PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Jimara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name. . Speed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thé à la Menthe / La Caution - Instrumental . 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?

Jimara
vs
Speed

177 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 4 - 2

180 cm
30
162 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Santi Jimara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Speed!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Jimara.
Speed's corner calls for a 1-2. Speed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jimara at a distance.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed lands a jab to Jimara's midsection.
Jimara throws a low kick but Speed avoids it.
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!
Speed misses with a looping left.
Jimara throws a head kick that misses.
Speed throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jimara to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed throws the left hand but Jimara avoids the punch easily.
Jimara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimara scores with a nice strike.

Speed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jimara looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
Jimara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Jimara is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jimara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Speed breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Jimara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Jimara lands the left hand.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimara was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Jimara defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from Jimara.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Speed breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jimara. Beautiful body shot.
Jimara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimara.
Speed blocks a head kick by Jimara.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimara.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Jimara slips the punch.
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jimara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Speed scrambles back to his feet.
Speed clobbers Jimara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jimara closes the distance and pushes Speed back into the cage.
Jimara is struggling to control the position.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Speed.
A short right from Jimara.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimara controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
A left hand lands to the body for Speed.

Speed manages to break the clinch.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Len Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed throws a head kick but Jimara moves out of range.
Jimara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speed checks it well.
Speed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jimara scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Speed.
Jimara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Speed misses with a body punch
and Jimara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jimara lands a nice looking body kick.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Speed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jimara misses with the head strike.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Jimara swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Jimara.

Speed manages to break the clinch.

Jimara forces Speed back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jimara breaks from the clinch.
Speed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimara connects with a solid leg kick.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimara.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speed's calf.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jimara throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
Jimara keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Jimara moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Speed throws the left hand but Jimara avoids the punch easily.
Speed throws a series of punches but Jimara avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Len Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Speed.
Speed lands a jab to Jimara's midsection.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Jimara.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Speed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
Speed jabs at Jimara's body.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jimara defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jimara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jimara is looking to control Speed's arms but Speed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jimara has his back to the cage.
Jimara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jimara stalling in the clinch but Speed improves position.

Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimara slips under a jab.
Jimara misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimara. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed scores with a nice head shot.
Speed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimara's head.
Jimara dips to his left and cracks Speed with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
Jimara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Len Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimara manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed throws a right hand that Jimara ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimara also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jimara moves into the clinch.
Jimara stalling against the cage.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Jimara controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed prevents a body shot from Jimara.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jimara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimara cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.

Jimara instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jimara.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jimara.
Jimara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jimara.
Speed prevents Jimara from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Speed breaks from the clinch.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimara.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Speed checks a leg kick nicely.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimara slips under a jab.
Speed avoids the head kick by Jimara.
Jimara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speed is looking to clinch.
Jimara throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimara throws a nice looking combination but Speed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jimara pushes Speed up against the cage in a clinch.

Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Speed.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimara throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Jimara scores with a nice body kick.
Jimara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jimara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
Jimara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jimara counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Len Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Speed doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimara circles away.
Jimara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed lands with a nice combination. Jimara backs away looking to recover.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimara manages to avoid it.
Speed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jimara on the side of the head.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Speed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimara doesn't seem phased though.
Speed staying out of range there.
Speed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed moves out of range of the leg kick from Jimara.
Speed cracks Jimara with a good jab.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimara moves away.
Speed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Jimara is rocked!

Jimara clinches with his opponent.
Oh Jimara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimara lands a shoulder strike.
Jimara seems to have got his legs back now.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Jimara is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara misses with a punch to the body.
Jimara lands a shoulder strike.

Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed lands a nice hook to Jimara's body. Jimara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speed sizes up Jimara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Speed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Jimara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed throws an overhand right that lands on Jimara's shoulder, as Jimara tries to avoid the shot.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Speed. That snapped Jimara's head back.
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jimara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimara misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Santi Jimara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed connects with a right hand. Jimara shakes it off.
Speed misses with a body shot
and Jimara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed misses the shot to the body.

Jimara moves into the clinch.
Speed is trying to break free.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed working aggressively here.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimara lands an uppercut.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jimara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jimara.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jimara.

Jimara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Jimara lands with a shot to the body.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jimara.

Jimara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jimara pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Speed.

Jimara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jimara moves into the clinch successfully.
Jimara lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed lands a body shot in the clinch.

Speed manages to break the clinch.
Speed works the jab nicely.
A big right from Speed misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimara misses with a head kick.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Jimara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Jimara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jimara lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
Jimara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Speed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Jimara fails to land.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimara.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santi Jimara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed avoids a wild elbow strike from Jimara.
Jimara swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Len Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speed 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Speed!
Len Speed took some time post fight to say the following; 'Winning sure is fun. I should try it more often!'.