PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jalo
vs
Rogers

203 cm
20
266 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
260 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalo connects with a solid leg kick.

Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rogers gets an underhook and turns Jalo into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rogers.
Jalo throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jalo has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers tries to stall but Jalo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jalo.

It looks like Jason Rogers has been cut.
Jalo digs a right hand underneath Rogers's ribcage. Rogers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rogers is trying to push Jalo away but Jalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jalo is keeping busy.
Rogers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jalo or not.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Jalo.
Jalo trying to land knees to the body.
Jalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jalo slowing the pace effectively.
Jalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Jason Rogers's cut even more.
Rogers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jalo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Jalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalo slowing the pace effectively.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Jalo is controlling the position.
Jalo slows down the pace here.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Jalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalo.

Jalo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Rogers stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jalo follows into mount!

The cut above Jason Rogers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jalo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rogers! More shots from Jalo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iivana Jalo!
Iivana Jalo made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.