PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juha Nimmaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Llorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Juha Nimmaki has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Juha Nimmaki seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nimmaki
vs
Llorent

170 cm
24
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

174 cm
24
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Nimmaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Llorent!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimmaki tries to clinch but Llorent moves out of range.
Nimmaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nimmaki throws a body punch but Llorent moves out of range.

Llorent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nimmaki to the mat! Nimmaki manages to get full guard.
Llorent is looking to work some ground and pound but Nimmaki has wrist control.
Nimmaki seems keen to control Llorent's posture.
Nimmaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Llorent is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llorent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nimmaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Llorent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llorent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nimmaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Llorent trying to control but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Nimmaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Llorent to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Llorent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Llorent throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llorent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Llorent trying to control the position from guard on top but Nimmaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nimmaki managing to control the position.
Nimmaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Llorent is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimmaki moves in looking to clinch but Llorent pushes him off.
Nimmaki is looking to clinch but Llorent is avoiding it.

Nimmaki closes the distance and pushes Llorent back into the cage.

Llorent is trying to trip Nimmaki. He has hold of a leg but Nimmaki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Llorent persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Llorent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Llorent is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nimmaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Llorent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nimmaki keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Llorent is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nimmaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Llorent scoring with punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llorent is looking to take a break and control but Nimmaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Llorent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nimmaki instigates a clinch.
Llorent blocks an elbow strike from Nimmaki.
Nimmaki just leaning against Llorent, taking a breather.

Llorent gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Llorent is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Llorent is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nimmaki is just riding it out for now. Llorent eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimmaki wants to control but Llorent is keeping busy.
Nimmaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Llorent.
Llorent is just content to waste time from the top position. Nimmaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Llorent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Llorent looking to pass the guard.
Llorent throws a strike but Nimmaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Llorent trying to keep a closed guard but Nimmaki is proving a slippery customer.

Llorent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Llorent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nimmaki defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llorent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Llorent isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nimmaki stacks Llorent on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nimmaki!
Llorent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Llorent is looking to regain half guard here but Nimmaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Xavier Llorent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Llorent is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Llorent looks to move to half guard but instead Nimmaki has passed into mount! Damn!
Llorent wants to hold on but Nimmaki pushes him away.
Llorent is looking to improve his position but Nimmaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Llorent is trying to reverse the position but instead Nimmaki has taken his back - oops!
Llorent is breathing heavily.
Nimmaki is hanging on to Llorent's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nimmaki gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!

Nimmaki closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Nimmaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Llorent blocks a leg kick.
Llorent feints the counter takedown.

Nimmaki gets a clinch.

Llorent gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Llorent is trying to work for a kimura but Nimmaki is defending well.
Llorent is taking a breather. Nimmaki 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Llorent is working for a kimura but Nimmaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Llorent wants to take a breather but Nimmaki is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nimmaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Llorent.
Llorent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Llorent is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Llorent scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Llorent is looking for a kimura but Nimmaki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Llorent to get the leverage.
Llorent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Llorent trying to mount his opponent but Nimmaki defends it.
Llorent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nimmaki is trying to stand.
Nimmaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Llorent.
Nimmaki is staying active underneath Llorent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llorent throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nimmaki to regain full guard.
Nimmaki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nimmaki throws a body punch but Llorent moves out of range.
And Llorent tries to counter it with a takedown but Nimmaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Llorent swats away the attempt to clinch by Nimmaki.
Llorent doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nimmaki wants to clinch up but Llorent keeps it at a distance.
Llorent feints the counter takedown.
Juha Nimmaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nimmaki gets a clinch.

Llorent is trying to trip Nimmaki. He has hold of a leg but Nimmaki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Llorent persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llorent wants to control from the top but Nimmaki keeps moving.
Llorent is looking to pass into half guard but Nimmaki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nimmaki is in guard.

Llorent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nimmaki is aware though and is defending well.
Nimmaki preventing the sweep.

Llorent working for a triangle but Nimmaki defends it easily.

Nimmaki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Llorent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Llorent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Llorent!