PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Creed Bratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen comes into the arena with Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bratton's choice of entrance music: The Best Of Creed. Creed Bratton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jarvinen
vs
Bratton

190 cm
24
253 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

197 cm
22
277 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Resistance

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yrjo Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Creed Bratton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen thows a leg kick but Bratton checks it

and Bratton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bratton wants to control from the top but Jarvinen keeps moving.
Jarvinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jarvinen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jarvinen with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Creed Bratton has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvinen looking to control but Bratton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jarvinen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jarvinen looking to control but Bratton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jarvinen lands a big elbow.
Jarvinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bratton is looking to escape.
Jarvinen raining down shots from the mount!
Jarvinen 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.
Jarvinen misses with a head shot.
Jarvinen unloads with some shots from mount but Bratton bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jarvinen with a couple of short strikes.
Jarvinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bratton tries to lock up and control but Jarvinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bratton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jarvinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bratton hang on?
Jarvinen unloads with some shots from mount but Bratton bucks and avoids them well.
Jarvinen unloading with bombs!

The cut above Creed Bratton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jarvinen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bratton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bratton!
Jarvinen keeping moving, preventing Bratton from controlling successfully.
Bratton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bratton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jarvinen is keeping the position for now.

Jarvinen looking for a guillotine here but Bratton defends easily.
Jarvinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratton landing with the ground and pound.
Bratton sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bratton stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jarvinen throws up his legs and catches Bratton in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bratton tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jarvinen! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yrjo Jarvinen!