PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Trueman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trueman
vs
Light

182 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Trueman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Light throws an off balance right hand
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
A cross from Light lands.
Light throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Light misses with a combination
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Light falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a stiff right hand.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Trueman counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trueman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trueman misses with a hook
and Light counters with a three punch combo that has Trueman backing up. Trueman nods at Light to acknowledge the strikes.
Light throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trueman counters with a left and a right that stings Light.
Light misses with a body shot.
Light fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Light sizes up Trueman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trueman.
Light is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Light throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Light both land. Nice combination.
Light just misses with a punch to the body.
Light lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trueman backs up against the cage.
Light falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a series of strikes. Light will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light jabs Trueman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Light misses with a series of wild punches.
Light rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trueman misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Trueman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trueman takes one on the button.
Light cracks Trueman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Light misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trueman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trueman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light scores with a jab.
Light tries to bum rush Trueman with a series of wild strikes but Trueman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trueman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Light counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Light dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Light misses with an uppercut
and Trueman counters with a nice uppercut.
Light misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
Trueman blocks a jab.
Trueman throws a right hand that misses
letting Light counter with a right hand.
Light misses with a hook. Trueman ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Trueman.
Speedy Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Trueman misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Trueman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Light throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Light digs a good hook to Trueman's body.
Trueman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Light throws out the jab.
Light misses with a right hand
and Trueman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light dodges the punch combination from Trueman.
Light throws a combination that misses
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Light connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Speedy Light is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trueman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Light but Light pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Light.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a right and a left that Trueman avoids nicely.
Trueman misses with a double jab
and Light cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speedy Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Light throws an off balance right hand
and Trueman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trueman swings widly with a right hand
and Light counters with a left and a right that stings Trueman.
Light throws an off balance right hand
and Trueman counters with a one-two to the body.
Jim Trueman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
Light throws a right hand that Trueman ducks under and follows up with a left that Trueman also avoids with ease.
Light throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Light misses with a few strikes there.
Light misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Light throws a right hand that misses

and Trueman counters with a shoot takedown. Light fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Trueman wants to stand but Light has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Light showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Trueman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Light lands.
A left and a right from Light both land. Nice combination.
Light throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trueman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trueman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Light looks to land a left hand but Trueman moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trueman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Light.
Light misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a two punch combo.
Light misses with a combination
letting Trueman counter with a right hand.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Light misses with a double jab
and Trueman counters with a three punch combo that has Light backing up. Light nods at Trueman to acknowledge the strikes.
Light throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trueman.
Light scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trueman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Light.
Trueman slips under a jab from Light.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Trueman counters with a straight right hand.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trueman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Light falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trueman misses with a hook
and Light counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueman slips a straight right by Light.
Light clobbers Trueman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trueman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Light scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light misses with a wild combination.
Jim Trueman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Light scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Light comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Light winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Speedy Light!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Speedy Light!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Speedy Light!

Speedy Light wins by unanimous decision!