PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 7 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talvela
vs
Perkele

178 cm
30
175
21 - 6 - 0

178 cm
30
171
32 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Perkele lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talvela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Talvela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Talvela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Talvela appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Talvela is predictable there
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Talvela connects with a body shot.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
Perkele scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Talvela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talvela.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talvela.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talvela doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Talvela was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talvela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Talvela changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perkele looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Talvela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Talvela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perkele struggling a bit here.
Talvela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela working the ground and pound but Perkele is defending the strikes.
Talvela staying calm.
Talvela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Talvela trying to control the action but Perkele is working from the bottom.
Talvela working away.
Perkele is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Talvela off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talvela rolls, trying to escape but Perkele keeps control of the position.
Perkele controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela tries to escape but Perkele has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Perkele keeps control of the position easily here as Talvela tries to buck him off.
Talvela rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Talvela tries to roll over but Perkele keeps him under control.
Talvela is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Talvela tries to get to full guard but Perkele has control of the leg.
Perkele tries to pass the half guard into mount. Talvela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perkele is trying to control. Talvela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perkele controlling the action here.

Talvela is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perkele pulls his head out easily.
Perkele controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
That's time! Talvela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

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 leg kick.
Perkele feints and then cracks Talvela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talvela down.
Perkele misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Talvela's ribs.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Talvela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talvela moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Talvela misses the target.
Talvela blocks a jab.
Talvela half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perkele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talvela in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Talvela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele blocks a leg kick.
Talvela tries to land a leg kick but Perkele saw it coming and moves away.
Talvela moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Talvela avoids the head kick by Perkele.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
letting Talvela counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talvela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talvela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele feints and then cracks Talvela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talvela down.
Good work by Perkele as he checks the leg kick.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talvela is out of range.
Ispa Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Talvela.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Ispa Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele connects with a leg kick.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Talvela moves away and avoids it.
Talvela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perkele throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Talvela throws a big counter combination but Perkele scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talvela thumps Perkele with a low kick.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvela was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Perkele misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele motions for Talvela to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Talvela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talvela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkele misses with an uppercut
and Talvela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Talvela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkele.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talvela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele stuns Talvela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talvela.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talvela counters with a straight right hand.
Talvela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkele throws a nice looking combination but Talvela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talvela is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talvela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perkele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talvela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Talvela moved out of range.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Talvela lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perkele lands a nice hook to Talvela's body. Talvela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talvelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Talvela misses with the combination.
Perkele throws a hook but Talvela blocks it.
Talvela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talvela half committed to a counter leg kick.
Talvela misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Perkele. No joy for Talvela on that attempt.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Talvela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele with a jab.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Talvela moves away and avoids it.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Talvela half committed to a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Talvela.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele slips a jab from Talvela.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele pushes Talvela away with a front kick.
Perkele with a nice cross.
Talvela throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele cracks Talvela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Perkele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Perkele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talvela's hands.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Talvela's shoulder, as Talvela tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Talvela misses the target.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talvela moves away.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
As Perkele looks to move away, Talvela throws a big counter combo but Perkele just gets out of the way.
Talvela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but Talvela checks it.
Talvela lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Talvela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele misses with an uppercut
and Talvela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele misses with the body kick
letting Talvela counter with a right hand.
Perkele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Talvela will feel that in the morning.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Talvela lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela scores with the left hand. Perkele knows he should have avoided that one.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Perkele.

Talvela shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele wants to control but Talvela is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela not doing much here.
Perkele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Talvela prevents Perkele from improving his position.
Talvela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Talvela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Talvela is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Perkele is positioning himself well to prevent Talvela advancing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Talvela has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Talvela not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Perkele kicks Talvela off and gets back to his feet.
Perkele motions for Talvela to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele checks a low kick from Talvela.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Talvela slips under a jab from Perkele.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talvela. Talvela obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talvela moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Talvela knows he should have avoided that one.
Talvela scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
A head kick from Perkele lands but Talvela takes it in his stride.
Perkele lands a jab.
Perkele cracks Talvela with an open hand slap.
Perkele lands with a hook. Talvela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvela feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paavo Talvela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Talvela misses with a two punch combination.
Perkele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with a left and a right that stings Perkele.
Talvela misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talvela thinking.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
As Perkele backs away, Talvela returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Talvela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Talvela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Talvela should have avoided that one.
Talvela closes the distance and clinches up with Perkele, looking for a takedown. Talvela pushes Perkele against the cage but Perkele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Talvela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkele misses with a two punch combination.
Talvela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talvela throws a combination that misses
and Talvela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 with a nice cross.
Talvela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Perkele lands a lovely overhand right.
Talvela dodges the punch combination from Perkele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Perkele lands.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Talvela throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Talvela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Perkele catches Talvela right on the button with a cross.
Talvela avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Perkele wants to land a leg kick but Talvela is out of range.
Perkele wants to land a leg kick but Talvela is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Talvela tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Talvela under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Talvela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkele lands a nice hook to Talvela's body. Talvela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkele gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Talvela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talvela momentarily.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Talvela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
Perkele misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perkele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Ispa Perkele thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.