PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jojo III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baeumer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo III's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Joey Joe Joe Jr Shabadoo. Baeumer has chosen Die Prinzen - Deutschland as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jojo III
vs
Baeumer

195 cm
20
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
223 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Jojo III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Baeumer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jojo III shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baeumer as he jumps to the side.
Jojo III tries for a takedown but Baeumer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Jojo III drives through and clinches with Baeumer against the cage.
Jojo III crunches a lovely knee into Baeumer's ribcage.
Jojo III trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jojo III.
A knee to the head by Jojo III.
Baeumer is looking to break free of the clinch but Jojo III has double underhooks.
Jojo III tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jojo III misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jojo III.
Jojo III is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baeumer looks gassed!
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!
Jojo III lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baeumer.
Nice elbow from Jojo III.
Baeumer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jojo III unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jojo III.
Jojo III lands an elbow that stopped Baeumer in his tracks for a moment.
Jojo III using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jojo III working Baeumer over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jojo III working Baeumer over with knees to the body.
Jojo III tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jojo III misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baeumer.
Jojo III landing knees to the body.
Jojo III crunches a lovely knee into Baeumer's ribcage.
Baeumer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jojo III misses with a knee to the head.
Jojo III putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baeumer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jojo III tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baeumer avoids it.
Jojo III lands a nice elbow.
Jojo III lands an elbow that stopped Baeumer in his tracks for a moment.
Baeumer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jojo III utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jojo III lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jojo III creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baeumer's defenses.
Jojo III throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baeumer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Baeumer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jojo III dives in and grabs Baeumer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baeumer pushes down on Jojo III's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Jojo III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Baeumer. No joy for Jojo III on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jojo III.
Jojo III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baeumer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jojo III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jojo III throws a leg kick but Baeumer moved away.
Jojo III shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baeumer as he avoids it easily.
Baeumer misses with an uppercut. Jojo III saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jojo III.
Jab, jab by Jojo III - just one landing.
Jojo III will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Baeumer misses.
Jojo III tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jojo III wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Baeumer. No joy for Jojo III on that attempt.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Baeumer and Jojo III goes tumbling to the canvas! Baeumer follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

It looks like Joey Jojo III has been cut.
Baeumer controlling the action here.
Jojo III is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baeumer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Jojo III with the active half guard here but Baeumer passes nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jojo III is looking to regain half guard here but Baeumer keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baeumer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jojo III keeps working.
The referee asks Baeumer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Baeumer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Baeumer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jojo III. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jojo III tries to improve position but can't.
Jojo III is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baeumer off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jojo III is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Baeumer is defending well though. Jojo III let's go of the attempt for now.

Jojo III is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Baeumer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Baeumer for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Jojo III dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Jojo III's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jojo III tries to clinch but Baeumer moves out of range.
Jojo III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jojo III misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jojo III shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jojo III was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jojo III pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Jojo III goes for an armbar but Baeumer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Baeumer.
Jojo III will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Jojo III is looking for a triangle but Baeumer pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jojo III looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baeumer is one step ahead there.

Jojo III throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baeumer escapes and throws Jojo III's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baeumer wants to control but Jojo III is keeping him busy.
Jojo III tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baeumer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jojo III is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baeumer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jojo III tries to get to full guard but Baeumer has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jojo III manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baeumer tries to free his leg and advance position but Jojo III is retaining full guard.

Baeumer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jojo III working for a triangle but Baeumer defends it easily.
Jojo III is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jojo III working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Baeumer has passed into half guard!
Baeumer trying to control from half guard but Jojo III is working away.
Jojo III is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jojo III looking for submissions off his back.
Jojo III tries to roll over but Baeumer keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jojo III connects with a high kick.
Jojo III looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baeumer is fending him off so far but Jojo III persists. Nope, Baeumer circles away and we're back to standing.
Jojo III tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jojo III shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baeumer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Jojo III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jojo III.
Joey Jojo III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jojo III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jojo III misses with a takedown attempt - Baeumer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jojo III just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Jojo III dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Jojo III's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Baeumer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baeumer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jojo III. That one must have hurt.
Baeumer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jojo III will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jojo III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baeumer.
Jojo III moves in looking to clinch but Baeumer pushes him off.
Jojo III shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jojo III tries to close the distance and clinch but Baeumer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jojo III tries to clinch up.
Jojo III shoots in and drives through. Baeumer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Jojo III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jojo III fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baeumer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jojo III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Jojo III does no damage.
Jojo III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baeumer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baeumer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jojo III stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baeumer misses with a wild body shot.
Jojo III wants to clinch up but Baeumer keeps it at a distance.
Baeumer misses with an uppercut. Jojo III saw that one coming.
Jojo III fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jojo III shoots in but Baeumer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baeumer misses with a looping left.
Baeumer scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Baeumer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baeumer throws a hook to the side of Jojo III's head but Jojo III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baeumer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jojo III.
Donk. Baeumer catches Jojo III right on the button with a cross.
Baeumer digs a good hook to Jojo III's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baeumer drops his shoulder and cracks Jojo III with a huge uppercut! Jojo III goes down! Can Baeumer finish him?

Jojo III is rocked!
Jojo III is looking to sweep but instead, Baeumer has passed into half guard.
Oh Jojo III is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jojo III trying to get back to full guard but Baeumer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jojo III really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jojo III seems to have got his legs back now.
Jojo III is bucking up trying to escape but Baeumer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jojo III is looking to get to half guard.
Jojo III slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jojo III tries to roll over but Baeumer keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jojo III is trying to stand up here but Baeumer is controlling him well.
Jojo III is trying to get back to full guard.
Jojo III wants to sweep but Baeumer has passed to side control!
Jojo III manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baeumer's best efforts.
Joey Jojo III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jojo III is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jojo III moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Jojo III has his foot on Baeumer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baeumer works his way back into a safe position though.
Jojo III is trying to control the position but Baeumer postures up.

Jojo III escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baeumer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baeumer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paul Baeumer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jojo III manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baeumer manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Baeumer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jojo III 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Jojo III!