PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jarvela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Real American. Juhani Jarvela had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jarvela
vs
Dahlin

180 cm
37
200 lbs
20 - 39 - 0

195 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 20 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Dahlin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jarvela swings for the body but Dahlin moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jarvela, as that shot connected.
Dahlin moves in looking to clinch but Jarvela pushes him off.
Dahlin lands with a nice combination. Jarvela backs away looking to recover.

Jarvela lands a left and a right that send Dahlin crashing to the mat, dazed. Jarvela thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Dahlin misses.
Dahlin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jarvela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahlin manages to avoid it.
Dahlin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jarvela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dahlin is rocked!
Dahlin has his takedown stuffed
and Jarvela counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Dahlin badly! Jarvela follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Dahlin out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Jarvela finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juhani Jarvela!
Juhani Jarvela made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I fight anyman, any animal.. And if Jesus were here i'd fight him too.. '.