PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Jumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Antonsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumi comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jumi
vs
Antonsen

185 cm
24
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Jumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Antonsen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jukka Jumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jumi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jumi works over Antonsen's head and body with a nice combination.
Antonsen stuffs the takedown.
Antonsen missing with a left hand there. Jumi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antonsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck for Jumi with that takedown attempt.
Jumi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jumi throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonsen.
Jumi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jumi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antonsen lands with a shot to the body.
Jumi misses with a wild body shot.
Jumi misses with a hook.
Antonsen misses with a straight left.
Jumi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck for Jumi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Jumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jumi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jumi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonsen misses with a double jab.
Jumi lands a head shot.
Jumi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antonsen's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonsen. Jumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jumi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jumi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonsen.
Antonsen throws a hook to the side of Jumi's head but Jumi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jumi tries to land a front kick but Antonsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Antonsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jumi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumi scores with a nice head shot.

Jumi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Antonsen wants to improve his position but Jumi is controlling well.
Jumi throwing shots but Antonsen is blocking nicely.
Antonsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jumi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jumi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Antonsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jumi is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jumi throws a shot to the body.

Jumi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jumi showed some decent athleticism there.
Antonsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jumi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Jumi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonsen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jumi is working away from the top position though.
Antonsen is refusing to be controlled, as Jumi sits in half guard.
Jumi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antonsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jumi is working for a kimura but Antonsen is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Jumi dominated that round.
That's time! Jumi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Antonsen lands with a shot to the body.
Jumi misses with a body punch
and Antonsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonsen misses with a leg kick.
Alex Antonsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jumi.

Jumi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jumi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonsen is working to get back to half guard.
Jumi trying to control but Antonsen is having none of it.
BOOM! Jumi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antonsen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonsen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jumi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jumi has control of Antonsen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Antonsen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jumi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Antonsen because Jumi loaded up on that one.

That's two 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.
Jumi cracks Antonsen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jumi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jumi controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Jumi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jumi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Antonsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Jumi has a good base and remains in mount.
Jumi breaks from Antonsen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jumi looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumi unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Antonsen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jumi celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukka Jumi!