PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantor Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blow Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, -. Jimmy has chosen Take a lick as his entrance music. Blow Jimmy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ubereem
vs
Jimmy

200 cm
28
276 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

200 cm
28
285 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blow Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Blow Jimmy has been cut.
Ubereem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jimmy with a hook.
Ubereem misses with a straight left.

Jimmy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ubereem is trying to defend but Jimmy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ubereem wants to improve his position but Jimmy is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimmy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ubereem is refusing to be controlled, as Jimmy sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jimmy in particular looking to stall.
Ubereem regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ubereem wants to stand and escape but Jimmy is having none of it.
Jimmy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ubereem looking to control.
Ubereem wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ubereem holds on and takes a little breather.

Jimmy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ubereem has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jimmy has managed to get both his arms back between Ubereem's legs - danger averted.
Jimmy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ubereem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jimmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jimmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ubereem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is trying to keep Jimmy in close.
Ubereem looking to control but Jimmy passes into half guard.
Jimmy prevents Ubereem from improving his position.
Ubereem wants to control but Jimmy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jimmy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ubereem wants to control but Jimmy is keeping busy.
Jimmy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy wants to control but Ubereem is keeping him busy.
Jimmy slows the pace down in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses
letting Jimmy counter with a right hand.
Ubereem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ubereem tried to score with a low kick but Jimmy checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Ubereem.
Jimmy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ubereem, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jimmy moves into the clinch successfully.
Ubereem misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gigantor Ubereem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blow Jimmy's cut.
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.

Jimmy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jimmy.
Jimmy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ubereem is trying to push Jimmy away but Jimmy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ubereem has a couple of punches blocked by Jimmy.
Jimmy scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Gigantor Ubereem has been cut.
Jimmy blocks a body shot from Ubereem.
Ubereem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jimmy just leaning against Ubereem, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ubereem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ubereem misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimmy.
Ubereem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem lands a shot to the body.
Jimmy is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ubereem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubereem working aggressively here.
Ubereem lands a shoulder strike.
Ubereem pushes Jimmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ubereem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ubereem.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimmy.
Jimmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ubereem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem has a couple of punches blocked by Jimmy.
A short uppercut from Ubereem.
Ubereem misses with the head strike.
Ubereem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ubereem lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
Ubereem working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ubereem breaks from the clinch.
Jimmy throws a push kick but Ubereem slaps the foot to one side.
Jimmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy misses with a leg kick
and Ubereem counters with a big head kick but Jimmy shrugs it off.
Ubereem misses with a right hand
and Jimmy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jimmy has time to react.

That has opened up Blow Jimmy's cut even more.
Jimmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubereem.
Ubereem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gigantor Ubereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jimmy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ubereem is trying to defend but Jimmy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ubereem is looking to improve his position.
Jimmy prevents Ubereem from standing back up.
Jimmy is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ubereem reverses the position - he's now on top in Jimmy's guard.
Jimmy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy wants to control the pace but Ubereem is squirming around nicely.
Ubereem can't escape the position.
Jimmy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jimmy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ubereem wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimmy scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigantor Ubereem dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ubereem lands a right hook to the body.
Jimmy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jimmy clinches with his opponent.
Ubereem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimmy's elbow.
Ubereem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ubereem misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ubereem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimmy'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.
Jimmy tries to pull guard but Ubereem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy is struggling to control the position.
Ubereem lands a left hand.
Ubereem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ubereem lands a nice uppercut.

Ubereem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ubereem misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimmy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ubereem throws a leg kick but Jimmy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jimmy connects with a solid leg kick.
Ubereem throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimmy.
Ubereem looks to land a right hand but Jimmy moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ubereem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jimmy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ubereem scrambles back to his feet.
Ubereem wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
Ubereem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ubereem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ubereem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimmy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jimmy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ubereem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Jimmy's corner calls for a 1-2. Jimmy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jimmy moves out of range of the body kick.
Jimmy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimmy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy stuns Ubereem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ubereem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jimmy checks it well.
Ubereem checks a low kick from Jimmy.
Jimmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ubereem.
Ubereem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimmy.
Jimmy checks a low kick from Ubereem.
Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Jimmy moves out of range easily.
Jimmy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ubereem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jimmy scrambles back to his feet.

Jimmy moves into the clinch.
Ubereem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimmy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ubereem or not.
Ubereem misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Jimmy avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Ubereem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jimmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jimmy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jimmy tries a body shot but Ubereem blocks it.
Gigantor Ubereem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ubereem being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gigantor Ubereem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ubereem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigantor Ubereem!
A very excited looking Gigantor Ubereem rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.