PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Junk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Junk
vs
Lee

170 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Junk's side.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junk swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Junk circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Junk is having none of it.
Junk shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Junk circles away.
Junk fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Timmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lee gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Junk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junk.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Junk blocks the elbow strike.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Junk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Junk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Junk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Junk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Junk pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee postures up.
Junk is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture.
Lee trying to control but Junk is working from the bottom.
Junk working a defensive guard here.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Junk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Junk!
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Junk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Junk trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Junk is controlling him.
Lee looking to control.
Junk throwing strikes but missing.
Junk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junk wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Junk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lee pushes Junk up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junk blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Junk blocking some punches.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee misses with some punches.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Junk.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Junk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Junk counters by moving into the clinch.
Junk takes a shot to the head.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junk's brow.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Junk.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Junk.
Junk tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Junk blocks with his arms.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Junk.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Junk tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Junk.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Junk has Lee pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Junk's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Junk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junk looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee pushes Junk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junk jumps guard but Lee stands there with Junk around his waist. Junk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Junk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Junk shrugs off.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Junk jumps guard.
Lee with a nice head shot there.

That's two 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.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junk controlling Lee's posture.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junk pulls Lee in to control the position.
Lee postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to control from the top but Junk keeps moving.
Junk is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Junk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Junk is in guard.

That's four 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.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee controls Junk momentarily but Junk frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junk pushes down on Lee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Junk controlling the action here.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Junk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junk tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Junk wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looking to control.
Junk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Junk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee wants to clinch but Junk slips to the side

and Junk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee gets through Junk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Junk pulls guard.
Lee trying to control but Junk is working from the bottom.
Junk pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee wants to control from the top but Junk keeps moving.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Junk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Junk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Junk darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Junk blocks an elbow strike.
Junk tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Junk drops back down to his feet.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Junk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee is looking to advance position but Junk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lee tries to lock up and control but Junk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junk unloading with bombs!

Junk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Junk landing shots from mount.
Junk controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Junk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee tries to hold on but Junk postures up.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.

Junk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Junk tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.

Junk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Junk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Junk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Junk's back!
Junk breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Junk trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Junk is proving a slippery customer.
Junk looking to pass the guard.

Junk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Junk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Junk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Junk 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Junk!