PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toni Rautuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rautuvaara
vs
Jarvela

189 cm
28
200 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 27 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Rautuvaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautuvaara moves out of range as Jarvela strikes.
Rautuvaara clobbers Jarvela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rautuvaara scores with a punch to the head.
Jarvela lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Toni Rautuvaara has been cut.
Rautuvaara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarvela's head.
A combination from Jarvela does no damage.
Rautuvaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvela was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautuvaara.
Jarvela misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rautuvaara takes a swing at Jarvela's ribcage but misses.
Rautuvaara lands a right hook to the body.
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!
A combination from Rautuvaara does no damage.
Rautuvaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rautuvaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarvela lands with a nice body punch.
Rautuvaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautuvaara scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvela misses with a looping left.
Jarvela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rautuvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Rautuvaara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jarvela lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Jarvela.
Rautuvaara connects with a body shot.
Jarvela throws a shot from downtown. Rautuvaara moves away and avoids it.
Jarvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvela swinging wildly here.
Rautuvaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarvela fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarvela looks to throw the jab but Rautuvaara is out of range.
Jarvela scores with a decent looking hook.
Rautuvaara scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara scores with a nice strike.
Rautuvaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarvela at a distance.
Jarvela misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Rautuvaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara scores with a decent looking hook.
Rautuvaara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rautuvaara duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarvela misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautuvaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Rautuvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarvela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautuvaara moves away.
A nice combination there by Jarvela.
Rautuvaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jarvela.
Rautuvaara misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Jarvela.
Jarvela throws a jab when Rautuvaara was well out of range.
Rautuvaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rautuvaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarvela at a distance.
Jarvela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jarvela there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautuvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarvela lands with a right hand.
Rautuvaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarvela under the eye.
Rautuvaara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarvela circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarvela throws a right hand that misses
and Rautuvaara counters with a two punch combo.

Jarvela is rocked!
Rautuvaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarvela.
Jarvela is still on wobbly legs! Can Rautuvaara finish him?
A slow jab from Jarvela misses its intended target.
Jarvela seems to have recovered his senses.
Jarvela misses with a wild body shot.
Rautuvaara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jarvela avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rautuvaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jarvela.
Jarvela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rautuvaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toni Rautuvaara's cut.
That's time! Rautuvaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rautuvaara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jarvela counter with a right hand.
Juhani Jarvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautuvaara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jarvela thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarvela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toni Rautuvaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarvela walks into a left hand.
Jarvela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rautuvaara dodges the punch combination from Jarvela.
A punch combination from Jarvela misses.
Rautuvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarvela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rautuvaara moves out of range as Jarvela strikes.
Rautuvaara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Juhani Jarvela has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautuvaara throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jarvela.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarvela as he connects with a hook.
Jarvela misses with a wild combination.
Jarvela connects with a single shot there.
Jarvela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rautuvaara lands a jab-cross combination.
Rautuvaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvela throws a body punch but Rautuvaara moves out of range.
Jarvela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rautuvaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarvela misses with a hook to the body
and Rautuvaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautuvaara is just out of range.
Rautuvaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jarvela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rautuvaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rautuvaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautuvaara dodges the punch combination from Jarvela.
Jarvela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rautuvaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarvela goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rautuvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarvela tries to move into range but Rautuvaara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rautuvaara throws a series of punches but Jarvela avoids them all with ease.
Jarvela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jarvela throws a right and a left that Rautuvaara avoids nicely.
Jab from Rautuvaara.
Jarvela throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautuvaara counters with a two punch combo.
Jarvela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rautuvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvela.
Rautuvaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautuvaara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rautuvaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarvela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautuvaara manages to avoid it.
Rautuvaara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jarvela misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rautuvaara misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautuvaara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jarvela misses with an uppercut. Rautuvaara saw that one coming.
Rautuvaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rautuvaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jarvela is breathing heavily.
Jarvela swinging wildly here.
Jarvela swinging wildly here.
Jarvela misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautuvaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rautuvaara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jarvela has time to react.
Toni Rautuvaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jarvela!
Rautuvaara digs a good body shot into Jarvela's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rautuvaara dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jarvela throws a series of punches but Rautuvaara avoids them all with ease.
Jarvela misses with the combination.
Jarvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rautuvaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarvela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jarvela.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rautuvaara connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rautuvaara.
A shot to the body from Jarvela misses
and Rautuvaara counters with a left and a right that stings Jarvela.
Jarvela lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rautuvaara backs up against the cage.
Rautuvaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Jarvela off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautuvaara scores with a body shot.
Rautuvaara steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Jarvela is out on his feet! Rautuvaara sets himself and nearly takes Jarvela's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Toni Rautuvaara!