PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pimba (ranked 2678 p4p, 5879 weight class) and Peetu Tam (ranked 369 p4p, 680 weight class). Javier Pimba had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pimba
vs
Tam

173 cm
31
227
11 - 10 - 0

198 cm
33
255
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pimba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam throws a leg kick which misses Pimba's front leg but catches the back leg as Pimba tries to avoid it.
Pimba lands a jab to Tam's midsection.

Tam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tam trying to control but Pimba is working from the bottom.

Pimba is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pimba being controlled against the ropes.

Pimba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Pimba.
Tam slips a jab and a cross from Pimba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tam drives through with a takedown into Pimba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tam trying to control but Pimba is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam is stalling in the full guard.
Pimba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tam on the ground.
Pimba keeping moving, preventing Tam from controlling successfully.
Tam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pimba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like Tam might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tam working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pimba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tam thumps Pimba with a low kick.
Tam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tam throws a leg kick but Pimba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tam explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tam scores with a leg kick.
Tam lands a jab to Pimba's midsection.

Pimba gets caught flat footed, as Tam shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pimba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pimba keeping moving, preventing Tam from controlling successfully.
Tam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pimba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pimba keeping moving, preventing Tam from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Pimba misses with a wild combination.
Tam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pimba went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pimba throws a right hand that Tam ducks under and follows up with a left that Tam also avoids with ease.
Tam scores with a spinning back kick!
Tam throws a head kick that Pimba semi-blocks.

It looks like Javier Pimba has been cut.
Pimba misses with a two punch combination.
Pimba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pimba misses with a lunging right hand
and Tam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Javier Pimba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peetu Tam.
Pimba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pimba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Javier Pimba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pimba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Javier Pimba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pimba takes a swing at Tam's ribcage but misses.
Tam throws a big counter head kick but Pimba avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peetu Tam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Pimba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pimba misses with a double jab

and Tam counters by clinching up.

Pimba breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tam.
Tam looks for a takedown but Pimba sprawls well.
Javier Pimba is winning the standup battle so far.
Pimba misses with a body shot.
Tam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tam lands with a kick to the temple. Pimba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pimba misses with a wild combination.
Pimba is looking to wear down Tam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pimba misses with a two punch combination.
Javier Pimba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pimba defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Pimba misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimba throws a right and a left that Tam avoids nicely.
Tam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Pimba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tam doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Tam connects with a high kick.
Pimba lands with a straight right. Tam didn't see that one coming.
Pimba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tam looks to score with a jab to the body but Pimba is just out of range.
Pimba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pimba misses with an uppercut
and Tam counters with a nice uppercut.

Javier Pimba's cut is getting worse.
Tam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Pimba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pimba misses with a two punch combination.
Pimba misses with a combination
and Tam counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pimba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pimba's guard.
Tam controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tam postures up in Pimba's guard and throws a big left but Pimba blocks it.
Tam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tam with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pimba being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tam dodges the punch combination from Pimba.
Pimba misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pimba throws a big counter combination but Tam scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tam scores with a leg kick.
Tam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Javier Pimba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peetu Tam.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tam is defended easily by Pimba.
A good leg kick by Tam.
Pimba misses with a hook.
Pimba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pimba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tam circles away quickly and effectively.
Tam connects with an inside leg kick.
Tam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Tam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tam lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tam is controlling the pace.
Tam wants to take a breather but Pimba is having none of it.
Tam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tam trying to control the pace.
Pimba is staying active underneath Tam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peetu Tam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tam misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Tam.
Pimba misses with a double jab.
Tam shoots for a double leg takedown but Pimba sprawls well. He's pushed Tam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pimba checks a low kick from Tam.
Pimba misses with a double jab.
Pimba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pimba.
Good leg kick by Tam.
Tam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pimba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tam punishes Pimba's body with a nice straight punch.
Pimba scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pimba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pimba's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pimba to the mat! Pimba manages to get full guard.
Tam slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam cracks Pimba with a big right hand but Pimba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tam cracks Pimba with a big right hand but Pimba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pimba taking a bit of punishment here - Tam scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pimba's face as Tam controls the position.
Pimba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pimba tries to get out of the position.
Tam trying to control the action but Pimba is working from the bottom.
Tam in side control, throwing shots but Pimba defends.
Tam moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tam wants to control but Pimba is keeping him busy.
Javier Pimba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peetu Tam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimba being controlled for a moment.
Let's hope that Tam has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tam.
Tam works to advance to full mount. Pimba defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tam controlling the pace for now.
Peetu Tam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tam thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tam cracks Pimba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tam lands with some strikes.

Javier Pimba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tam with good strikes from the mount here!
Tam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Tam.
Tam is continuing to stall.
Pimba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Jeez, Javier Pimba's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Javier Pimba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peetu Tam!
An out of breath Peetu Tam thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.