PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jorma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Dutch has chosen feuer frei as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jorma
vs
Dutch

166 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

168 cm
24
147 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Hardcore Nutrition

Damnfield clothing

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma throws a jab but it's blocked by Dutch.
Jorma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jorma shoots for a takedown but Dutch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorma misses with a straight right.

Jorma gets tackled into the cage by Dutch. Dutch maintains the clinch.
Dutch misses with an elbow over the top.
Jorma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jorma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasva Jorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dutch breaks the clinch.
Jorma checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Dutch.
Dutch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorma.

Jorma moves into the clinch successfully.
Dutch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dutch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jorma is keeping busy.
Jorma lands with a light punch inside.
Dutch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Rasva Jorma has been cut.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dutch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dark Dutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Jorma misses.
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jorma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dutch moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Dutch coming out on top.
Dutch tries to clinch there but Jorma circles away.
Dutch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorma on the side of the head.
Dutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dutch moves in looking to clinch but Jorma pushes him off.
Jorma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dutch throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma missing with a left hand there. Dutch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Jorma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutch lands a right hand.
Dutch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jorma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jorma.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Jorma trying to stall but Dutch improves his position.
Dutch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorma's defenses.
Nice body punch from Dutch - that landed with a thud.
Dutch gets through Jorma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jorma.
Dutch scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch leaning against his opponent.
Jorma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
A right hand to the body from Dutch.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dutch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dutch tries to clinch but Jorma is having none of it.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Jorma circles away.
Dutch throws a nice head kick!
Dutch tries to clinch up
and Jorma counters with a straight right hand.
Dutch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jorma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutch connects with a body shot.
Dutch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jorma.
Dutch throws an overhand right that lands on Jorma's shoulder, as Jorma tries to avoid the shot.
Jorma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jorma moves out of range as Dutch strikes.
Jorma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dutch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorma throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jorma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dutch takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.

Jorma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dutch, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Dutch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasva Jorma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dutch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Jorma circles away.

Jorma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jorma misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jorma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Jorma on the inside.
Dutch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorma.
Jorma working aggressively here.
Dutch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma blocks an elbow strike from Dutch.
Dutch takes a shot to the head.
Jorma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jorma takes a shot to the head.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasva Jorma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jorma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutch missing with knees to the body.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dutch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Jorma.
Dutch misses with a knee strike.
Jorma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dutch misses with the head strike.
Jorma scores with a shot to the side of Dutch's head.
Dutch wants to break free but Jorma has control.
Dutch looking to throw knees to the head but Jorma is blocking nicely.
Jorma misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jorma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.
Dutch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dutch lands an elbow inside that Jorma shrugs off.
Dutch lands with a light punch inside.
Dutch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorma avoids it.
Jorma dodges an elbow strike from Dutch.
Jorma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dutch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jorma lands a left hand.
Jorma tries to throw a body punch but Dutch avoids it by throwing Jorma back against the cage.
Dutch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dutch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dutch throws an elbow but misses.
Dutch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dutch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorma is defending well for now.

Jorma drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dutch won't allow Jorma to sweep him here.
Jorma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dutch!
Jorma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dutch?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorma working Dutch over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma with a couple of short strikes.
Jorma tries to control but Dutch wriggling away.
Jorma postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dutch looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dutch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dutch tries to hold on but Jorma pushes him away.
Dutch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jorma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Dutch is rocked!
Jorma is landing with some decent strikes but Dutch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dutch is still in real trouble! Can Jorma finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma connects with a bit shot that sees Dutch covering up! More strikes from Jorma and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jorma is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasva Jorma!
Rasva Jorma retains his bantamweight title!
Rasva Jorma made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hugh promised his secret nippon mansion to have an awesome party to celebrate my great win tomorrow. Jorma will be around many bunnies there! Of course it is restricted from you poor people. Time to go, my private heli is just outside this hole...'.