PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bokser Turniejowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McJimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Turniejowy
vs
McJimmy

150 cm
23
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bokser Turniejowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim McJimmy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turniejowy works McJimmy's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Turniejowy.
Turniejowy doesn't manage to clinch there - McJimmy circles away.
McJimmy misses with a takedown
and Turniejowy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Turniejowy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turniejowy lands a shot to the body.
Turniejowy is looking to break free of the clinch but McJimmy has double underhooks.
McJimmy trying to stall but Turniejowy improves his position.
Turniejowy lands a body punch.
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!
McJimmy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turniejowy is defending well for now.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McJimmy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McJimmy trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turniejowy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McJimmy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turniejowy avoids it.
McJimmy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turniejowy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Turniejowy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turniejowy blocks a body shot from McJimmy.
Turniejowy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McJimmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turniejowy is trying to force a seperation but McJimmy has the dominant position.
Turniejowy misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Turniejowy.
Turniejowy has had enough of the clinch but McJimmy keeps him there for the moment.
Turniejowy can't break the clinch.
Turniejowy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McJimmy has Turniejowy pressed against the cage, preventing Turniejowy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turniejowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJimmy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turniejowy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turniejowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McJimmy tries to land knees in the clinch but Turniejowy avoids the damage to the body.
Turniejowy is trying to push McJimmy away but McJimmy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McJimmy tries to work over Turniejowy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turniejowy tries to break the clinch but McJimmy is controlling the position.
Turniejowy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turniejowy tries to work over McJimmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turniejowy wants to break the clinch but can't.
McJimmy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turniejowy avoids it.
McJimmy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turniejowy after a bit of a struggle.
Bokser Turniejowy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim McJimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJimmy wants a takedown.
Turniejowy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McJimmy has him pressed against the cage.
Turniejowy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turniejowy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McJimmy's elbow.
Turniejowy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McJimmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McJimmy misses with a body punch.
Turniejowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McJimmy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turniejowy up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bokser Turniejowy dominated that 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.

Turniejowy misses with a combination
and McJimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Turniejowy throws a series of punches but McJimmy avoids them all with ease.

McJimmy drives through and clinches with Turniejowy against the cage.
McJimmy tries to work over Turniejowy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turniejowy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turniejowy wants to break free but McJimmy has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McJimmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Turniejowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McJimmy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turniejowy is defending well for now.
McJimmy crunches a lovely knee into Turniejowy's ribcage.
Turniejowy misses with a punch to the body.
McJimmy tries to land knees in the clinch but Turniejowy avoids the damage to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Turniejowy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McJimmy prevents Turniejowy from breaking the clinch.
McJimmy tries to land knees in the clinch but Turniejowy avoids the damage to the body.
Turniejowy trying to control the position but instead, McJimmy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turniejowy into the cage.
Turniejowy misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJimmy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turniejowy is defending well for now.
McJimmy scores with a nice hook to the head.
McJimmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turniejowy is trying to force a seperation but McJimmy has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McJimmy.
McJimmy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turniejowy avoids it.
McJimmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turniejowy wants to stall.
McJimmy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turniejowy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McJimmy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turniejowy's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJimmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McJimmy has a couple of punches blocked by Turniejowy.
McJimmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McJimmy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McJimmy stalling in the clinch but Turniejowy improves position.
McJimmy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turniejowy's efforts to push away.
McJimmy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turniejowy avoids it.
Turniejowy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJimmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turniejowy lands a body punch.
McJimmy working Turniejowy over with knees to the body.
McJimmy lands a good knee to the midsection. Turniejowy won't want to take too many of those.
McJimmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokser Turniejowy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turniejowy taking a breather.
Turniejowy prevents a body shot from McJimmy.
McJimmy has Turniejowy pressed against the cage, preventing Turniejowy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McJimmy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turniejowy's elbow.
Turniejowy wants to get back to striking at distance but McJimmy won't allow it.
Turniejowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McJimmy trying to control the position but instead, Turniejowy has worked for underhooks and has pushed McJimmy into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jim McJimmy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Turniejowy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

McJimmy lands a jab to Turniejowy's midsection.
A swing and a miss from McJimmy.

McJimmy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turniejowy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Turniejowy seems a little lost for a moment, as McJimmy dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McJimmy tries for a kimura but Turniejowy is defending well.
Turniejowy being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jim McJimmy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Turniejowy instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turniejowy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McJimmy.
Turniejowy blocks a body shot from McJimmy.
Turniejowy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turniejowy stalling against the cage.
Turniejowy wants to break free but McJimmy has control.
McJimmy prevents Turniejowy from breaking the clinch.
Turniejowy avoiding damage as McJimmy throws knees to the body.
Turniejowy wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Turniejowy.
McJimmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McJimmy tries a body shot but Turniejowy blocks it.
McJimmy misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Turniejowy - that landed with a thud.
McJimmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McJimmy is trying to stall.
Turniejowy wants to get back to striking at distance but McJimmy won't allow it.
McJimmy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turniejowy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim McJimmy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McJimmy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim McJimmy!