PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Jarvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jarvis
vs
Jalal Al Suleimani

188 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wyatt Jarvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Suleimani shoots in for a takedown but Jarvis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Suleimani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarvis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Suleimani tries for a takedown but Jarvis circles away easily
and Jarvis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Suleimani throws a sloppy head kick and Jarvis moves out of range easily.
Al Suleimani closes the distance and clinches up with Jarvis, looking for a takedown. Al Suleimani pushes Jarvis against the cage but Jarvis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt Jarvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani.

Al Suleimani gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Al Suleimani is looking to take a break and control but Jarvis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Al Suleimani tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Suleimani has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis regains half guard there - taking advantage of Al Suleimani's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Suleimani trying to control from Jarvis's half guard. Jarvis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jarvis trying to control the position here.
Al Suleimani wants to pass the guard but Jarvis is keeping the position.
Jarvis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Suleimani wants to control from the top but Jarvis keeps moving.
Jarvis wants to stand but Al Suleimani is controlling the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Al Suleimani shoots in and drives through. Jarvis sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Suleimani misses with a takedown attempt

and Jarvis counters by clinching up.
Al Suleimani should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Jarvis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Al Suleimani uses from the top position.

Jarvis wriggles free and stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Al Suleimani.
Al Suleimani looks winded!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarvis.
Al Suleimani tries to close the distance and clinch but Jarvis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Suleimani changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jarvis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarvis regains half guard there - taking advantage of Al Suleimani's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jarvis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Al Suleimani is working away from the top position though.
Al Suleimani trying to control the action but Jarvis is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Suleimani is thwarting Jarvis's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Al Suleimani or perhaps it was just good defense by Jarvis which made him look bad.
Al Suleimani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Al Suleimani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jarvis tries to kick Al Suleimani off but Al Suleimani keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jarvis is looking to control Al Suleimani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jarvis avoid being mounted?
Al Suleimani is looking to stall here but Jarvis recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jarvis is on top in guard.
Jarvis throws a big right hand that misses.
Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Suleimani wants to hit a switch here but Jarvis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Al Suleimani there!
Al Suleimani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Al Suleimani's face.
Jarvis moves to back control.
Jarvis biding his time, controlling Al Suleimani.
Al Suleimani is in bad spot here.
Al Suleimani is breathing heavily.
Jarvis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Al Suleimani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis is punishing Al Suleimani with some ground and pound.
Jarvis is hanging on to Al Suleimani's back as he tries to escape.
Jarvis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Al Suleimani looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jarvis working for the choke.
Jarvis keeps control of the position as Al Suleimani tries to break free.
Jarvis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Al Suleimani is trapped and Jarvis is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarvis has the hooks in. Al Suleimani is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wyatt Jarvis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Al Suleimani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jarvis counters with a one-two to the body.
Al Suleimani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Al Suleimani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wyatt Jarvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Jalal Al Suleimani.
Al Suleimani shoots in but Jarvis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Suleimani fails with the takedown
and Jarvis counters with a three punch combo that has Al Suleimani backing up. Al Suleimani nods at Jarvis to acknowledge the strikes.

Al Suleimani gets tackled into the cage by Jarvis. Jarvis maintains the clinch.
Al Suleimani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jarvis lands a takedown into guard.
Al Suleimani throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Al Suleimani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jarvis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wyatt Jarvis.
Al Suleimani fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jarvis gets a takedown into half guard.
Jarvis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jarvis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jarvis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jarvis content to control rather than advance.
Jarvis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wyatt Jarvis just wasn't active enough.

Jarvis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jarvis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jarvis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jarvis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jarvis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jarvis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Al Suleimani for as long as he can get away with.
Jarvis wants to stand but Al Suleimani is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarvis controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wyatt Jarvis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarvis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wyatt Jarvis!