PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeen Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parantaisen Jaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Alvarez
vs
Jaska

181 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

194 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Parantaisen Jaska!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Jaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jaska to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaska counters with a straight right hand.
Hakeen Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Jaska on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez works over Jaska's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Parantaisen Jaska has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaska connects with a crisp jab.
Jaska avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaska manages to avoid it.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Jaska counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Jaska.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jaska to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Hakeen Alvarez has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Jaska breaks away and moves out of range.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Jaska has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaska as he connects with a hook.
Jaska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez misses with a combination
enabling Jaska to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Jaska moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaska throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Jaska moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaska is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That kick from Jaska tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaska counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Jaska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaska pushes Alvarez away with a front kick.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jaska to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
As Alvarez backs off Jaska throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Jaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaska catches Alvarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jaska lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Jaska with a series of wild strikes but Jaska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaska looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaska is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jaska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez throws a hook but Jaska blocks it.
Jaska is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaska.
We've been informed that Jaska has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Jaska moves out of range.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jaska slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Jaska defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaska.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaska let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Jaska counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parantaisen Jaska dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A decent looking cross lands there for Jaska.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Jaska avoids nicely.
Jaska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaska cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaska manages to avoid it.
Jaska moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaska circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaska doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaska.
Jaska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses
and Jaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaska lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaska lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Jaska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaska with a jab.
Jaska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvarez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaska.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jaska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jaska.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaska counters with a straight right hand.
Jaska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Jaska there.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Jaska swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaska to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Jaska.
Jaska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Jaska counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaska scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jaska duly obliges.
Jaska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaska avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Jaska misses.
Alvarez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jaska's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice defenses there by Jaska.
Jaska defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Jaska cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Jaska moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaska throws a series of strikes that have Alvarez backpedaling.
Jaska jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the body
and Jaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaska misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Jaska lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Jaska tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Jaska avoids it well.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaska.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaska - that will leave a mark!
Jaska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Jaska counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Jaska scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jaska moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Jaska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws a hook but Jaska avoids it easily.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jaska finds it's target.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Parantaisen Jaska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Jaska counters with a nice body shot.
Jaska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Hakeen Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the body
and Jaska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Jaska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaska shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvarez eats them both and turns towards Jaska to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parantaisen Jaska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaska lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvarez backs up against the cage.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Jaska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaska lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Jaska with a series of wild strikes but Jaska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaska slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Jaska throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Jaska lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaska counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaska counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jaska misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaska with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Jaska.
Alvarez misses the body punch
and Jaska counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Jaska moves out of range.
Jaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Jaska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jaska blocks a jab.
Jaska works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Jaska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaska counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaska shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvarez eats them both and turns towards Jaska to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left and a right from Jaska both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaska lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaska is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jaska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaska.
Jaska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaska swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Jaska avoids them all with ease.
Jaska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaska tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Jaska closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Jaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaska shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvarez eats them both and turns towards Jaska to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaska.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Jaska moves out of range.
Jab from Jaska.
Jaska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez looks to throw a body kick
and Jaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaska works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Jaska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a two punch combo.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaska dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez throws a low kick, looking for Jaska's leg but Jaska calmly moves out of range.
Jaska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Jaska moves out of range.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hakeen Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parantaisen Jaska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parantaisen Jaska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parantaisen Jaska!
A very excited looking Parantaisen Jaska made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.