PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (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 . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rasva Jorma enters the cage!

Funkyama
vs
Jorma

165 cm
22
140 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

166 cm
23
147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Damnfield clothing

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Jorma throws a low kick but Funkyama moves out of range easily.
Funkyama blocks a jab.
Funkyama 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.

Funkyama rushes Jorma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Funkyama has him pressed against the cage.
Jorma pushes Funkyama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Funkyama.
Jorma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jorma's elbow.
Funkyama avoiding damage.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Jorma has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama tries to work over Jorma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funkyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorma controls his hands.
Jorma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Funkyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorma controls his hands.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Funkyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Jorma drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a body shot.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jorma.
Funkyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
Jorma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama trying to control the position but instead, Jorma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funkyama into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jorma.
Funkyama tries a body shot but Jorma blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jorma.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jorma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Jorma throws a head punch that misses.
Jorma misses with a punch on the inside.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama tries to land a knee to the head but Jorma blocks with his arms.
Jorma blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama working aggressively here.
Jorma avoiding damage as Funkyama throws knees to the body.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Jorma.
Funkyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jorma misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorma gets through Funkyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama prevents a body shot from Jorma.
Funkyama scores with a shot to the side of Jorma's head.
Jorma is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funkyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funkyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Funkyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Jorma.
Jorma is working Funkyama over against the cage.
Jorma misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jorma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funkyama's brow.
A hook to the body from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands with a right to the head.
Jorma lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
Funkyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Jorma misses with an elbow over the top.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Jorma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma misses with a body punch.
Jorma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorma has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorma.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma tries to throw a body punch but Funkyama avoids it by throwing Jorma back against the cage.
Funkyama trying to control the position but instead, Jorma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funkyama into the cage.
Jorma looking to throw knees to the head but Funkyama is blocking nicely.
Jorma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Prince Funkyama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Funkyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorma wants to clinch up but Funkyama keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jorma.
Jorma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funkyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorma with a jab.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jorma.
Funkyama throws a leg kick but Jorma checks it.
Funkyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorma cracks Funkyama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funkyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jorma checks it well.
Jorma punishes Funkyama's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Funkyama.
Jorma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorma swings widly with a right hand
and Funkyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama motions for Jorma to come forward. Funkyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama lands with a hook. Jorma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funkyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jorma misses with a low kick as Funkyama jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a left hand
and Funkyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorma tries to clinch but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Jorma slips a jab and a cross from Funkyama.
Jorma throws a lazy right hand but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorma misses the target.
Funkyama defending well as Jorma loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jorma slips a straight right by Funkyama.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
An inside leg kick from Jorma misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands with a right hand.

Jorma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jorma - that landed with a thud.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the head but Funkyama blocks with his arms.
Jorma throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Jorma misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Funkyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jorma's brow.
Funkyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Jorma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Jorma misses with some punches.
Jorma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jorma lands with a right to the head.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Funkyama won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funkyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Jorma.
Jorma trying to land knees to the body.
Funkyama has Jorma pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jorma.
Funkyama trying to control the position but instead, Jorma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funkyama into the cage.
Jorma blocking some punches.

Jorma jumps guard and drags Funkyama to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jorma is trying to hold Funkyama in close to prevent damage but Funkyama has managed to pass into half guard.

Funkyama wants to work for an arm triangle but Jorma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rasva Jorma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Funkyama misses with a low kick.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Funkyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the head.
Jorma takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
Funkyama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jorma's head backwards.
Funkyama is looking to clinch but Jorma is avoiding it.
Jorma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorma keeps the fight on the outside.
Jorma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Funkyama rushes Jorma and presses him up against the cage.
Funkyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.

Jorma jumps into guard, dragging Funkyama to the mat.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorma is keeping the position for now.
Jorma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Funkyama!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorma trying to control but Funkyama is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jorma goes for an armbar but Funkyama turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Funkyama.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Jorma is keeping the position.
Jorma controls Funkyama momentarily but Funkyama frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkyama is one step ahead there.
Jorma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Funkyama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorma trying to advance position but Funkyama counters by regaining guard.
Jorma throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to get back to his feet but Jorma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jorma chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Funkyama is on top in guard.
Jorma wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama looking to pass the guard.
Funkyama throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rasva Jorma just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jorma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Funkyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorma tries to clinch up but Funkyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorma misses with an uppercut
and Funkyama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Funkyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Funkyama wants to land a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
A shot to the body from Jorma misses
and Funkyama counters with a good low kick that Jorma was not able to check.
Jorma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funkyama punishes Jorma's body with a nice straight punch.
Jorma lands a lovely overhand right.
Funkyama misses with a double jab
and Jorma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma is looking to land body kicks.
Funkyama moves out of range as Jorma strikes.
Jorma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funkyama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Funkyama lands a glancing blow to the side of Jorma's head.

Funkyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Funkyama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jorma lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma works on Funkyama's body with a couple of short punches.
Funkyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jorma jumps guard but Funkyama stands there with Jorma around his waist. Jorma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Jorma.
Jorma prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
Jorma is pushing Funkyama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorma lands with a short shot to the head.
Jorma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jorma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jorma.
Jorma swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Jorma can't find room to land a body shot as Funkyama controls the action.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jorma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jorma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jorma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jorma tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama is working Jorma over against the cage.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jorma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jorma swings for the body but Funkyama moves out of range.
Prince Funkyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkyama lands a body shot.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Jorma keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama throws a combination that misses
and Jorma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
Funkyama scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama scores with a three punch combo!
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Jorma scores with the left hand. Funkyama knows he should have avoided that one.
Jorma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Funkyama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jorma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jorma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Rasva Jorma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jorma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama scores with a shot to the body.
Funkyama scores with a jab. Jorma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Funkyama.
Jorma is looking to clinch.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Jorma tries to move into range but Funkyama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jorma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funkyama dips to his left and cracks Jorma with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Funkyama.
Jorma avoids the body shot from Funkyama.
Jorma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funkyama throws a chopping leg kick but Jorma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Funkyama misses.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Jorma circles away.
Funkyama digs a good body shot into Jorma's ribs.
Jorma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Funkyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funkyama slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jorma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jorma misses with a body punch
and Funkyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Funkyama is looking to clinch but Jorma is avoiding it.
Jorma with a hook.
Jorma throws a wild body kick that Funkyama sees coming a mile off.
Funkyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Jorma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Funkyama misses.
Jorma throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorma is just out of range.
Jorma throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.

Funkyama instigates a clinch.
Jorma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama prevents a body shot from Jorma.

Jorma breaks the clinch.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Jorma cracks Funkyama with an open hand slap.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws an overhand right that lands on Jorma's shoulder, as Jorma tries to avoid the shot.
Funkyama swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
Funkyama misses with a two punch combination.
Jorma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jorma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funkyama tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorma.
Prince Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rasva Jorma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funkyama with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Funkyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jorma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasva Jorma!
Rasva Jorma is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Rasva Jorma gave a big smile as he said 'This guy was so tiny, a freaky mickeymouse! I ordered one of my henchmen to get him some steaks. The freighter can be found in the dockyard. He will be transported there whenever he is able to move. By the way is this belt plastic?!'.