PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen comes to the cage accompanied by Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jarvinen
vs
Gibson

190 cm
32
253 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

192 cm
30
280 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yrjo Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Gibson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jarvinen tries to avoid it but Gibson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jarvinen to the ground. Jarvinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gibson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gibson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jarvinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarvinen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson lands strikes from half guard.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Gibson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jarvinen defends it well.
Jarvinen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gibson wants to control but Jarvinen is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Gibson is trying to work for a kimura but Jarvinen is defending well.

Jarvinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Gibson.
Gibson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Jarvinen is staying active underneath Gibson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gibson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jarvinen moves into full guard.
Gibson trying to control but Jarvinen is working from the bottom.
Gibson is pushing down on Jarvinen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jarvinen is fighting to maintain full guard but Gibson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gibson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jarvinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gibson is nestled in close to Jarvinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jarvinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Jarvinen wants to get back to full guard.
Jarvinen trying to control but Gibson postures up.
Jarvinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jarvinen.
Gibson with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jarvinen's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson is looking to take a break and control but Jarvinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gibson tries to pass to full mount but Jarvinen defends it.
Jarvinen trying to hold on to Gibson's head to control him but Gibson postures up.
Gibson wants to take a breather but Jarvinen is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvinen trying to hold on to Gibson's head to control him but Gibson postures up.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Gibson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Jarvinen misses.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarvinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Scott Gibson has been cut.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jarvinen wants it to stay on the feet.

Gibson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jarvinen sneaks back into half guard.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jarvinen is trying to maintain the position but Gibson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jarvinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jarvinen's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gibson in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson wants to take a breather but Jarvinen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarvinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gibson trying to control from half guard but Jarvinen is working away.
Jarvinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jarvinen wants to get back to full guard.
Jarvinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gibson is working away from the top position though.
Jarvinen manages to get to full guard.
Gibson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jarvinen is keeping the position for now.
Jarvinen keeping moving, preventing Gibson from controlling successfully.
Gibson preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
Gibson postures up in Jarvinen's guard and throws a big left but Jarvinen blocks it.

Gibson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jarvinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jarvinen has escaped and now he's on top!
Jarvinen wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Gibson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jarvinen is one step ahead there.

Gibson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jarvinen defends well.
Scott Gibson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson is trying to keep Jarvinen in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is adopting a defensive guard.
Gibson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gibson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jarvinen because Gibson loaded up on that one.
Gibson with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Gibson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Gibson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot
and Gibson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gibson misses with a straight left.
Gibson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jarvinen tries to avoid it but Gibson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jarvinen to the ground. Jarvinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jarvinen tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarvinen scores with a jab.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gibson eats them both and turns towards Jarvinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches up with Jarvinen, looking for a takedown. Gibson pushes Jarvinen against the cage but Jarvinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gibson is defended easily by Jarvinen.
Yrjo Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gibson.
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!

Gibson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jarvinen!
Gibson in side control, throwing shots but Jarvinen defends.
Gibson throws an elbow but Jarvinen slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gibson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jarvinen!
Gibson unloads with some shots from mount but Jarvinen bucks and avoids them well.
Gibson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jarvinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gibson.
Jarvinen blocking the ground and pound.
Gibson looking to finish Jarvinen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jarvinen!
Gibson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jarvinen blocking the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson trying to control but Jarvinen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jarvinen is looking to get to half guard.
Gibson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jarvinen because Gibson loaded up on that one.
Yrjo Jarvinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarvinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jarvinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gibson.
Gibson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen is squirming around, avoiding Gibson's attempts to control the action.
Gibson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gibson looking to finish with strikes here!
Gibson unloads with some shots from mount but Jarvinen bucks and avoids them well.
Gibson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gibson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gibson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson landing shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Gibson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Gibson has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson unloading with bombs!
Gibson tries to control but Jarvinen wriggling away.
Gibson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jarvinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gibson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gibson wants to control the pace but Jarvinen is squirming around nicely.
Gibson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gibson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jarvinen is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson tries to control but Jarvinen wriggling away.
Oh Jarvinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gibson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jarvinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Scott Gibson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jarvinen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gibson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Gibson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott Gibson thanked Global Nutritional (Q159) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).