PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Jam (ranked 2509 p4p, 1876 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 317 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jam
vs
Peramaki

175 cm
22
175
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
170
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Peramaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peramaki wants to counter with a clinch but Jam pushes him away.
Jam definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Peramaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jam working aggressively here.
Peramaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jam tries to circle away but Peramaki has him pinned against the cage.
Jam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jam is trying to break free.

Jam breaks from the clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Peramaki closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Jam counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peramaki closes the distance and clinches.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Jam holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Peramaki lands with a light punch inside.
Jam pushes Peramaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Jam holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Toe Jam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.

Jam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peramaki moves away from the strike by Jam.
Peramaki tries to counter with a clinch but Jam shakes him off and moves away.
Peramaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Peramaki closes the distance and clinches.

Jam breaks from the clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Jam moves away
letting Jam counter with a right hand.

Peramaki moves into the clinch.
Peramaki has Jam pressed against the cage, preventing Jam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jam has had enough of the clinch but Peramaki keeps him there for the moment.
Jam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peramaki has him pressed against the cage.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Jam has him pressed against the cage.

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

Peramaki rushes Jam and presses him up against the cage.

Jam breaks the clinch.
Peramaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Jam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Peramaki rushes Jam and presses him up against the cage.

Peramaki jumps into guard, dragging Jam to the mat.
Jam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peramaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jam is looking to stand up but Peramaki won't let him.

Peramaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peramaki on the ground.
Jam is looking to stand up but Peramaki won't let him.

Peramaki looking for a guillotine here but Jam defends easily.
Jam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peramaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peramaki's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kimmo Peramaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peramaki cracks Jam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peramaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jam misses the target.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki darts in trying to clinch
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peramaki wants to clinch
enabling Jam to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peramaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Peramaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toe Jam is winning the standup battle so far.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jam to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peramaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jam fails to land.

Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Jam.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Jam circles away.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
Jam throwing a counter right hand but Peramaki manages to avoid it.
Jam ducks right into an uppercut from Peramaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam throwing a counter right hand but Peramaki manages to avoid it.
Jam throws a hook to the side of Peramaki's head but Peramaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Jam staying out of range there.
It looked like Jam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jam stuns Peramaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Peramaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Jam moves away
and Jam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Jam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Jam circles away.
Jam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peramaki can do to turn this around?
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Jam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peramaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peramaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Peramaki clinches up with Jam and pushes him back against the cage.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jam just stands there and leans against the cage.

Peramaki drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toe Jam dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Peramaki tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.

Peramaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peramaki jumps guard but Jam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Jam won't allow it.
Peramaki jumps guard but Jam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toe Jam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimmo Peramaki.

Jam manages to break the clinch.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Peramaki closes the distance and clinches.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peramaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kimmo Peramaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jam tries to break the clinch but Peramaki is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam wants to get back to striking at distance but Peramaki won't allow it.
Jam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
Peramaki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Jam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Jam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jam pushes Peramaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam digs a right hand underneath Peramaki's ribcage. Peramaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Jam.
Peramaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Jam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Jam.

Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peramaki darts in trying to clinch
and Jam counters with a nice body shot.
Jam lands a jab to the nose.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.
It looked like Jam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peramaki tries to clinch up

and Jam counters with a nice right hand that sends Peramaki toppling to the canvas! Peramaki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jam finish him?!

Peramaki is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Peramaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Peramaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Jam misses its target.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Peramaki throws a looping overhand right but Jam ducks down to avoid it.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
Peramaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Peramaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jam misses.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peramaki blocks a jab.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.

Jam tries to keep at a distance but Peramaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jam is trying to force a seperation but Peramaki has the dominant position.
Jam is looking to break free of the clinch but Peramaki has double underhooks.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Jam forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Jam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
It looked like Jam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toe Jam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toe Jam!
Toe Jam thanked the fans post fight for their support.