PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between oyo man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

man
vs
Willis

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, oyo man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from man.
man throws a series of punches but Willis moves out of range.
oyo man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
man lands with a good body shot.
man throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from man misses.

man clinches up with Willis and pushes him back against the cage.

man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
man throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. man defends it nicely.
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - man circles away.
Willis dodges the punch combination from man.
man misses with a hook to the body

and Willis counters by clinching up.
Willis prevents the takedown attempt.
Willis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as man walks away with a smile on his face. Willis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by man.
man throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Willis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Willis slips a jab from man.

Willis scores a takedown into full mount!
Willis looks gassed!
man is trying desperately to improve position.
man really wants to buck Willis off and get back to his feet.
man tries to lock up and control but Willis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Willis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but man manages to avoid the submission attempt.
man defending against the ground and pound.
man is pushing Willis's head away, looking to escape. Willis manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man trying to remain calm as Willis controls from the top position.
man pushes Willis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Willis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Willis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
man looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.
Willis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
man misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from man misses its intended target.
man throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
man lands a nice hook to Willis's body. Willis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Willis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with man, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes man against the cage but man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
oyo man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Willis wants to improve his position but man is controlling well.
man is thwarting Willis's attempts to control the position.
man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Willis wants to control but man is keeping busy.

Willis actively working from the bottom here.
man is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Willis blocking the ground and pound attempt from man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from man lands.
man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from man.
man scores with a body shot.
Jab from man.
man looks to throw the jab but Willis is out of range.
Willis moves away from the strike by man.
man fails with a takedown attempt.

Willis has man up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
man looks to throw the jab but Willis is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

oyo man dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.

Willis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
man trying to hold on to Willis's head to control him but Willis postures up.

man makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
man wants to clinch but Willis slips to the side

and Willis counters by moving into the clinch.
Willis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

man breaks the clinch.
man lands the left hand.
A big right from man misses.
Nice defenses there by Willis.
A big right from man misses.
man has his takedown stuffed

and Willis counters with a single leg into guard. man didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
man wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis trying to control but man is working from the bottom.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Willis is controlling him.
man keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Willis cracks man with a solid left hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.

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.
man lands a jab to the nose.
man throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis is looking to clinch.
man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
man shoots in looking for a takedown. Willis tries to sprawl out of it but man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Willis forces man back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Willis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as man walks away with a smile on his face. Willis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Willis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
man looks to clinch

so Willis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Willis won't allow man to get back to his feet.
man keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man looking to control.
man can't keep his opponent in guard - Willis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Willis controlling the action here.
man wants to get back to his feet.

Willis is working for a kimura but man is defending it quite comfortably.
Willis is keen to just control but man is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. man defending well though.
Willis is trying to control. man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
man wants to get back to his feet.
man trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of man.
man misses with an attempted mid kick.
man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Willis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for oyo man. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Willis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
man misses with a hook. Willis ducked under it nicely.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

man connects with a nice looking jab.
man looks to land a right hand but Willis moved out of range.
man connects with a solid leg kick.
Willis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from man.
Bubba Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
man tries to clinch up

and Willis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
man moves into full guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but man keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bubba Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
man wants to stand and escape but Willis is having none of it.
man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Willis passes man's left leg - he's now in half guard.
man is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Willis has man up against the cage in a clinch.

man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
Willis is looking to clinch.

That's two 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.
man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
Willis slips under a jab from man.
Willis dodges the punch combination from man.

Willis instigates a clinch.
Willis jumps guard but man stands there with Willis around his waist. Willis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

man breaks the clinch.

Willis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willis prevents man from getting back to his feet.
man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willis on the ground.
Willis is in close to man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
man wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.
man keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
man throws a big shot that misses.
man shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but man sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willis moves out of range as man strikes.
man connects with a jab.
man throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
man takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.

Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
man trying to control the position.

man wriggles free and stands up.
man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
man darts in trying to clinch

and Willis counters with a shoot takedown. man fights it but they end up in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Willis!