PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lim
vs
sir

195 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sunny Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jake sir!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and sir moves out of range easily.
sir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but sir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim tries to clinch up but sir circles away and keeps his distance.
sir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lim.
sir avoids a kick to the body.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
sir tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
sir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lim lands a high kick!
sir avoids the head kick by Lim.

sir feints and as Lim raises his hands in defense, sir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
sir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
sir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lim's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
sir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two 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.

sir stands and steps away. Lim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
sir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Sunny Lim has been cut.
Lim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lim is breathing heavily.
Lim has his takedown stuffed

and sir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
sir sitting in guard here, content to control.

sir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lim, up you get!
Lim blocks a low kick nicely.
Lim misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

sir moves into the clinch.
Lim wants a takedown.

sir manages to pull guard.
sir seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
sir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lim manages to get himself to full guard.

sir gets to his feet. Lim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lim throws a lazy head kick
and sir counters with a left and a right that stings Lim.
sir works Lim's body with a nice hook.
sir throws a series of punches but Lim avoids them all with ease.

sir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sir taking a breather here.

sir has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim shoots and misses

and sir counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunny Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
sir tries to break the clinch but Lim is controlling the position.

sir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice combination there by sir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jake sir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sunny Lim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

sir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lim doesn't succeed with the takedown

and sir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lim won't be happy with that.

sir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and sir moves into the clinch.

sir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sir throws a leg kick which misses Lim's front leg but catches the back leg as Lim tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from sir.
Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
sir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sir.
Lim sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by sir. sir obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

sir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

sir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lim gets a takedown into half guard.
Lim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for sir on the ground.

Lim stands up out of the half guard.
sir blocks a head kick by Lim.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick
and sir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lim dodges the punch combination from sir.
Lim scores with a nice body kick.
Lim misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. sir catches Lim right on the button with a cross.
Lim throws a front kick that sends sir stumbling back into the cage.
sir moves in looking to clinch but Lim pushes him off.

sir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lim sprawls well initially but sir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sir trying to control the action but Lim is working from the bottom.
Lim wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sir not doing much here.

sir stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lim to get to his feet.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four 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.
A solid body kick from Lim.
Lim throws a lazy head kick
and sir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lim shoots in but sir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunny Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

sir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
sir scores with punches from side control.
sir working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
sir wants to control but Lim is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, sir asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jake sir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sunny Lim's cut.
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!

Lim throws a sloppy head kick and sir moves out of range easily.
Lim doesn't succeed with the takedown

and sir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lim breaks the clinch.
Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Lim tries for a takedown but sir circles away easily
and sir counters with a straight right hand.
sir stalks Lim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lim's face. Lim staggers backwards, shaken.
sir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

sir manages to pull guard.
sir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lim is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

sir is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Lim frees his head nicely. Oh but sir has switched to an armbar! Lim is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). jake sir!