PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get The Funk Out Of My Face. 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?

Jee
vs
Man

190 cm
21
170 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man throws a series of punches but Jee avoids them all with ease.
Jee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jee throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Jee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch up but Jee keeps it at a distance.
Jee swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to clinch up.
Jee is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jee avoids the body shot from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jee, right into the meat.
Jee slips a jab and a cross from Man.

Man has managed to clinch.
Jee wants to break free but Man has control.
Jee has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man prevents Jee from breaking the clinch.
Jee is trying to break free.

Man manages to break the clinch.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man digs a right hand underneath Jee's ribcage. Jee let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Man has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jee's efforts to push away.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jee's efforts to push away.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Jee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jee circles away from the clinch attempt.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jee backwards.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jee backwards.
Man digs a right hand underneath Jee's ribcage. Jee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Jee looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Jee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man has Jee pressed against the cage, preventing Jee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jee dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man is looking to clinch.
Jee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that 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.

Man scores with a hook to the body. Jee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Jee pushes him off.
No luck for Jee with that takedown attempt.
Man throws a right hand that Jee ducks under and follows up with a left that Jee also avoids with ease.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to clinch.
Jee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man clinches but Jee breaks the clinch
and Jee counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up but Jee circles away and keeps his distance.
Jee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Jee shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Jee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Jee.

Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man wants to clinch up but Jee keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Jee circles away.

Man has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man lands a body shot.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man misses with a double jab
and Jee counters with an inside leg kick.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jee.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Jee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body punch but Jee moves out of range.
Man closes the distance but Jee moves to the side
and Jee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jee throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jee throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Jee counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but He Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A cross from Man lands.
Man wants to clinch.
Man blocks the body kick.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to clinch up but Jee keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jee.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Jee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man wants to clinch
and Jee counters with a nice kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Jee counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee thows a body kick. Man tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Man tries to clinch but Jee moves out of range.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Jee's defenses.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to clinch
and Jee counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Jee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karl Jee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jee.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man tries to clinch there but Jee circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karl Jee is winning the standup battle so far.
Jee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Jee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!