PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Jumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumi comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jumi
vs
Hawkins

185 cm
28
201 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

181 cm
24
180 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Wolfpack Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Jumi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jumi shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jumi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jumi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jukka Jumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charon Hawkins.

Jumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jumi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jumi misses with a looping right.

Jumi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Jumi won't allow it.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jumi smiles and moves away.

Jumi closes the distance and pushes Hawkins back into the cage.

Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jumi gets tackled into the cage by Hawkins. Hawkins maintains the clinch.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Jumi won't allow it.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
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!
Jumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Jumi has Hawkins pressed against the cage, preventing Hawkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jumi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jumi tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Jumi.

Jumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jumi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Jumi rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
Jumi misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jumi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jumi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jumi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hawkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hawkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Jumi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumi stays in close to Hawkins's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jumi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jumi controls the pace.
Jumi wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Jumi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jumi with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jumi stands and steps away. Hawkins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Hawkins rushes Jumi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jumi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkins.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Jumi.
Hawkins is trying to force a seperation but Jumi has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins shoots for a takedown but Jumi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jumi misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.

Hawkins clinches.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.

Jumi manages to break the clinch.

Hawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Jumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawkins drops back down to his feet.
Hawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jumi walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hawkins clinches up against the cage.

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

Hawkins forces Jumi back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Jumi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jumi tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Jumi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jumi lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Charon Hawkins has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hawkins darts in and clinches Jumi up against the cage.
Hawkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Jumi.
Hawkins jumps guard but Jumi stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jumi.
Jumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jumi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Jumi throws an elbow but misses.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jumi smiles and moves away.

Jumi rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Jumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charon Hawkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Jumi there.
Jumi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawkins shoots in but Jumi avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hawkins moves into range and clinches up with Jumi.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Jumi.
Hawkins has had enough of the clinch but Jumi keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Jumi as the two fighters clinch.
Jumi misses with a knee to the head.
Jumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jumi misses with a knee strike.
Jumi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jumi working aggressively here.
Jumi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins is trying to break the clinch but Jumi has him pressed against the cage.
Jumi gets through Hawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Jumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jukka Jumi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hawkins has closed the distance and engaged Jumi in a clinch.
Hawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jumi walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jumi clinches up with Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Jumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawkins drops back down to his feet.
Jukka Jumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charon Hawkins.
Jumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Hawkins closes the distance and pushes Jumi back into the cage.
Jumi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jumi throws an elbow that misses.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jumi smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hawkins has managed to clinch.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jumi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jumi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Jumi tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jumi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jumi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Jumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hawkins tries to keep at a distance but Jumi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jumi fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jumi smiles and moves away.

Jumi gets tackled into the cage by Hawkins. Hawkins maintains the clinch.
Jumi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Jumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawkins drops back down to his feet.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hawkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hawkins jumps into guard, dragging Jumi to the mat.
Jumi cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
Jumi throws a big right hand that misses.

Jumi stands and steps away. Hawkins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Hawkins rushes Jumi and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jumi misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hawkins moves into the clinch.
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!
Jumi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jumi walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jumi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jumi connects with a nice looking jab.

Hawkins darts in and clinches Jumi up against the cage.
Hawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Hawkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Jumi.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Jumi won't allow it.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jumi smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hawkins darts in and clinches Jumi up against the cage.
Hawkins tries to circle away but Jumi has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Jumi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charon Hawkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hawkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jumi swivels and escapes.
Jumi throws a head kick that misses.

Jumi clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins is trying to break free.
Jumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jumi misses with some punches.
Jumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hawkins pulls guard.

Hawkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jumi defends it easily.
Hawkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jumi trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Jumi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumi controlling from the top position.
Jumi works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Jumi from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Jumi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jumi has managed to get both his arms back between Hawkins's legs - danger averted.
Jumi passes Hawkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.
Jumi moves into full mount! Hawkins won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumi with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jumi landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jumi landing strikes from the mount and Hawkins is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jumi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jumi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jumi raining down shots from the mount!

That has opened up Charon Hawkins's cut even more.
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jumi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

The cut above Charon Hawkins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jumi lands with some strikes.
Jumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hawkins regains half guard.
Jumi is taking a breather. Hawkins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hawkins wants to get back to full guard.

Jumi is looking for a kimura here.

Jumi is looking for a kimura here.
Jukka Jumi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jumi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jumi darts in and clinches Hawkins up against the cage.

Hawkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hawkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jumi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jumi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Charon Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jumi sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Jumi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jumi 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Jumi!
Jukka Jumi retains his middleweight title!