PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Bu Jeevy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Plus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bu Jeevy
vs
Plus

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stevie Bu Jeevy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valio Plus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bu Jeevy throws a sloppy head kick and Plus moves out of range easily.
Bu Jeevy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bu Jeevy, right into the meat.
Bu Jeevy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bu Jeevy.
Bu Jeevy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bu Jeevy cracks the inside of Plus's front leg.
Plus looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bu Jeevy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bu Jeevy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Plus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bu Jeevy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plus's sensitive parts.
Bu Jeevy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bu Jeevy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bu Jeevy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu Jeevy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bu Jeevy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bu Jeevy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Plus misses with a takedown attempt - Bu Jeevy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bu Jeevy lands a head kick. Plus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bu Jeevy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Plus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bu Jeevy can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bu Jeevy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bu Jeevy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bu Jeevy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bu Jeevy scoring well with a low kick there.
Plus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bu Jeevy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu Jeevy is looking to slow Plus down with leg kicks.
Bu Jeevy throws a sloppy head kick and Plus moves out of range easily.
Plus blocks a head kick by Bu Jeevy.
Plus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Plus moves out of range of the body kick from Bu Jeevy.
Bu Jeevy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Bu Jeevy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bu Jeevy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bu Jeevy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bu Jeevy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bu Jeevy. That's going to slow Plus down.
Bu Jeevy throws a sloppy head kick and Plus moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu Jeevy tries a head kick but it misses.
Plus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bu Jeevy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stevie Bu Jeevy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bu Jeevy throws a head kick that half lands.
Bu Jeevy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bu Jeevy sprawls well. Bu Jeevy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plus gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevie Bu Jeevy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valio Plus.
Bu Jeevy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bu Jeevy. That one must have hurt.
Plus checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu Jeevy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plus's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Bu Jeevy.
Bu Jeevy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bu Jeevy throws a head kick that misses.
Bu Jeevy lands a high kick!
Bu Jeevy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bu Jeevy cracks the inside of Plus's front leg.
Stevie Bu Jeevy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bu Jeevy tries to score with a low kick but Plus moves his leg out of the way.
Bu Jeevy looks to land a body kick but Plus moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bu Jeevy throws a push kick but Plus slaps the foot to one side.
Plus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bu Jeevy.
Bu Jeevy is looking to chop away at Plus's legs.
Bu Jeevy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Bu Jeevy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bu Jeevy throws a leg kick that misses.
Bu Jeevy misses with a body kick.

Plus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bu Jeevy is controlling Plus's posture.
Plus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bu Jeevy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Plus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bu Jeevy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plus is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bu Jeevy is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bu Jeevy looking for subs off his back but Plus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Plus is keen to just control but Bu Jeevy is a slippery customer.

Plus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Plus is just content to waste time from the top position. Bu Jeevy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Plus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bu Jeevy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Plus has managed to get both his arms back between Bu Jeevy's legs - danger averted.
Bu Jeevy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bu Jeevy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bu Jeevy is pulling down on Plus's head to control his posture.
Bu Jeevy keeping moving, preventing Plus from controlling successfully.
Bu Jeevy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Plus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bu Jeevy dives on top into guard.
Bu Jeevy passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plus can't do much from the bottom here.

Bu Jeevy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bu Jeevy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bu Jeevy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plus can do to turn this around?
Plus is trying to control Bu Jeevy's posture but Bu Jeevy avoids it.
Bu Jeevy advances nicely into full mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plus is squirming around, avoiding Bu Jeevy's attempts to control the action.

Plus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bu Jeevy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plus reaches up and holds on to Bu Jeevy to control the position.
Bu Jeevy trying to control but Plus is having none of it.

Bu Jeevy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Plus is surviving well by controlling Bu Jeevy's body position as best he can.

Bu Jeevy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Plus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Plus shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Bu Jeevy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Plus is defended easily by Bu Jeevy.
Bu Jeevy throws a sloppy head kick and Plus moves out of range easily.
Bu Jeevy misses with a low kick.
Stevie Bu Jeevy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bu Jeevy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bu Jeevy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bu Jeevy is fending him off so far but Plus persists. Nope, Bu Jeevy circles away and we're back to standing.
Bu Jeevy throws the kick towards the body but Plus avoids it.
Bu Jeevy stuffs the takedown attempt from Plus. Plus gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevie Bu Jeevy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valio Plus.
Bu Jeevy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bu Jeevy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bu Jeevy misses with a head kick.
Bu Jeevy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bu Jeevy cracks the inside of Plus's front leg.
Plus checks a low kick from Bu Jeevy.
Plus checks a leg kick nicely.
Bu Jeevy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bu Jeevy throws a leg kick but Plus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bu Jeevy misses with a body kick.
Bu Jeevy misses with a leg kick.

Plus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bu Jeevy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bu Jeevy.

Bu Jeevy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bu Jeevy keeping moving, preventing Plus from controlling successfully.
Bu Jeevy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu Jeevy wants to pass the guard but Plus is defending well.
Plus is looking to control Bu Jeevy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Plus avoid being mounted?
Bu Jeevy wants to take a breather but Plus is having none of it.

Bu Jeevy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Plus has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bu Jeevy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plus sees it coming and defends easily.
Plus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bu Jeevy working over Plus with some ground and pound. Plus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valio Plus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bu Jeevy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bu Jeevy misses with a head shot.
Plus blocking the ground and pound.
Plus tries to hold on but Bu Jeevy postures up.
Bu Jeevy looking to control but Plus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plus tries to reverse the position but Bu Jeevy maintains control.
Bu Jeevy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plus is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Bu Jeevy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bu Jeevy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Bu Jeevy!