PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Jasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasta comes to the cage accompanied by Smash Your Enemies. Mia has chosen . as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jasta
vs
Mia

182 cm
26
181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
178 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamey Jasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franko Mia!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasta takes one on the button.

Jasta has managed to clinch.
Jasta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jasta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mia is defending well for now.
Jasta lands an elbow that stopped Mia in his tracks for a moment.
Jasta tries to work over Mia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jasta.
Mia lands an uppercut.

Mia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mia misses with a wild body shot.
Mia throws a big shot that misses.
Jasta throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mia avoids the attempt from Jasta to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mia working a defensive guard here.

Jasta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mia!
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Mia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jasta throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jasta struggling a bit here.

Mia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jasta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jasta parries the strikes from Mia easily there. Mia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jasta to escape.
Jasta is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jasta keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jasta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jasta dodges the ground and pound from Mia.

Mia tries for a kimura but Jasta is defending well.
Jasta is not content to let Mia control the position.
Jasta stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

Mia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Mia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jasta, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Mia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jasta is refusing to be controlled, as Mia sits in half guard.

Jasta is defending against the submission attempts here by Mia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jasta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franko Mia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jasta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mia tests Jasta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mia fails to land the takedown.
Jasta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Mia misses.
Jamey Jasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jasta misses with a double jab.
Jamey Jasta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jasta closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Jasta.
Mia is trying to break the clinch but Jasta is controlling him.
Jasta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mia takes a shot to the head.
Mia goes for a takedown attempt but Jasta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jamey Jasta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franko Mia.
Mia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jasta misses the shot to the body.
Jasta missing with a left hand there. Mia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses with a few strikes there.
Jasta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jasta misses with a wild body shot.
Jasta throws a series of punches but Mia moves out of range.

Mia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jasta was covering up waiting for the punch and Mia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jasta is trying to control the position but Mia postures up.
Mia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jasta keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
Mia tries to free his leg and advance position but Jasta is retaining full guard.
Jasta looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta is really struggling to control Mia but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamey Jasta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mia throws a lazy uppercut
and Jasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jasta digs a good body shot into Mia's ribs.
Jab, jab by Mia - just one landing.
Jasta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jasta.
Jasta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Mia.
Jasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mia trying to control but Jasta is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jasta being controlled here, momentarily.
Mia preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mia tries to free his leg and advance position but Jasta is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jasta trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mia swings for the body but Jasta moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jasta looks to land a body kick but Mia moved away.
Jasta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jamey Jasta will probably get the nod.
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!

A shot to the liver by Mia. Beautiful body shot.
Mia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jasta on the side of the head.
Mia looks to land a right hand but Jasta moved out of range.
Jasta misses with a looping right.
Mia checks the leg kick.
Jasta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jasta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jasta throws a big shot that misses.
Jasta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jasta wants to clinch up but Mia keeps it at a distance.
Mia throws a lazy right hand but Jasta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jasta wants to clinch.
Jasta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jasta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jasta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jasta moves out of range of the strikes.
Jasta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses with a double jab.
Jasta walks into a jab.
Jasta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mia moves out of range of the strikes.
Jasta moves out of range of the strikes.
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mia.
Jasta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mia circles away.
A jab from Mia finds it's way through Jasta's defenses.
Jasta has a takedown stuffed.
Jasta throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasta misses with a wild combination.
Mia blocks a jab.
Jasta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Jasta misses.
Mia avoids the body shot from Jasta.
Jamey Jasta is winning the standup battle so far.
Jasta throws a looping overhand right but Mia ducks down to avoid it.
Mia misses with a takedown attempt - Jasta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mia thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jasta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mia punishes Jasta's body with a nice straight punch.
Jasta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jasta throws a right hand that Mia ducks under and follows up with a left that Mia also avoids with ease.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jasta throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jasta.
Jasta slips a straight right by Mia.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamey Jasta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jasta 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!