PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr has chosen Can't be touched - Roy Jones Jr. as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Takaraivo
vs
Jones Jr

179 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

181 cm
25
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takaraivo.
Jones Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Jones Jr with a nice cross.
Takaraivo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takaraivo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takaraivo misses with a leg kick.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Takaraivo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takaraivo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Takaraivo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones Jr really felt that one!
Jones Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takaraivo. That one must have hurt.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaraivo manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Jones Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Takaraivo tries to clinch up.
Takaraivo throws out a leg kick but Jones Jr moves out of range and Takaraivo only half commits.
Takaraivo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones Jr's calf.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takaraivo rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones Jr avoids the head kick by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo scores with a nice body kick.
Jones Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Takaraivo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Jones Jr scores with a one two! Takaraivo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Takaraivo tries to clinch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Takaraivo misses.
Takaraivo connects with a leg kick. Jones Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takaraivo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones Jr walks into a jab.

It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.
Jones Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Takaraivo moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Takaraivo takes one to the side of the head.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones Jr dodges the punch combination from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takaraivo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Takaraivo avoids nicely.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takaraivo moves forwards but Jones Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones Jr avoids the head kick by Takaraivo.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaraivo manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Jones Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takaraivo doesn't seem phased though.
Takaraivo throws a push kick but Jones Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Takaraivo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Takaraivo's head.
Jones Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takaraivo doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaraivo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Takaraivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takaraivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Takaraivo's shoulder, as Takaraivo tries to avoid the shot.
Takaraivo throws a nice looking combination but Jones Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Jones Jr misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a combination. Takaraivo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takaraivo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Takaraivo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaraivo moves away.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Jones Jr.
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!
Takaraivo connects with a high kick.
Jones Jr blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot.
Takaraivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Jones Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Takaraivo lands a big head kick that sends Jones Jr tumbling to the mat! Takaraivo takes a step backwards and waves Jones Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Takaraivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Nice body kick from Takaraivo.
Jones Jr looks winded!
Takaraivo is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyyrikki Takaraivo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Takaraivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses.
Takaraivo connects with an inside leg kick.
Takaraivo scores with a head kick.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab
and Takaraivo counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones Jr shrugs it off.
Takaraivo misses with the combination.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Takaraivo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takaraivo slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Takaraivo throws a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo lands with a shot to the body.
Jones Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takaraivo has time to react.
Jones Jr works Takaraivo's body with a nice hook.
Jones Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Takaraivo dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Takaraivo is looking to clinch.
Takaraivo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takaraivo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaraivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Takaraivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaraivo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Takaraivo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr with a hook.
Takaraivo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takaraivo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaraivo manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaraivo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Takaraivo.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones Jr.
Takaraivo wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo tries to clinch up but Jones Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo throws a nice head kick!
Jones Jr blocks a jab.
Takaraivo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whack! Takaraivo lands a heavy head kick that drops Jones Jr. The ref tackles Takaraivo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jones Jr was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nyyrikki Takaraivo!