PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Stormbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juhani Jarvela struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Red Stormbolt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stormbolt
vs
Jarvela

178 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Stormbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jarvela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jarvela controls Stormbolt momentarily but Stormbolt frees himself.
Stormbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jarvela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Jarvela has wrist control.
Stormbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stormbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stormbolt works over Jarvela with some ground and pound from guard.
Jarvela keeping moving, preventing Stormbolt from controlling successfully.
Jarvela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarvela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stormbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Jarvela's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jarvela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt landing with the ground and pound.
Stormbolt landing some decent shots from guard.
Stormbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jarvela is working an open guard so Stormbolt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Stormbolt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.
Stormbolt working over Jarvela with some ground and pound. Jarvela looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stormbolt connects with a nice short shot to Jarvela's temple.
Stormbolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stormbolt slips a nice elbow through Jarvela's hands, connecting with Jarvela's forehead.
Jarvela looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.

Stormbolt gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Stormbolt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stormbolt connects with a couple of short punches.
Stormbolt works over Jarvela with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stormbolt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stormbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stormbolt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stormbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stormbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stormbolt working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stormbolt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stormbolt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stormbolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarvela's head.
Stormbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Stormbolt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jarvela throws a poor cross that misses

and Stormbolt counters with a takedown into side control.
Stormbolt working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Stormbolt scoring with punches from side control.
Stormbolt landing strikes.
Stormbolt working the head with strikes.
Jarvela is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jarvela takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound.
Jarvela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stormbolt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Stormbolt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jarvela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jarvela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stormbolt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jarvela is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stormbolt connects with a decent elbow.
Jarvela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stormbolt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stormbolt in side control lands a decent elbow.

Stormbolt decides to stand back up. Stormbolt steps back and let's Jarvela get back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Jarvela misses

and Stormbolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jarvela's guard.
Stormbolt is pushing down on Jarvela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jarvela is fighting to maintain full guard but Stormbolt has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Stormbolt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stormbolt dives in and scores a takedown into Jarvela's guard.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt is working Jarvela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stormbolt stands up over Jarvela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stormbolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jarvela's guard.
Stormbolt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stormbolt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stormbolt is trying to control. Jarvela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stormbolt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stormbolt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jarvela is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Stormbolt.
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt working the head and body with strikes.
Stormbolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stormbolt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stormbolt lands with a punch from half guard.
Stormbolt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarvela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stormbolt connects with a nice short shot to Jarvela's temple.
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.
Stormbolt controlling the action here.
Stormbolt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stormbolt uses his free foot to push down on Jarvela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jarvela.
Red Stormbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stormbolt lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt lands a big shot there that rocks Jarvela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stormbolt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jarvela?
Stormbolt cracks Jarvela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stormbolt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stormbolt lands a big elbow.
Stormbolt cracks Jarvela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jarvela is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stormbolt landing shots from mount.
Jarvela is still in real trouble! Can Stormbolt finish him?
Jarvela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stormbolt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jarvela seems to have recovered his senses.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound effectively.
Stormbolt unloading with bombs!
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes here.
Jarvela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stormbolt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt lands with some strikes.
Stormbolt dominating with strikes here.
Stormbolt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jarvela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stormbolt raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Stormbolt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stormbolt cracks Jarvela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Stormbolt.
Jarvela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stormbolt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stormbolt controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stormbolt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormbolt with a couple of short strikes.
Jarvela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stormbolt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stormbolt with shots to the head and body - Jarvela looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stormbolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarvela can do to turn this around?
Stormbolt looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jarvela covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Stormbolt!