PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winjkin William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam comes to the cage accompanied by Transylvania. Bob Jam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jam
vs
William

170 cm
28
142 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winjkin William!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam throws a body punch but William moves out of range.
William wants to land a leg kick but Jam is out of range.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Jam lands with a shot to the body.
Bob Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam clobbers William with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jam throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jam was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jam.
Jam misses with a body punch
enabling William to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam throws a hook but William blocks it.
William avoids the body shot from Jam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws a wild body kick that Jam sees coming a mile off.
William with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jam to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Jam.
Jam throws out a loose jab but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam looks for the body kick but William saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jam.
Jam looks to land a left hand but William moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Jam. Beautiful body shot.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Jam is just out of range.
Jam throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from William misses
and Jam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William drops his hands momentarily and Jam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
William takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Jam.
Jam jabs William right on the nose. William blinks but takes it well.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Nice straight punches there by Jam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jam.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but William slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jam slips a straight right by William.
Jam is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam throws a body punch but William moves out of range.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
William blocks a jab.
William checks a leg kick.
Jam lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Jam lands a slapping body shot.
Jam takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
Jam is looking to wear down William with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jam throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jam blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Jam misses.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

William clinches with his opponent.
William working aggressively here.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from William in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jam misses with a body punch.
William scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jam managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jam tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
Jam wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jam's efforts to push away.
Jam looking to slow down the pace here.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Jam.
A short uppercut from William.
Jam keeps control of William as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
William throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Jam prevents a body shot from William.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Jam.
William keeps control of Jam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jam tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
Jam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jam misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Jam tries to tie him up.
Jam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
William throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jam seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but William is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
William misses with some punches.
Jam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
William misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William missing with knees to the body.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
William misses with a body punch.
William avoiding damage.
Jam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through William's defenses.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jam managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William avoids the elbow strike from Jam, against the cage.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jam is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jam just misses with a elbow thrown towards William's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William has Jam pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on William's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William slips a jab from Jam.
Jam throws the left hand but William avoids the punch easily.
Jam misses the jab.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from William.
William takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
William misses with a wild body shot.
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries a head kick but it misses.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but William slips the punch.
Jam throws a body punch but William moves out of range.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jam misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Jam will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Jam - just one landing.
William steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jam. That one must have hurt.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
Jam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jam cracks William with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from William.
Jam jabs at William's body.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
William walks into a jab.
Jam lands a glancing blow to the side of William's head.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Jam is just out of range.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam punishes William's body with a nice straight punch.
William blocks a head kick by Jam.
William misses with a body kick.
Winjkin William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.
Jam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. William looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jam swings for the body but William moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from William.

William gets in close and instigates a clinch.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but William has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam lands a right hook to the body.
Jam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from William.
Jam swinging wildly here.
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as William checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
William avoids the body shot from Jam.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam throws a nice inside leg kick.
William is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
William throws a sloppy head kick and Jam moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jam misses.
William shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
William is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
William jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Jam. That snapped William's head back.
A cross from Jam lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Jam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jam, 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Jam!