trippin moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Pekka Perkalla has been cut.
Trippin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perkalla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trippin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trippin can do to turn this around?

Trippin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perkalla looking to sit in guard and control but Trippin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Perkalla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla wants to sweep but no luck.
Trippin wants to control from the top but Perkalla keeps moving.
Trippin won't allow Perkalla to sweep him here.
Perkalla keeping moving, preventing Trippin from controlling successfully.
Trippin is fighting to break Perkalla's control of his arms but Perkalla is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trippin stopping the sweep attempt from Perkalla.
Perkalla is pulling down on Trippin's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perkalla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla avoids a kick to the body.
Perkalla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trippin throws a sloppy head kick and Perkalla moves out of range easily.
Trippin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Perkalla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivarsson Trippin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trippin throws a looping overhand right but Perkalla ducks down to avoid it.
Trippin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perkalla takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Trippin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkalla.
Perkalla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trippin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trippin misses with a body kick.
Trippin is looking to chop away at Perkalla's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trippin scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Trippin throws a head kick that misses.
Trippin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkalla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trippin. Trippin obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Trippin. That's going to slow Perkalla down.
Trippin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkalla scores with a nice strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trippin looks to land a body kick but Perkalla moved away.
Trippin misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivarsson Trippin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Perkalla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trippin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trippin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkalla throws a looping overhand right but Trippin ducks down to avoid it.
Trippin misses with a body kick.
Trippin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkalla moves out of range as Trippin throws a body kick.

Perkalla shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perkalla showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Trippin wants to improve his position but Perkalla is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippin is looking to control Perkalla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trippin avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perkalla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Perkalla.
Trippin gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perkalla wants to pass the guard but Trippin is keeping the position.
Trippin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perkalla looking to pass the guard.
Perkalla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perkalla working some strikes from top position.
Perkalla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trippin's head.
Perkalla lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla throwing strikes but missing.
Perkalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trippin has momentary wrist control but Perkalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Perkalla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trippin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perkalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perkalla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perkalla throwing strikes from guard but Trippin blocks nicely.
Perkalla is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perkalla's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Perkalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkalla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkalla 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkalla!
A victorious Pekka Perkalla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.