PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominance Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Nimmaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Nimmaki has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Zelditeez
vs
Nimmaki

178 cm
27
142 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominance Zelditeez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Nimmaki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zelditeez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nimmaki is trying to defend but Zelditeez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nimmaki won't allow Zelditeez to pass to mount.
Nimmaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zelditeez .
Zelditeez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nimmaki wants to control but Zelditeez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez is just content to waste time from the top position. Nimmaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zelditeez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nimmaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zelditeez trying to control but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.
Zelditeez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nimmaki keeping full guard, as Zelditeez tries to pass.
Zelditeez looking to sit in guard and control but Nimmaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nimmaki stopping the sweep attempt from Zelditeez .
Nimmaki wanted to stand there but Zelditeez had control of the position.
Zelditeez is pulling down on Nimmaki's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zelditeez is controlling Nimmaki's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Zelditeez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zelditeez throws an elbow but Nimmaki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nimmaki being controlled for a moment.
Nimmaki prevents Zelditeez from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zelditeez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zelditeez trying to control the position but Nimmaki is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nimmaki wants to get back to his feet.
Nimmaki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zelditeez .
Nimmaki trying to remain calm as Zelditeez controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nimmaki prevents Zelditeez from moving into mount.
Zelditeez tries to move to full mount but Nimmaki actually manages to regain half guard.
Zelditeez is stalling here. Nimmaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zelditeez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nimmaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zelditeez tries to improve position but can't.
Zelditeez is trying to control Nimmaki's posture but Nimmaki avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zelditeez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominance Zelditeez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nimmaki enables Zelditeez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nimmaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zelditeez looking to sit in guard and control but Nimmaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zelditeez is on top in guard.

Zelditeez pushing down on Nimmaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zelditeez trying to control from half guard but Nimmaki is working away.
Zelditeez tries to pass to full mount but Nimmaki defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zelditeez is trying to control the action in half guard but Nimmaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zelditeez throwing shots but Nimmaki is blocking nicely.
Zelditeez drops an elbow to the side of Nimmaki's head.
Dominance Zelditeez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zelditeez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Zelditeez wants to pass the guard but Nimmaki is keeping the position.
Zelditeez trying to control but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.
Zelditeez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nimmaki is keeping the position for now.
Zelditeez advances to half guard.
Zelditeez throws a strike but Nimmaki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimmaki keeping moving, preventing Zelditeez from controlling successfully.
Zelditeez content to stall in guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juha Nimmaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Zelditeez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nimmaki keeping full guard, as Zelditeez tries to pass.
Zelditeez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zelditeez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zelditeez is looking to take a break and control but Nimmaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimmaki prevents Zelditeez from improving position.
Zelditeez wants to control but Nimmaki is keeping him busy.
Zelditeez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nimmaki's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zelditeez 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.

Dominance Zelditeez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zelditeez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nimmaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zelditeez .
Zelditeez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimmaki can do to turn this around?
Zelditeez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zelditeez is working hard here to advance position.
Zelditeez looking to sit in guard and control but Nimmaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zelditeez holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zelditeez controlling Nimmaki's posture.
Nimmaki tries to stand but Zelditeez is controlling from the bottom.
Zelditeez is pulling down on Nimmaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Nimmaki, at least for the moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Zelditeez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zelditeez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nimmaki is avoiding damage well.
Zelditeez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zelditeez trying to control the action but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.
Zelditeez grinds an elbow into Nimmaki's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nimmaki is trying to escape the position but Zelditeez is controlling the position.
Zelditeez scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nimmaki defending against the ground and pound.
Zelditeez tries to advance to mount but Nimmaki denies him.
Zelditeez taking a break here but Nimmaki is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nimmaki taking some punishment here, with Zelditeez in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zelditeez wants to pass to mount but Nimmaki is defending the position.
Juha Nimmaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominance Zelditeez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zelditeez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominance Zelditeez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelditeez 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominance Zelditeez !