PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Jami (ranked 23582 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Jacques (ranked 7775 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Jacques told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jami
vs
Jacques

190 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Jami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Jacques!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jami throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jacques counter with a right hand.
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jami.
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jami.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami connects with a body shot that sends Jacques's belly button to the back.
Jami misses the shot to the body.
Jami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacques throws a counter combo.
Jami just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body punch from Jami.
Jacques looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacques looks winded!
Jami throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jami misses with a body punch
and Jacques counters with a nice uppercut.
Jami misses with a body shot
and Jacques counters with a stiff right hand.
Jami connects with a body shot that sends Jacques's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jami cracks a nice hook into Jacques's ribs.
Jami digs a good hook to Jacques's body.
Jami lands with a good body shot.
Jami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jami throws a body shot but no joy.
Jami avoids the head kick by Jacques.
Jami seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Jami.
Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacques tries for a takedown but Jami sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jami.
Jami is looking to wear down Jacques with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
Jami throws a body punch but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami connects with a body shot that sends Jacques's belly button to the back.
Jacques takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jami displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacques.
Niko Jami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Jacques.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.
Jami misses the shot to the body.
Jacques looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jacques finds it's target.
Jami with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jami ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jacques lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jami misses with a wild body shot.
Jami misses the shot to the body.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jami as he avoids it easily.
Jami lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Jami misses
and Jacques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jami.
Jacques closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jami circles away.
Jami is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jami wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jami sprawls well. Jami wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacques gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Nice takedown defense from Jami. No joy for Jacques on that attempt.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.
Jami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jami takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Jacques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jami is fending him off so far but Jacques persists. Nope, Jami circles away and we're back to standing.
Jami half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jami.
Jami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Jacques tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacques somewhat.
Jami misses with a body shot.
Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jami backs up against the cage.
Niko Jami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacques.
Jami throws a body punch but Jacques moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Jacques - just one landing.
Jami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
Jacques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jami.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Jacques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jami tries to avoid it but Jacques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jami to the ground. Jami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Jacques misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jami throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacques shoots for a takedown but Jami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Jami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Niko Jami is winning the standup battle so far.
Jami takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Jacques tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacques somewhat.
Jacques shoots in but no luck this time.
Jami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jami misses with a body shot.
Jami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacques can do to turn this around?
Jami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jami takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacques manages to avoid it.
Jami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jami. No joy for Jacques on that attempt.
Niko Jami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Jacques.
Jami looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacques is just out of range.
Jami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacques manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jacques - that will leave a mark!
Jami with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacques manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Jacques's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jacques throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jami takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami leaves Jacques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jami misses with a body shot
and Jacques counters with a low kick, right behind Jami 's knee.
Niko Jami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jacques.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jami lands with a shot to the body.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami blocks a low kick nicely.
Jami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Jami takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Jami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacques fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jacques looks to land a combination but Jami avoids it well.
Jami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Jami.
Jami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacques manages to avoid it.
Jacques tries to clinch but Jami is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.
Jami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacques manages to avoid it.
Jacques misses with a takedown attempt - Jami sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacques manages to avoid it.

Jacques has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jami is trying to pull guard but Jacques has him pressed against the cage.
Jacques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jami has him pressed against the cage.

Jami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jami just misses with a punch to the body.
Jami sets himself, and Jacques steps forward looking for the clinch! Jami avoids it this time.
Jacques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jami tries to avoid it but Jacques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jami to the ground. Jami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jami tries to counter by clinching up but Jacques breaks away and moves out of range.
Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jami.
Jacques looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jami lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques tries to clinch there but Jami circles away.
Jacques fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jami works Jacques's body with a nice hook.
Jacques punishes Jami's body with a nice straight punch.
Jami just misses with a punch to the body.
Jami takes a swing at Jacques's ribcage but misses.
Jacques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jami was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jami could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jami throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacques tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jami defends well and Jacques ends up having to push Jami into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacques moves away.
Jacques shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jami defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Jami dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jami looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacques is just out of range.
Jami throws a body punch but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jami just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jami as he avoids it easily.
Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jami misses the shot to the body.
Jacques shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jami defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.
Jacques is looking for the big counter here.
Jami misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jami just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques throws a counter combo.
Jami swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jacques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacques avoids the body shot from Jami.
Despite the aggression on Jacques's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques goes for a double leg but Jami avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jami continues to drive forward.
Niko Jami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Jacques.
Jami swings for the body but Jacques moves out of range.
Jami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacques feints a counter leg kick.
Jami leaves Jacques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jami misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jacques to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacques shoots for a double leg takedown but Jami sprawls well. He's pushed Jacques's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jami. Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jami lands with a good body shot.

Jacques shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jacques is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques wants to free his trapped foot but Jami is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Jacques looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jacques trying to mount his opponent but Jami defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jami trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jacques is working for a submission of some sort.
Jami is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacques is trying to control. Jami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jami manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jami is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bo Jacques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacques is one step ahead there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jami misses with a wild body shot.
Jacques is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jacques shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jami pinned against the cage. Jami gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Jami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jami, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Jami!