PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Freeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Jumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumi has chosen War Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Freeley
vs
Jumi

180 cm
20
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
199 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Freeley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Jumi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jumi misses with the combination.
Jumi connects with a body shot.

Freeley tries to keep at a distance but Jumi has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jumi has clasped his hands together around Freeley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jumi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Freeley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jumi.
Jumi cracks Freeley with a big elbow.
Freeley can't do much from the bottom here.
Jumi working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeley is not content to let Jumi control the position.
Jumi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freeley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jumi lands some shots froms side control.
Jumi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Freeley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Freeley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Freeley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jumi.
Jumi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jumi slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Freeley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jumi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jumi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Freeley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jumi.
Freeley dodges the ground and pound from Jumi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jumi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Freeley looks a forlorn figure.
Freeley can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Jumi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jumi lands a big elbow.
Jumi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freeley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jumi lands a big elbow - Freeley is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Freeley is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jukka Jumi!
Jukka Jumi is the new middleweight champion!