Jake Paul overwhelms Mike Perry to score 6th round knockout, calls out UFC champ Alex Pereira

Jake Paul delivered on his promise to finish “The King of Violence” by scoring three knockdowns before finally putting an end to Mike Perry in the sixth round.

Facing an undersized opponent who offered very little defense, Paul teed off on Perry and put the BKFC superstar down on the canvas in both the first and second round on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Still, Perry kept coming back for more, although the UFC veteran showed far more toughness than skill when it came to his boxing prowess.

There were a couple of moments when it looked like the referee might stop it, but Perry refused to go away. It wasn’t until the sixth round that Paul wobbled Perry again and then put him down on the canvas for the final time with a flurry of shots.

Perry climbed back to his feet to beat the 10-count, but after stumbling when the referee commanded to see his balance, the fight was waved off. The official time of the stoppage came at 1:12 of the sixth round.

“He’s tough as nails,” Paul said of Perry. “I’m sorry it took so long. Respect to Mike Perry. I just hit too hard, he took a lot of damage. I kind of expected that. I put him down in the first round but he survived it. Mike Tyson, you’re next big boy, sign the contract.”

Paul is expected to face the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion in a boxing match on November 15 after the two were originally expected to meet on Saturday. Tyson dealt with health issues that prevented him from fighting, so the matchup was re-booked instead.

While that remains his top priority, Paul also made another callout — this time taking aim at a current UFC champion.

“Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I’m the king of this,” Paul shouted. “Come over, we can make it happen. I want you Alex Pereira. I just beat a BKFC champion. I beat multiple UFC champions. He said he wants to box. Alex Pereira, after Mike Tyson, let’s make it happen.”

Before he called out Tyson and Pereira, Paul first had to dish out a whole lot of punishment to Perry, who was almost too tough for his own good. With Perry showing very little defense, Paul snapped off an overhand right early in the first round that put the bare-knuckle brawler down on the canvas, although Perry was quick to rise back to his feet.

Still, Perry clearly struggled to deal with the size and reach of Paul.

The second round saw more of the same from Paul, who allowed Perry to march forward and he set up his own big, powerful punches. That’s when Paul uncorked another huge right hand that sat Perry down again.

Perry wobbled as he got back to his feet, but he refused to back down, instead coming after Paul with everything in his arsenal. Just when it looked as if Paul was on his way to a knockout, Perry fired back with a big left hand of his own.

Even as he was getting outboxed, Perry continued to march forward in maniacal fashion, coming after Paul with furious combinations. Paul still landed the better punches, but Perry managed to open a cut over Paul’s eye and actually had the social influencer backing up.

Just when it looked like Perry might finally start gaining momentum, Paul found a second wind at the start of the fourth round while looking for the knockout. Paul kept launching a left jab followed by a hellacious right hand that constantly found a home on Perry’s chin.

As the fight continued, Perry almost looked out on his feet, with Paul picking and choosing his shots while looking for the finish. Paul’s lead jab could not miss and Perry had no way to stop it.

Finally, with Perry dazed on his feet after absorbing another brutal series of punches, Paul stormed ahead and unloaded a barrage of shots. The final punch put Perry down again, and mercifully the fight was stopped.

“I was trying to roll with the punches and hit your ass back,” Perry said to Paul after the fight. “You did a great job, you were way too fast for me and I couldn’t adjust. I tried, but the kid hit me hard. He was too fast and he adjusted. He’s making the right moves and making the right adjustments. He was just too clean, too fast.”

Paul claimed he actually wasn’t at his best on Saturday as he dealt with an illness and a problem with his hand, but he still got the job done.

“I just didn’t feel very good tonight,” Paul said. “I was sick leading up to this. My knuckle is messed up. My knuckle was basically broken before the fight. I’m a warrior, I fight through anything.”

As far as what comes next, it seems highly unlikely Paul will get the Pereira fight with the Brazilian under UFC contract, but that’s a fact Paul knew before ever mentioning “Poatan” in his post-fight interview. Now he awaits his showdown against Tyson in November.

“Mike [Tyson], I love you, but this is my sport now,” Paul said. “It’s an honor to get in the ring with you. But I’m going to take your throne.”