PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Jimara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimara comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name. . Sakari Watts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jimara
vs
Watts

177 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santi Jimara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Watts!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimara throws a body kick the misses
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watts.
Jimara throws a lazy body kick
and Jimara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimara throws a leg kick
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jimara misses the body punch
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimara misses with a hook
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Jimara is predictable there
and Watts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Watts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimara has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Watts scores with a hook to the body.
Jimara tries to break the clinch but Watts is controlling the position.
Jimara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattss head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jimara throws a punch but it's blocked by Watts.
Stalling in the clinch from Watts.
Watts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jimara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jimara being controlled against the cage.

Jimara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jimara's hands.
Jimara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Watts - just one landing.
Watts lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Jimara misses
and Watts counters with an inside leg kick.
Jimara misses with a kick to the body
and Watts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jimara is breathing heavily.
Jimara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Watts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jimara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Watts.
Watts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jimara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jimara misses with a leg kick
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Jimara is predictable there
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimara.
Jimara takes one on the button.
Jimara looks to throw a body kick
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimara throws a right hand that misses
and Watts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watts scores with a jab to the head.
Jimara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jimara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Watts counters with a good, hard body kick but Jimara shrugs it off.
Watts scores with a three punch combo!
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jimara misses with a jab to the body
and Watts counters with a series of strikes. Jimara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watts scores with a jab.
Jimara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santi Jimara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watts feints and then cracks Jimara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jimara down.
Watts lands with a shot to the body.
Watts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jimara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, jab by Watts - just one landing.
Jimara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jimara walks into a straight right hand from Watts.
Jimara throws a lazy head kick
and Watts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Watts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimara doesn't seem phased though.
Watts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jimara throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters with an outside leg kick.
Watts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimara. Jimara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watts scores with a nice strike.
Watts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Watts.
Jimara needs to keep his hands up - Watts had a free shot at his head there.
Jimara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watts. Watts obviously looking to wear him down.
Santi Jimara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watts throws a combination. Jimara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimara throws a leg kick
and Watts counters with a one-two to the body.
Watts thuds a left hand into Jimara's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watts.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimara doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jimara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watts is in Jimara's guard.
Jimara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watts.
Watts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watts is pushing down on Jimara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jimara is fighting to maintain full guard but Watts has managed to sneak the leg through.

Watts is trying to work for a kimura but Jimara is defending well.
Watts is looking to advance position but Jimara won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jimara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Watts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jimara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Watts both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Jimara misses
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watts cracks Jimara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jimara throws a poor cross that misses
and Watts counters with a body kick that stops Jimara in his tracks momentarily.
Jimara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
Watts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watts lands a leg kick that knocks Jimara off balance momentarily.
Jimara throws a poor cross that misses
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
Watts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jimara eats them both and turns towards Watts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A low kick from Jimara misses
and Jimara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jimara swings widly with a right hand
and Watts counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimara throws a body kick the misses
enabling Watts to counter with a crisp jab.

Watts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watts showed some decent athleticism there.
Watts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Watts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimara pushes Watts off looking to stand but Watts dives back in and keeps control.
Jimara is trying to maintain the position but Watts is very close to passing his half guard.

Watts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watts throwing shots but Jimara is blocking nicely.
Watts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jimara keeps working.
Watts is pressing down on Jimara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jimara is holding on for now.
Watts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jimara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watts lands strikes from half guard.
Watts is stalling here. Jimara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Watts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jimara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to buck Jimara off but Jimara is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts is letting Jimara control him for a moment.
Watts regains half guard.
Jimara tries to pass to full mount but Watts defends it.
Watts is pressing down on Jimara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Watts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jimara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watts is trying to keep Jimara in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to sweep but no luck.
Jimara advances to half guard.
Watts tries to roll over but Jimara keeps him under control.
Jimara wants to control but Watts is keeping him busy.
Jimara prevents Watts from improving his position.
Watts trying to control but Jimara postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jimara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jimara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimara.
A punch lands to the side of Watts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimara lands a jab.
Jimara throws a sloppy head kick

and Watts moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Watts.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jimara working aggressively here.
Jimara working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jimara.
Watts trying to control the position but instead, Jimara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watts into the cage.
Jimara misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Watts.
Jimara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Watts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jimara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts works on Jimara's body with a couple of short punches.
Watts lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Watts drags the fight down to the ground.
Jimara stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watts wants to stand up but Jimara is controlling him.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimara is one step ahead there.

Watts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jimara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jimara trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jimara is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jimara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jimara thows a body shot but no joy.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimara tries to land a body kick

and Watts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watts trying to control the action but Jimara is working from the bottom.
Jimara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts is trying to control. Jimara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jimara wants to improve his position but Watts is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimara is not content to let Watts control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jimara wants to get back to his feet.
Jimara is trying to get back to full guard.
Watts trying to mount his opponent but Jimara defends it.
Watts wants to control but Jimara is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sakari Watts.
Jimara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters with a three punch combo that has Jimara backing up. Jimara nods at Watts to acknowledge the strikes.
Jimara misses with a leg kick
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Jimara thows a leg kick but Watts checks it

and Watts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jimara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jimara wants to stand and escape but Watts is having none of it.
Jimara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watts controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakari Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jimara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts trying to control but Jimara is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sakari Watts.
Jimara thows a leg kick but Watts checks it
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
Watts cracks Jimara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santi Jimara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimara on the wrong end of a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakari Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Watts!