PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tammelan Fasaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain . Pekka Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perkele
vs
Fasaani

200 cm
24
222 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

191 cm
22
216 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Katukauppa.com

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tammelan Fasaani!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fasaani misses the shot to the body.
Perkele feints and then cracks Fasaani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fasaani down.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Fasaani's defenses.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fasaani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fasaani on the side of the head.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fasaani just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele tries a low kick but Fasaani avoids it.
Fasaani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fasaani throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Fasaani throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fasaani.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Perkele wants to slow Fasaani down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck for Fasaani with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fasaani just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fasaani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fasaani misses with a body shot.
Fasaani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele throws a push kick but Fasaani slaps the foot to one side.
Perkele scores with a nice right hand.
Fasaani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Fasaani just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fasaani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
Perkele misses the body punch
letting Fasaani counter with a right hand.
Fasaani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele falls off balance throwing a combination

so Fasaani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele wants to stand but Fasaani is controlling the position.
Fasaani wants to control from the top but Perkele keeps moving.
Fasaani is pushing down on Perkele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perkele is fighting to maintain full guard but Fasaani has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fasaani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fasaani trying to advance position but Perkele counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fasaani is pressing down on Perkele's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perkele is holding on for now.
Fasaani passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perkele!
Fasaani controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fasaani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fasaani tries to control but Perkele wriggling away.
Fasaani looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Fasaani moves away and avoids it.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Fasaani.
Fasaani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkele circles away.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fasaani.
Fasaani tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fasaani's sensitive parts.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Fasaani or perhaps it was just good defense by Perkele which made him look bad.
Fasaani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but Fasaani checks it.
Fasaani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fasaani takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele lands with an uppercut that bounces Fasaani off the cage and back into rage.
Fasaani blocks a jab.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Fasaani.
Perkele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Fasaani throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Pekka Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkele takes one to the chin there.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fasaani connects with a body shot.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Fasaani.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fasaani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Fasaani feints and as Perkele raises his hands in defense, Fasaani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fasaani looking to pass the guard.
Fasaani won't allow Perkele to get back to his feet.
Fasaani trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fasaani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perkele swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani throwing strikes from guard but Perkele blocks nicely.
Fasaani wants to control from the top but Perkele keeps moving.

That's four 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Perkele.
Fasaani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Fasaani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perkele rather than just go for the knockout.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Fasaani there.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Fasaani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fasaani looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Fasaani misses with a body shot.
Fasaani cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Fasaani counters with a right hand to the body.
Fasaani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tammelan Fasaani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

No joy there for Fasaani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fasaani thows a body shot but no joy.
Fasaani throws out a powerful jab.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fasaani.
Fasaani checks the leg kick.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
and Fasaani counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele throws a hook but Fasaani avoids it easily.
Fasaani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Fasaani jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fasaani lands a glancing blow to the side of Perkele's head.
Perkele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fasaani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fasaani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fasaani checks a low kick from Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fasaani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Perkele catches Fasaani right on the button with a cross.
Fasaani tries a head kick but it misses.
Fasaani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fasaani slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fasaani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Fasaani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele throws the left hand but Fasaani avoids the punch easily.
Fasaani throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Fasaani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fasaani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Perkele.
Fasaani lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fasaani. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick
and Fasaani counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Fasaani.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fasaani.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fasaani is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
Fasaani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkele.
Perkele slaps away a takedown attempt from Fasaani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Fasaani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Fasaani does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fasaani counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perkele won't be happy with that.
Fasaani tries to move into full mount but can't pass Perkele's legs.
Fasaani with the ground and pound but Perkele regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Perkele is refusing to be controlled, as Fasaani sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perkele knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fasaani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perkele is not content to let Fasaani control the position.
Fasaani prevents Perkele from standing back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tammelan Fasaani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fasaani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tammelan Fasaani!