PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 2360 p4p, 4076 weight class) and Raja Jooseppi (ranked 137 p4p, 211 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Son
vs
Jooseppi

176 cm
20
145
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
20
146
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raja Jooseppi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jooseppi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Son.
Son takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jooseppi sizes up Son with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jooseppi misses with a right hand

and Son counters by moving into the clinch.
Jooseppi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jooseppi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jooseppi looking to stall.
Jooseppi is trying to break free.
Jooseppi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jooseppi wants to stall.
Jooseppi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sons head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooseppi blocks an uppercut.
Jooseppi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jooseppi wants to stall.
Jooseppi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Son's elbow.
Son throws a head punch that misses.
Son fails to pull guard.
Jooseppi pushes Son back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Son swings wildly with an uppercut but Jooseppi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jooseppi tries a body shot but Son blocks it.
Son tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jooseppi's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jooseppi.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Son can't find room to land a body shot as Jooseppi controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi misses with a body punch.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jooseppi walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Son looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raja Jooseppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jooseppi.
Son tries to counter with a takedown but Jooseppi is quick to defend against it.
Son shoots for a double leg takedown but Jooseppi sprawls well. He's pushed Son's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wingers Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Son doesn't manage to clinch there - Jooseppi circles away.
Jooseppi misses the shot to the body.
Son feinted with a counter takedown.
Jooseppi looks to score with a jab to the body but Son is just out of range.
Son tries to counter with a takedown but Jooseppi is quick to defend against it.
Son keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jooseppi.

Son clinches up against the cage.
Jooseppi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Son up against the cage.
Jooseppi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Son backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jooseppi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jooseppi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Son tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jooseppi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jooseppi stalling the fight.
Jooseppi tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Jooseppi back against the cage.
Son fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jooseppi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jooseppi blocks a body shot from Son.

Son pulls guard successfully.
Jooseppi wanted to stand there but Son had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Son has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jooseppi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jooseppi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Jooseppi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jooseppi scores with the left hand. Son knows he should have avoided that one.
Jooseppi tests Son's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Jooseppi.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Jooseppi avoids it well and moves away.
Jooseppi scores with a nice right hand.
Jooseppi thuds his right hand into Son's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Jooseppi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Son moves into range and clinches up with Jooseppi.
Jooseppi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Son prevents a body shot from Jooseppi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Son successfully pulls guard.
Son trying to control the position.
Son keeping moving, preventing Jooseppi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jooseppi manages to get himself to full guard.

Jooseppi keeping moving, preventing Son from controlling successfully.
Son showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Son postures up.

Jooseppi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jooseppi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Son trying to control the position from guard on top but Jooseppi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Son works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Son 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.
Son wants to pass to mount but Jooseppi is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son stalling.
Jooseppi is refusing to be controlled, as Son sits in half guard.
Jooseppi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Son is working away from the top position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Son ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jooseppi misses the shot to the body.

Son rushes Jooseppi and presses him up against the cage.
Son swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.
Son tries to pull guard but Jooseppi holds him up against the cage and eventually Son drops back down to his feet.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jooseppi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Son blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jooseppi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Son backwards.
Jooseppi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raja Jooseppi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Son's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Son uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jooseppi.
Jooseppi throws the left hand but Son avoids the punch easily.
Jooseppi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Son moves away.
Son changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jooseppi connects with a body shot.
Jooseppi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Son defending well as Jooseppi loads up on a big left hand.
Jooseppi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Son fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jooseppi, pushing him back against the cage.
Jooseppi looking to stall.
Son tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jooseppi's elbow.

Jooseppi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son avoids the body shot from Jooseppi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jooseppi. Son does a little dance to reset his feet.
Son tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jooseppi manages to circle out of the way.
Son moves out of range as Jooseppi strikes.
Son appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Son is looking to clinch but Jooseppi is avoiding it.
Jooseppi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Son.
Jooseppi swats away the attempt to clinch by Son.

Son looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jooseppi!
Jooseppi is looking to reverse the position.

Son tries for a kimura but Jooseppi is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi wants to control but Son postures up.
Son just content to control the position.
Jooseppi is trying to control Son's posture but Son avoids it.

Son tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Son is looking to take a break and control but Jooseppi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jooseppi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wingers Son has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Son is trying to work for a kimura but Jooseppi is defending well.
Jooseppi is controlling Son's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Son is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jooseppi sees it coming and defends easily.
Jooseppi is staying active underneath Son, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raja Jooseppi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wingers Son overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Son is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jooseppi defends it well.
Jooseppi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jooseppi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Son.
Son tries to counter with a takedown but Jooseppi is quick to defend against it.
Jooseppi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Son is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Son keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Son moves away from the strike by Jooseppi.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raja Jooseppi.
I've got Jooseppi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Jooseppi!
Raja Jooseppi thanked the fans post fight for their support.