PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Am Jewish (ranked 3105 p4p, 3389 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jewish
vs
Lester

180 cm
19
201
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
37
195
17 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Jewish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jewish has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jewish throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jewish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jewish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester wants to clinch up but Jewish keeps it at a distance.
Lester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lester moves away from the strike by Jewish.
The fighters circling - Jewish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jewish misses with a low kick.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Jewish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jewish.
A swing and a miss from Jewish.
Jewish throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Jewish scores with a nice head shot.
Lester slips under a jab from Jewish.
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jewish loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Jewish misses with a hook
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewish lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester wants to clinch up but Jewish keeps it at a distance.
Lester slips a jab from Jewish.
Jewish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jewish.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jewish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Jewish.
Jewish throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Jewish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jewish.
Jewish misses with a straight right.
Lester wants to counter with a clinch but Jewish pushes him away.
Jewish misses with a wild body shot.
Lester throws out a counter right but Jewish avoids it with no problem.
Jewish throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Jewish misses with a hook
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jewish misses the target.
Jewish lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester tests Jewish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jewish swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Jewish lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jewish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Jewish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jewish misses with a hook.
Jewish misses with a looping left.
Lester avoids the body shot from Jewish.
Nice jab there from Lester.
Jewish is looking to chop away at Lester's legs.
Lester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jewish.
Jewish misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Lester misses.
A quick step to the side and Jewish tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jewish throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it.
Jewish lands with a shot to the body.
Jewish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lester tries to clinch but Jewish is having none of it.
Jewish thuds a left hand into Lester's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Jewish does a little dance to reset his feet.
I Am Jewish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jewish.
Jewish defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
Jewish throws a leg kick but Lester checks it.
Jewish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jewish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester wants to clinch.
Lester lands a glancing blow to the side of Jewish's head.
Jewish is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jewish scores with a hook to the body.
Lester looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lester.
Jewish throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Jewish lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewish prevents a body shot from Lester.
A shot in the inside from Jewish.
Jewish misses with a punch to the body.
Jewish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jewish lands a shoulder strike.

Jewish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lester wants to clinch up but Jewish keeps it at a distance.
Jewish scores with a nice head shot.
Jewish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lester. Lester circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jewish. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jewish misses with a hook.
Lester moves out of range as Jewish strikes.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
Jewish scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jewish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jewish misses with a hook.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Jewish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jewish misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Jewish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

I Am Jewish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jewish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jewish throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jewish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester takes a swing at Jewish's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Lester misses.
Jewish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
Jewish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Jewish.
Lester tries to counter with a clinch but Jewish shakes him off and moves away.
I Am Jewish is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Jewish circles away.
Jewish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jewish.
A little jabbing left from Lester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Jewish ducks down to avoid it.
Lester wants to clinch up but Jewish keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Jewish throws a body shot but no joy.
Jewish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Jewish missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Jewish misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewish thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Jewish misses its intended target.
Jewish swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jewish throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Jewish misses.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Jewish moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lester. Those never looked like landing.
Jewish moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Jewish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jewish throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jewish just misses with a punch to the body.
Jewish misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jewish cracks Lester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lester cracks Jewish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick from Jewish misses.
Jewish misses with a body shot.
Jewish misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jewish throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it.
Lester is looking to clinch but Jewish is avoiding it.
Lester tries to clinch but Jewish moves out of range.
Jewish scores with a jab.
Jewish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Jewish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Jewish circles away.
Jewish throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Jewish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jewish throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
Jewish looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Jewish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jewish throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Jewish misses its intended target.
Jewish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jewish digs a good hook to Lester's body.
Lester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jewish blocks a jab.
Jewish misses with a body shot.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jewish moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lester clinches up with Jewish and pushes him back against the cage.
Jewish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jewish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jewish fails to pull guard.
Jewish lands a nice uppercut.
Jewish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jewish lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.

Jewish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jewish keeps the fight on the outside.
Jewish throws a big shot that misses.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Jewish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jewish.
Jewish throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and Jewish only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jewish throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lester! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Lester.
Lester takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jewish.
A big left from Jewish misses.
Lester is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jewish with a body shot.
Lester staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Lester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lester defending well as Jewish loads up on a big left hand.
Jewish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jewish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lester! But no joy.
Jewish lands with a cross.
Lester wants to clinch.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

I Am Jewish dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jewish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jewish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jewish to score with a decent uppercut.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Jewish misses with a straight left.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jewish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jewish sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jewish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Jewish misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jewish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jewish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lester.
Jewish misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Jewish.
Jewish misses with a body shot.
Jewish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jewish keeps the fight on the outside.
Jewish digs a good hook to Lester's body.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jewish lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewish misses with a looping left.
Lester wants to clinch up but Jewish keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Jewish as he connects with a hook.
Lester misses with a two punch combination.
Jewish misses with a straight right.
Jewish moves away from the strike by Lester.
Jewish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Jewish.
A little jabbing left from Lester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jewish looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Jewish throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Lester slips a straight right by Jewish.
Jewish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Lester takes a swing at Jewish's ribcage but misses.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Lester misses.
Jewish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jewish misses with a looping right.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I Am Jewish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jewish throws out the jab.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lester wants to clinch.
Lester takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lester defending well as Jewish loads up on a big left hand.
Jewish looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Jewish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jewish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jewish moves away.
Jewish looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Jewish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lester doesn't seem phased though.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jewish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester tries to move into range but Jewish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jewish.
Jewish throws out a loose jab but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Jewish catches Lester right on the button with a cross.
Lester has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lester checks a low kick from Jewish.
Jewish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester swings for the body but Jewish moves out of range.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jewish.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jewish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jewish lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
Jewish swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jewish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jewish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Jewish throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewish throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jewish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jewish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester ducks right into an uppercut from Jewish.
Jewish scores with a hook.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jewish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jewish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Jewish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Jewish tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way.
Jewish digs a good hook to Lester's body.
Jewish tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way.
Lester steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jewish.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jewish.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jewish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jewish lands a glancing blow to the side of Lester's head.
Jewish throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
As Jewish backs off Lester throws a huge counter combo but Jewish manages to avoid it all.
Jewish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester misses with a hook. Jewish ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I Am Jewish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jewish, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Am Jewish!
In his post fight interview, I Am Jewish started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.