PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 521 p4p, 487 weight class) and Eero Jukola (ranked 44 p4p, 38 weight class). Zemin comes to the cage accompanied by 부모님 은혜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zemin
vs
Jukola

169 cm
28
135
16 - 10 - 0

165 cm
41
148
33 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eero Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola throws a half hearted mid kick.

Zemin clinches up with Jukola and pushes him back against the cage.
Jukola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jukola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Jukola on the inside.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.

Jukola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eero Jukola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jukola throws out the jab.
Jukola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zemin has closed the distance and engaged Jukola in a clinch.

Jukola breaks from the clinch.
Zemin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zemin duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jukola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zemin.
Zemin misses with the combination.
Jukola circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Jukola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Jukola keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Jukola misses the target.
Jukola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zemin at a distance.
Zemin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jukola circles away.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Zemin is looking for a counter combo.
Zemin avoids a kick to the body.

Zemin clinches with his opponent.
Jukola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jukola misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jukola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jukola effectively controlling the action here.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Jukola.
Jukola lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin lands an uppercut.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jukola misses with the head strike.
Jukola misses with a body punch.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jukola blocks it with crossed arms.

Jukola breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jukola rushes Zemin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin pushes Jukola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Jukola blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zemin throws an elbow but misses.
Jukola pushes Zemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jukola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jukola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jukola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but Jukola blocks it.
Zemin misses with a knee strike.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jukola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.

Jukola breaks from the clinch.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Jukola circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws out a powerful jab.
Zemin tries to clinch but Jukola is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jukola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukola swings for the body but Zemin moves out of range.
Jukola swats away the attempt to clinch by Zemin.
Zemin is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Jukola.
Jukola scores with a punch to the head.
Jukola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jukola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zemin.
Jukola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zemin at a distance.
Zemin fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Jukola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jukola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jukola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zemin throws a nice looking combination but Jukola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eero Jukola seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jukola tries to keep at a distance but Zemin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jukola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jukola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jukola gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jukola swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Jukola.
Jukola throws a head punch that misses.
Jukola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Jukola looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jukola breaks from the clinch.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Jukola keeps it at a distance.
Jukola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jukola works Zemin's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola misses with a body shot
enabling Zemin to counter with a crisp jab.
Zemin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zemin scores with the left hand. Jukola knows he should have avoided that one.
Jukola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Zemin clinches up with Jukola and pushes him back against the cage.
Jukola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Zemin.
Jukola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jukola avoids it.
Zemin managing to block the knees to the body from Jukola.
A short left from Jukola.
A short body shot lands from Jukola as the two fighters clinch.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eero Jukola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Zemin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jukola is trying to break the clinch but Zemin is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Jukola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Jukola.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zemin wants to stall.
Jukola lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zemin.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jukola can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Jukola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Jukola blocks with his arms.
Jukola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.
Zemin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zemin missing with knees to the body.
Jukola misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Jukola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jukola blocking some punches.
Jukola has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Jukola misses with the head strike.
Jukola lands a body punch.
Zemin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jukola is keeping busy.
Jukola misses with some punches.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jukola tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Jukola.
Jukola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jukola can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Jukola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Jukola.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jukola blocks it with crossed arms.
Jukola dodges an elbow strike from Zemin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin tries a knee to the head but Jukola blocks it.
Jukola tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Good body shot from Jukola.
Jukola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jukola misses with an elbow strike.
Jukola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jukola has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Jukola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jukola is defending well for now.
Jukola misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin takes a shot to the head.
Zemin misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Jukola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Jukola.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jukola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jukola cracks Zemin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jukola throws a jab but it's blocked by Zemin.
Jukola misses with a straight right.

Zemin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin connects with a knee to the head.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Jukola misses with a body punch.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but Jukola blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Jukola blocks with his arms.
Jukola tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Jukola back against the cage.
Jukola takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jukola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
A short right from Jukola on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jukola breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Jukola pushes him off.
Jukola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Unang Zemin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jukola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zemin moves forwards but Jukola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Zemin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jukola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Jukola keeps it at a distance.
Jukola let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jukola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jukola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zemin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zemin tries to clinch there but Jukola circles away.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jukola circles away.
Jukola misses with a low kick as Zemin jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Zemin blocks the leg kick.
Zemin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zemin tries to clinch but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Zemin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Zemin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zemin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jukola scores with a jab to the body.
Jukola keeps the fight on the outside.
Jukola connects with a jab.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukola throws a sloppy head kick and Zemin moves out of range easily.
Zemin is looking for a counter combo.
Jukola has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zemin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Zemin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jukola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zemin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jukola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jukola circles away.
A little jabbing left from Jukola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zemin throws a big counter combination but Jukola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jukola misses with a body kick.
Zemin walks into a left hand.
Jukola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zemin under the eye.
Zemin is looking to clinch.
Jukola misses the jab.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Jukola keeps it at a distance.
Jukola blocks a head kick by Zemin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zemin. Jukola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Jukola pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola connects with a right hand. Zemin shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola doesn't manage to clinch there - Zemin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukola misses with a hook.
Jukola misses with a straight left.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Jukola lands with an overhand left.
Zemin wants to clinch.
Jukola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zemin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Unang Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eero Jukola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zemin fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eero Jukola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eero Jukola!
Eero Jukola decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.