PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Xianfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Rasva Jorma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Xianfa
vs
Jorma

164 cm
24
146 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

166 cm
22
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Xianfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xianfa scores with a decent looking hook.
Jorma connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Xianfa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jorma connects with a body shot.
Xianfa stuns Jorma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xianfa throws a leg kick
and Jorma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xianfa's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xianfa looks to land a right hand but Jorma moved out of range.
Xianfa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jorma. That did some damage!
Xianfa keeps the fight on the outside.
Xianfa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Jorma misses with a straight right.
Jorma digs a good body shot into Xianfa's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xianfa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jorma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xianfa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jorma connects with a high kick.
Jorma looks to land a right hand but Xianfa moved out of range.
Jorma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Xianfa is rocked!
Jorma swings for the body but Xianfa moves out of range.
Xianfa takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Xianfa thows a leg kick but Jorma checks it
and Jorma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xianfa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Xianfa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorma tries to clinch but Xianfa is having none of it.
Xianfa is looking to chop away at Jorma's legs.
Xianfa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jorma misses with an uppercut.
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xianfa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jorma clobbers Xianfa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jorma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jorma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jorma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xianfa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a wild body shot.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Xianfa is avoiding it.
Jorma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xianfa.
Jorma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xianfa rather than just go for the knockout.
Jorma misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Xianfa is predictable there

and Jorma counters by clinching up.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xianfa can't break the clinch.
Jorma throws a punch but it's blocked by Xianfa.
Xianfa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
A short uppercut from Jorma.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xianfa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Xianfa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jorma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xianfa's brow.
Jorma throws a head punch that misses.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorma lands an uppercut.
Xianfa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xianfa.
Jorma tries to break the clinch but Xianfa is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Jorma.
Jorma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jorma struggles to land a body shot inside as Xianfa controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Jorma - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Jorma - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Jorma.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xianfa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xianfa manages to avoid it.
Jorma throws a hook but Xianfa avoids it easily.

Jorma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jorma has a couple of punches blocked by Xianfa.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jorma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xianfas head.
Xianfa misses with a hook from the clinch.

Xianfa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorma thows a body shot but no joy.
Jorma lunges at Xianfa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xianfa's hand.
Jorma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xianfa in his tracks.
Jorma cracks a nice hook into Xianfa's ribs.
Jorma blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xianfa's corner calls for a 1-2. Xianfa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jorma slips under a jab from Xianfa.
Jorma lands a jab.
Jorma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xianfa misses with a combination
letting Jorma counter with a right hand.
Jorma thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorma throws an off balance right hand
and Xianfa counters with a nice body shot.
Rasva Jorma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xianfa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jorma back to the cage. Xianfa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Xianfa.
Xianfa misses with a low kick.
Jorma moves out of range of the body kick.
Xianfa lands the left hand.
Xianfa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Xianfa is avoiding it.
Xianfa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jorma wants to clinch up but Xianfa keeps it at a distance.
Jorma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xianfa.
Xianfa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jorma avoids the body shot from Xianfa.
A shot to the body from Jorma misses
and Xianfa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jorma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xianfa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jorma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xianfa throws a head kick that misses.
Xianfa lands with a nice combination. Jorma backs away looking to recover.
A left and a right from Xianfa both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma swings widly with a right hand
and Xianfa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xianfa loads up on a big right hand but Jorma slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xianfa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jorma circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorma misses with a looping right.
Xianfa looks to land a left hand but Jorma moved out of range nicely.
Jorma moves out of range of the body kick from Xianfa.
Xianfa scores with a jab. Jorma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Xianfa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Zhang Xianfa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jorma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jorma looks to land a right hand but Xianfa moved out of range.
Jorma misses with a body shot.
Xianfa slips a jab from Jorma.
Jorma slips under a jab.
Jorma looks to throw the jab but Xianfa is out of range.
Xianfa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jorma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jorma misses with a hook. Xianfa ducked under it nicely.
Jorma swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Xianfa to counter with a crisp jab.
Xianfa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xianfa misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xianfa counters with a nice leg kick.
Xianfa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jorma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jorma misses with a straight left.
Xianfa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xianfa throws a low kick but Jorma moves out of range easily.
Jorma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jorma misses the body punch
and Xianfa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorma.
Xianfa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xianfa avoids the head kick by Jorma.
Jorma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xianfa. That did some damage!
Jorma throws a jab when Xianfa was well out of range.
Jorma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xianfa counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma scores with a body shot.
Jorma scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jorma.
Jorma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xianfa with a hook.
Jorma checks a leg kick nicely.
Jorma throws the left hand but Xianfa avoids the punch easily.
Xianfa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorma moves away.
Jorma throws a jab when Xianfa was well out of range.
Xianfa misses with a looping left.
A jab from Jorma misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xianfa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xianfa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xianfa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xianfa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xianfa manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xianfa misses the shot to the body.
Xianfa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xianfa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jorma.
Jorma digs a good hook to Xianfa's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasva Jorma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jorma 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasva Jorma!
Post fight, Rasva Jorma took to the microphone: 'Superior victory! Alakazam!'.