PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Baroni
vs
Jamm

191 cm
27
208 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
29
225 lbs
11 - 0 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamm swings widly with a right hand
and Baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jamm misses with a hook.
Baroni throws a hook but Jamm blocks it.
Jamm throws a head kick that misses.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamm moves away.
Jamm counters with a body kick.
Jamm misses with a straight left.
Baroni is looking to clinch but Jamm is avoiding it.
Jamm misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Baroni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jamm shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baroni is trying to defend but Jamm finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jamm stalling away here and it's allowed Baroni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jamm preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm advances to half guard.
Jamm trying to control the action but Baroni is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jamm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baroni trying to hold on to Jamm's head to control him but Jamm postures up.
Jamm sitting and controlling from the half 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.
Baroni manages to get to full guard.
Baroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jamm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baroni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jamm connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Jamm.
Jamm throws a poor cross that misses
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Jamm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamm is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jamm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baroni if he has to take too many more of those.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni wants to slow Jamm down by chopping away at his legs.
Jamm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jamm throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroni walks into a straight right hand from Jamm.
Baroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Baroni tries to move into range but Jamm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baroni scores with a head kick. Jamm tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baroni takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamm throws a lazy uppercut
letting Baroni counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baroni is able to avoid easily.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
Baroni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baroni misses with a lunging right hand
and Jamm counters with a solid body kick.
Jamm swings for the body but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni checks a low kick from Jamm.
An inside leg kick lands from Jamm.
Jamm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jamm counters with a body kick that stops Baroni in his tracks momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Jamm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baroni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jamm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Baroni misses.
Jamm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Jamm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baroni swings for the body but Jamm moves out of range.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick from Jamm.
Baroni moves in looking to clinch but Jamm pushes him off.
Jamm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jamm lands a leg kick that knocks Baroni off balance momentarily.
Baroni slips a jab from Jamm.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jamm. Jamm obviously looking to wear him down.
Baroni misses with a hook. Jamm ducked under it nicely.
Baroni misses with a body punch
letting Jamm counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni checks a low kick from Jamm.
A low kick from Jamm misses
and Baroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baroni throwing a counter right hand but Jamm manages to avoid it.
Baroni looks to land a right hand but Jamm moved out of range.
Jamm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body. Baroni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baroni lands with a hook. Jamm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jamm.
Baroni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Jamm.
Baroni loads up on a big right hand but Jamm slips the punch.
Jonah Jamm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jamm, right into the meat.
Jamm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroni.
Baroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baroni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baroni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baroni throws a shot from downtown. Jamm moves away and avoids it.
Jamm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jamm scrambles back to his feet.
Jamm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jamm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jamm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baroni counters with a straight right hand.
Baroni tries to clinch there but Jamm circles away.
Jamm feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Jamm.
Jamm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baroni moves out of range as Jamm throws a body kick.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Jamm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamm throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamm misses with a wild body shot.
Jamm fails with the takedown.
Baroni looks to throw the jab but Jamm is out of range.
Baroni moves out of range of the leg kick from Jamm.
Baroni takes one to the chin there.
Baroni misses with a hook.
Jamm throws out a counter right but Baroni avoids it with no problem.
Jamm defending well as Baroni loads up on a big left hand.
Jamm throws a solid leg kick but Baroni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jamm.
Baroni throws a lazy right hand but Jamm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baroni avoids a kick to the body.
Jamm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamm.
Baroni misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jamm to score with a decent uppercut.
Baroni cracks Jamm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jamm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Jamm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baroni doesn't seem phased though.
Jamm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baronis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baroni throws a looping overhand right but Jamm ducks down to avoid it.
Jamm thumps Baroni with a low kick.
Baroni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jamm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. Jamm saw that one coming.
Jamm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jamm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Jamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Jamm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baroni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jamm.
Jamm connects with a right hand. Baroni shakes it off.
Jamm lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baroni. Jamm shrugs it off though.
Jamm throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Jamm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jamm.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Jamm as he connects with a hook.
Jamm moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Baroni.
Baroni throws a jab when Jamm was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Jamm counters with a leg kick.
Baroni lands a jab to the nose.
Baroni moves in looking to clinch but Jamm pushes him off.
Jamm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Good shot there by Baroni.
Jamm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni loads up on a big right hand but Jamm slips the punch.
Baroni throws a hook to the side of Jamm's head but Jamm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamm lands a body shot.
Baroni swings widly with a right hand
and Jamm counters with a body kick.
Jamm throws a leg kick which misses Baroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Baroni tries to avoid it.
Jamm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baroni's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jamm. That snapped Baroni's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamm moves away.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Jamm.
Baroni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jamm. Jamm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baroni tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Jamm thumps Baroni with a low kick.
Jamm tries to score with a low kick but Baroni moves his leg out of the way.
Baroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamm manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Jamm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Jamm.
Baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jamm throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
Baroni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baroni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a big shot that misses.
Baroni moves away from the strike by Jamm.
Jamm tests Baroni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. Jamm saw that one coming.
Jamm misses with a body kick.
Jamm scores with a leg kick.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but Jamm moved out of range nicely.
Jamm drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baroni defends it well.
Tommaso Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baroni misses with a looping right.
Baroni moves out of range as Jamm strikes.
Jamm throws a push kick but Baroni slaps the foot to one side.
Baroni throwing a counter right hand but Jamm manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamm misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Jamm finds it's target.
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni misses with an uppercut
and Jamm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Jamm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Jamm.
Jamm lands a front kick.
Baroni misses with a hook
and Jamm counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jamm.

Tommaso Baroni's cut is getting worse.
Jamm dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
Jonah Jamm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baroni checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Jamm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jamm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Jamm!
An out of breath Jonah Jamm thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.