PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Betoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoni comes to the cage accompanied by Vinnie Paz - Brick Wall. Jarvinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Betoni
vs
Jarvinen

193 cm
26
262 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
253 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joni Betoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen lands with an overhand left.
Jarvinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Betoni works Jarvinen's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Jarvinen.
Betoni cracks the inside of Jarvinen's front leg.
Jarvinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Betoni's calf.
Betoni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvinen shoots for a takedown but Betoni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Betoni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
Jarvinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarvinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jarvinen slips a jab from Betoni.
Betoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Betoni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Betoni checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick but Betoni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Betoni is looking to score with low kicks.
Jarvinen drops his hands momentarily and Betoni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Betoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Joni Betoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Betoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Betoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Betoni.
Jarvinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jarvinen throws a big shot that misses.
Betoni checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen checks the leg kick.
Jarvinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jarvinen looks to land a combination but Betoni avoids it well.
Betoni blocks the body kick.
Betoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarvinen throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Betoni.
Jarvinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Betoni counters with a good, hard body kick but Jarvinen shrugs it off.
Betoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Betoni.
Betoni misses the shot to the body.
Betoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvinen moves away.
Betoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jarvinen.
Betoni lands a body shot.
Jarvinen looks gassed!
Betoni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Betoni connects with a right hand. Jarvinen shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betoni throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Jarvinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Betoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Betoni. That snapped Jarvinen's head back.
Horrible takedown by Jarvinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Betoni which made him look bad.
Betoni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jarvinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Betoni throws a combination that misses
and Jarvinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jarvinen misses with a leg kick
and Betoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
BOOM! Betoni lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jarvinen. Jarvinen tries to recover but Betoni is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jarvinen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joni Betoni!
An intense looking Joni Betoni took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Much respect to my old training partner Yrjo, he is tough as nails. However, tonight was business so I had to do what I had to do.'.