PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Tyrvainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Specialist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tyrvainen
vs
Specialist

187 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Tyrvainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjj Specialist!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyrvainen - that will leave a mark!
Tyrvainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Specialist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyrvainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Specialist's knee momentarily.
Tyrvainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Specialist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrvainen. Tyrvainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Specialist misses with a hook.
Specialist shoots and misses
and Tyrvainen counters with a low kick, right behind Specialist 's knee.
Tyrvainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Specialist's sensitive parts.
Tyrvainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Specialist moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrvainen. That's going to slow Specialist down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tyrvainen rushes Specialist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Specialist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyrvainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaakko Tyrvainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Specialist.
Specialist has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrvainen scores with a three punch combo!
Tyrvainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specialist is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyrvainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyrvainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Specialist.
Tyrvainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Specialist. That did some damage!

Tyrvainen pushes Specialist up against the cage in a clinch.

Tyrvainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Specialist throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrvainen moves out of range easily.
Jaakko Tyrvainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Specialist misses with a body kick.

Specialist gets tackled into the cage by Tyrvainen. Tyrvainen maintains the clinch.

Tyrvainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Specialist fails with the takedown
and Tyrvainen counters with a nice body kick.
Tyrvainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyrvainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Specialist is defended easily by Tyrvainen.
A clash of legs there as Specialist blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specialist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Specialist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyrvainen as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tyrvainen clinches with his opponent.
Specialist is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tyrvainen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Specialist.

Tyrvainen breaks the clinch.
Specialist shoots in but Tyrvainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyrvainen misses with a low kick.
Tyrvainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Specialist tries for a takedown but Tyrvainen circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tyrvainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Specialist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Specialist fails with a takedown attempt.
Specialist fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specialist fails with the takedown

and Tyrvainen moves into the clinch.

Tyrvainen breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Specialist blocks the low kick.
Specialist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyrvainen throws a body punch but Specialist moves out of range.
Tyrvainen connects with a solid leg kick.

Tyrvainen darts in and clinches Specialist up against the cage.
Specialist fails to pull guard.
Tyrvainen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Specialist jumps guard but Tyrvainen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tyrvainen just leaning against Specialist, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyrvainen manages to break the clinch.
Specialist avoids the body shot from Tyrvainen.
Specialist with a poor takedown
and Tyrvainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Specialist is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Specialist moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyrvainen.
Tyrvainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyrvainen throws a leg kick but Specialist checks it.
Specialist misses with a takedown
and Tyrvainen counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrvainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrvainen is breathing heavily.
Specialist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyrvainen is fending him off so far but Specialist persists. Nope, Tyrvainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Specialist misses with a takedown attempt - Tyrvainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Specialist with a poor takedown
and Tyrvainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Specialist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyrvainen stuffs the takedown.
Tyrvainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Specialists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Tyrvainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Specialist checks a leg kick.
Tyrvainen lands a high kick!

It looks like Bjj Specialist has been cut.
Specialist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Specialist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tyrvainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tyrvainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrvainen. Specialist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Specialist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyrvainen's waist but Tyrvainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Specialist off to one side.
Specialist misses with a takedown
and Tyrvainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jaakko Tyrvainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Specialist.
Specialist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Specialist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyrvainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Specialist tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrvainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyrvainen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Specialist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specialist fails with a takedown attempt.
Specialist is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyrvainen.
Tyrvainen scores with a one two! Specialist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyrvainen works over Specialist's head and body with a nice combination.
Specialist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Specialist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrvainen.
Jaakko Tyrvainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrvainen takes a swing at Specialist's ribcage but misses.
Jaakko Tyrvainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Specialist checks a leg kick.
Specialist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyrvainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Specialist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Specialist fails with the takedown

and Tyrvainen counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specialist is trying to pull guard but Tyrvainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Specialist is looking for a takedown.

Tyrvainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Specialist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyrvainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Specialist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrvainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrvainen.
Specialist tries for a takedown but Tyrvainen circles away easily
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Tyrvainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Specialist thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Specialist checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tyrvainen.
Tyrvainen punishes Specialist's body with a nice straight punch.
Specialist has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrvainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Specialist's calf.
Specialist throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrvainen moves out of range easily.
Jaakko Tyrvainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Specialist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Specialist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A good leg kick by Tyrvainen.
Specialist shoots in for a takedown but Tyrvainen shows good takedown defense.
Tyrvainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyrvainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Specialist circles away quickly and effectively.

Specialist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Specialist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyrvainen wants to get back to his feet.

Specialist looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Specialist is working to tighten his grip on Tyrvainen's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tyrvainen has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Specialist is really squeezing tight and eventually Tyrvainen passes out! Specialist breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bjj Specialist!