PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jag Boxar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Oveerem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Boxar
vs
Oveerem

185 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jag Boxar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Oveerem!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Boxar misses the target.
Oveerem moves out of range of the strikes.
Jag Boxar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxar misses with a looping left.
Boxar throws a shot from downtown. Oveerem moves away and avoids it.
Boxar swings widly with a right hand
and Oveerem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boxar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxar misses with an uppercut.
Boxar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oveerem momentarily.
Oveerem ducks under a wild hook from Boxar.
Boxar stuns Oveerem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxar lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxar throws a hook but Oveerem blocks it.
Boxar cracks Oveerem with an open hand slap.
Oveerem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oveerem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxar.
Boxar misses with a wild body shot.
Oveerem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oveerem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxar looks to land a left hand but Oveerem moved out of range nicely.
Oveerem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxar paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxar scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxar throws out a loose jab but Oveerem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oveerem moves out of range as Boxar strikes.
A punch combination from Boxar misses.
Boxar throws a series of punches but Oveerem avoids them all with ease.
Oveerem doesn't manage to clinch there - Boxar circles away.
Boxar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oveerem was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxar.
Boxar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oveerem counters with a left and a right that stings Boxar.
Oveerem walks into a stiff left hand from Boxar.
Boxar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oveerem tries to move into range but Boxar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Oveerem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boxar swings widly with a right hand
and Oveerem counters with a series of strikes. Boxar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boxar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oveerem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oveerem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oveerem moves away from the strike by Boxar.
Boxar jabs at Oveerem's body.
Boxar thuds a left hand into Oveerem's body.
A jab from Boxar finds it's way through Oveerem's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxar misses with a left hand
and Oveerem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxar connects with a single shot there.
Boxar misses with a looping right.
Boxar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oveerem looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxar is just out of range.
Boxar throws a series of punches but Oveerem avoids them all with ease.
Oveerem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxar feints a jab promting Oveerem to slip. Boxar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oveerem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Oveerem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Oveerem. Boxar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxar connects with a body shot that sends Oveerem's belly button to the back.
Oveerem blocks a jab.
Boxar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oveerem.
Boxar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxar misses with a lunging right hand
and Oveerem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oveerem throws a body punch but Boxar moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Boxar. Those never looked like landing.
Boxar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oveerem tries to clinch but Boxar is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxar misses with a hook. Oveerem ducked under it nicely.
Oveerem takes one to the chin there.
Boxar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oveerem moves away.
Boxar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oveerem.
Boxar loads up on a big right hand but Oveerem slips the punch.
Boxar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Semmy Oveerem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oveerem moves away.
Oveerem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxar. Oveerem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxar swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oveerem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oveerem blocks a jab.
Oveerem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oveerem can do to turn this around?
Boxar throws a body punch but Oveerem moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oveerem might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boxar has got the better of the exchanges.
Boxar lands a nice hook to Oveerem's body. Oveerem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxar. Oveerem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oveerem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxar throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxar misses the target.
Boxar lands a head shot.
Boxar with a jab.
Boxar tests Oveerem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxar throws a nice looking combination but Oveerem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oveerem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boxar tries to break free but Oveerem pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxar is trying to force a seperation but Oveerem has the dominant position.
Boxar is trying to break the clinch but Oveerem is controlling him.
Boxar working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oveerem missing with knees to the body.
Oveerem fails to pull guard.
Boxar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oveerem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Oveerem manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oveerem is breathing heavily.
Oveerem keeping moving, preventing Boxar from controlling successfully.
Boxar wants to stand but Oveerem is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oveerem seems keen to control Boxar's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oveerem's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jag Boxar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Boxar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oveerem.
Boxar throws a nice looking combination but Oveerem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxar keeps the fight on the outside.
Oveerem dodges the punch combination from Boxar.
A big left from Boxar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxar connects with a jab.
Oveerem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Boxar catches Oveerem right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oveerems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oveerem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oveerem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oveerem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxar as he connects with a hook.
Boxar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Boxar.
Oveerem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oveerem's head.
Jag Boxar is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oveerem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oveerem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Boxar.
Boxar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oveerem at a distance.
Boxar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Boxar does it's job there.
Oveerem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oveerem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boxar digs a good body shot into Oveerem's ribs.
Boxar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oveerems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boxar misses with a straight right.
A big left from Boxar misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxar lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxar scores with a jab.
Boxar throws a series of punches but Oveerem moves out of range.
Oveerem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oveerem is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boxar rather than just go for the knockout.
Boxar works the jab nicely.
Boxar misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oveerem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxar lunges at Oveerem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oveerem's hand.
Semmy Oveerem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jag Boxar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oveerem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jag Boxar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boxar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jag Boxar!