PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jummi Jammi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Jammi
vs
Langerholc

196 cm
27
212 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
208 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jummi Jammi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Langerholc!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammi misses with a wild body shot.
Jammi misses with a hook.
Jammi misses with a wild body shot.
Langerholc ducks under a wild hook from Jammi.
Jammi tries to bum rush Langerholc with a series of wild strikes but Langerholc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langerholc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Jammi.
Jummi Jammi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jammi dips to his left and cracks Langerholc with an uppercut!
Jammi with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jammi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jammi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jammi misses with an uppercut. Langerholc saw that one coming.
Jammi lands an overhand right.
Jammi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jammi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langerholc manages to avoid it.
Jammi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langerholc was well out of range. Poor timing from Jammi.
Jammi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langerholc moves away.
Jammi takes a swing at Langerholc's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Langerholc 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Langerholc as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jammi. Langerholc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jammi tests Langerholc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jammi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langerholc was well out of range. Poor timing from Jammi.
Jammi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jammi just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Jammi.
Jammi looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Jammi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Langerholc counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jammi won't be happy with that.
Jammi wants to control but Langerholc postures up.
Jammi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jammi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Langerholc working the head and body with strikes.
Langerholc throws an elbow but Jammi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jammi is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langerholc landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langerholc tries to move to mount but Jammi blocks the move with his legs.
Langerholc landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jammi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Langerholc.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jammi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammi is looking to take a break and control but Langerholc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Langerholc is looking to improve his position.
Jammi is taking a breather. Langerholc says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Langerholc is not content to let Jammi control the position.
Jammi wants to pass to mount but Langerholc is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jummi Jammi.
Jammi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jammi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jummi Jammi 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.

Jammi looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Jammi throws a hook to the side of Langerholc's head but Langerholc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Langerholc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jammi is looking to wear down Langerholc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jammi lands a slapping body shot.
Jammi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jammi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Langerholc's head backwards.
Jammi thows a leg kick but Langerholc checks it

and Langerholc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jammi's guard.
Langerholc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jammi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jammi is trying to control. Langerholc wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langerholc gets full guard.

Langerholc is looking for a triangle but Jammi pushes his legs off easily.
Langerholc keeping moving, preventing Jammi from controlling successfully.
Langerholc can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jammi controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Jammi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jammi trying to control but Langerholc is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Langerholc looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammi wants to control from the top but Langerholc keeps moving.
Jammi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jammi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jammi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davor Langerholc has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jammi wants to pass the guard but Langerholc is defending well.
Jammi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Langerholc is staying active underneath Jammi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Langerholc looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jammi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jammi prevents Langerholc from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jammi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jammi trying to mount his opponent but Langerholc defends it.
Jammi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jummi Jammi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jammi.
Jammi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jummi Jammi is winning the standup battle so far.
Jammi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Jammi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jammi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Jammi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Langerholc.
Jammi misses with a wild body shot.
Jammi misses with a body shot

and Langerholc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Langerholc seems to be looking for submissions.
Jammi moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jammi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Langerholc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jammi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jummi Jammi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jammi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jammi misses the shot to the body.
Jammi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jammi misses its intended target.
Jammi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jammi scores with a nice right hand.
Jammi jabs at Langerholc's body.
Jammi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jammi throws a hook but Langerholc blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jammi.
Jammi misses with a leg kick.
Jammi throws a sloppy head kick and Langerholc moves out of range easily.
Langerholc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Jammi.
Jammi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Langerholc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jammi.
Langerholc slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammi throws a leg kick which misses Langerholc's front leg but catches the back leg as Langerholc tries to avoid it.
Jammi swings for the body but Langerholc moves out of range.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Jammi.
Langerholc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jammi.
Langerholc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jammi lands a nice looking body shot.
Jammi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Langerholc is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammi thows a body shot but no joy.
Langerholc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jammi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langerholc was well out of range. Poor timing from Jammi.
Langerholc walks into a jab.
Jammi takes a swing at Langerholc's ribcage but misses.
Jummi Jammi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Jammi.
Jammi misses with a wild body shot.
Jammi throws an overhand right that lands on Langerholc's shoulder, as Langerholc tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammi misses the shot to the body.
Langerholc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jammi misses the shot to the body.
Langerholc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jammi throws a shot from downtown. Langerholc moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Jammi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jammi stuns Langerholc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jummi Jammi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jammi, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jummi Jammi!
An out of breath Jummi Jammi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Davor Langerholc was interviewed post fight and said 'My vengeance will be torture and murder.'.