PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rogers
vs
Jarvinen

194 cm
22
286 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
253 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers is looking to chop away at Jarvinen's legs.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a hook. Jarvinen ducked under it nicely.
Rogers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarvinen's head.
Jab by Rogers.
Jarvinen checks a low kick from Rogers.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Jarvinen.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jarvinen scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers throws a leg kick

and Jarvinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jarvinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jarvinen throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.
Jarvinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jarvinen wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Jarvinen throwing strikes but missing.
Jarvinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarvinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jarvinen cracks Rogers with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Jarvinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jarvinen is in close to Rogers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jarvinen trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rogers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jarvinen is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen tries to improve his position but instead Rogers has taken his back!
Jarvinen is trying to get back to his feet but Rogers has full control of the position and if anything, Jarvinen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jarvinen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jarvinen defends it well.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jarvinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers stops Jarvinen from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen is refusing to be controlled, as Rogers sits in half guard.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jarvinen defends it well.
Jarvinen tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Rogers seems to be working for a kimura but Jarvinen defends the submission attempt.

Jarvinen actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvinen tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Jarvinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jarvinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jarvinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Jarvinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarvinen scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvinen.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jarvinen momentarily.
Rogers avoids a kick to the body.
Rogers misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick from Jarvinen lands but Rogers takes it in his stride.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Jarvinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rogers.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Jarvinen counters with a body kick that stops Rogers in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarvinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jarvinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and Jarvinen counters with a good, hard body kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarvinen connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Rogers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Jarvinen. Jarvinen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Rogers slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarvinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jarvinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jarvinen scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen connects with the punch.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Jarvinen thuds his shin into the meat of Rogers's side.
Jarvinen sizes up Rogers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jarvinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jarvinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a wild body kick that Rogers sees coming a mile off.
Jarvinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jarvinen is defended easily by Rogers.
Jimmy Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
Jarvinen scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Jarvinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarvinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rogers rather than just go for the knockout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarvinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rogers under the eye.
Jarvinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jarvinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jarvinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jarvinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvinen with a hook.
Jarvinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers wants to stay close but Jarvinen steps back to make room for something. Rogers seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Jarvinen and Rogers drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yrjo Jarvinen!
Our winner, Yrjo Jarvinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.