PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 838 p4p, 1428 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 119 p4p, 193 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by San Francisco Live Medley. Kimmo Peramaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Babcock
vs
Peramaki

177 cm
22
180
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Determined

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Babcock misses its target.
Peramaki is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
Peramaki tries to clinch
and Babcock counters with an inside leg kick.
Babcock is looking to score with low kicks.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Babcock circles away.
Babcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Peramaki jabs Babcock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Babcock. That's going to slow Peramaki down.
Peramaki misses the shot to the body.
Babcock tried to counter with a leg kick but Peramaki avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Babcock misses its intended target.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babcock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babcock throws a leg kick

and Peramaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peramaki.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Babcock stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peramaki up against the cage.
Babcock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Babcock is struggling to control the position.
Babcock gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Babcock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peramaki is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Babcock.
A head kick misses from Babcock.
Babcock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babcock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peramaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babcock.
Peramaki tries to counter with a clinch but Babcock shakes him off and moves away.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Babcock tries a head kick but it misses.
Peramaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peramaki checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babcock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peramaki is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Peramaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Babcock scoring well with a low kick there.
Babcock tries to land a leg kick but Peramaki saw it coming and moves away.
Peramaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babcock sets himself, and Peramaki steps forward looking for the clinch! Babcock avoids it this time.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Babcock moves out of range.

Babcock gets tackled into the cage by Peramaki. Peramaki maintains the clinch.
Peramaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Babcock smiles and moves away.
Peramaki checks a leg kick.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Babcock is having none of it.
Peramaki 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babcock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peramaki tries to clinch up but Babcock circles away and keeps his distance.
Babcock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Peramaki forces Babcock back against the cage and clinches.

Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peramaki closes the distance but Babcock moves to the side
and Babcock counters with an inside leg kick.
Peramaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Babcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babcock looks to land a body kick but Peramaki moved away.
Peramaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babcock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Babcock loads up on a big right hand but Peramaki slips the punch.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Good leg kick by Babcock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is looking to clinch.
Babcock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babcock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peramaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babcock doesn't seem bothered though.
Peramaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Babcock is having none of it.
Peramaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Peramaki ducks under a wild hook from Babcock.
Babcock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babcock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock is looking to land body kicks.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Babcock does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Babcock looks for the body kick but Peramaki saw that one coming.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Babcock is looking for a counter combo.
Babcock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peramaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Babcock feints and then cracks Peramaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peramaki down.
Babcock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babcock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babcock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peramaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peramaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peramaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peramaki moves away from the strike by Babcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock throws a chopping leg kick but Peramaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Babcock.
Peramaki blocks a head kick by Babcock.
Babcock throws a left and a right that both miss

and Peramaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Babcock to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Babcock smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peramaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babcock tried to counter with a leg kick but Peramaki avoided it.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Babcock circles away.
Peramaki lands a jab to the nose.
Babcock throws a chopping leg kick but Peramaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peramaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Babcock. That snapped Peramaki's head back.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Babcock throws a sloppy head kick and Peramaki moves out of range easily.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Babcock keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Babcock tries to keep at a distance but Peramaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Babcock.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Babcock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jim Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.
Babcock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peramaki being controlled against the cage.

Babcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babcock misses with a kick to the body.
Babcock throws a body punch but Peramaki moves out of range.
Peramaki is looking to clinch.
Babcock is looking for a counter combo.
Babcock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peramaki blocks a head kick by Babcock.
Jim Babcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Babcock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babcock is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Babcock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Babcock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peramaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babcock throws a leg kick that misses.
Babcock throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peramaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babcock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Peramaki.
Babcock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Babcock moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peramaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babcock is looking to chop away at Peramaki's legs.
Peramaki 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.
Babcock throws out a leg kick but Peramaki moves out of range and Babcock only half commits.

Peramaki drives through and clinches with Babcock against the cage.
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!
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Babcock to keep the fight standing.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Babcock holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.

Peramaki jumps into guard, dragging Babcock to the mat.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Peramaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Peramaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Babcock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Peramaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Peramaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peramaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babcock.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Peramaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
Babcock misses with a low kick.
Peramaki tries to clinch up but Babcock circles away and keeps his distance.
Babcock tries to land a front kick but Peramaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peramaki misses with a straight right.
Peramaki is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
Peramaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babcock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Babcock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Babcock.

Peramaki closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock controlling the action here for a moment.
Peramaki letting Babcock take a breather here.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Babcock leaning his opponent against the cage.

Peramaki pulls Babcock into guard.

Peramaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.

Babcock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peramaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Babcock has managed to get both his arms back between Peramaki's legs - danger averted.

Peramaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peramaki can do to turn this around?
Babcock wants to control from the top but Peramaki keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock passes Peramaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock lands with a punch from half guard.
Babcock moves into full mount! Peramaki won't be happy about that!
Babcock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peramaki looks a forlorn figure.
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
Peramaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Peramaki regains half guard.

Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peramaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Babcock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peramaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kimmo Peramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peramaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babcock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Peramaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Babcock passes into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Babcock!
Jim Babcock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.