PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vini Chowkin (ranked 3305 p4p, 4306 weight class) and Kim JumLi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vini Chowkin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chowkin
vs
JumLi

165 cm
25
140
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vini Chowkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim JumLi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chowkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chowkin connects with the punch.
Chowkin cracks JumLi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
JumLi misses with a takedown attempt
letting Chowkin counter with a right hand.
JumLi shoots in looking for a takedown but Chowkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing JumLi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
JumLi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
JumLi shoots in but no luck this time.
Vini Chowkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim JumLi.
JumLi fails with the takedown
enabling Chowkin to counter with a crisp jab.
JumLi fails with a takedown attempt.

JumLi dives in and scores a takedown into Chowkin's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chowkin wants to get back to his feet but JumLi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chowkin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as JumLi controls the pace.
It looks like JumLi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
JumLi trying to control but Chowkin is working from the bottom.
JumLi stops Chowkin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

JumLi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. JumLi seems to have locked his on tight now - Chowkin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for JumLi, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kim JumLi!