PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jalo
vs
Aybara

203 cm
32
251 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

188 cm
33
245 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aybara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jalo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aybara.
Aybara throws a hook but Jalo avoids it easily.
Jalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jalo throws a looping overhand right but Aybara ducks down to avoid it.
Aybara throws a right hand that misses
and Jalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jalo feints and then cracks Aybara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aybara down.
Jalo misses with an uppercut
and Aybara counters with a straight right hand.
Aybara scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Aybara finds it's way through Jalo's defenses.
Jalo is looking to chop away at Aybara's legs.
Jalo lands with a nice body punch.
Aybara lands with an overhand left.
Aybara looks to land a combination but Jalo avoids it well.
It looked like Jalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aybara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aybara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aybara.
Jalo feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Jalo throws an overhand right that lands on Aybara's shoulder, as Aybara tries to avoid the shot.
Aybara tests Jalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aybara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jalo connects with a right hand. Aybara shakes it off.
Jalo throws a right hand that misses
and Aybara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aybara cracks the inside of Jalo's front leg.
Jalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aybara.
A jab lands there for Jalo.
Jalo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aybara misses with a hook to the body
and Jalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aybara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jalo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aybara fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aybara scores with a punch to the head.
Aybara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jalo.
Aybara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jalo's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jalo tests Aybara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jalo misses with a left hand
and Aybara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aybara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jalo.

Aybara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aybara tries to work over Jalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jalo lands a shoulder strike.
Aybara scores with a shot to the side of Jalo's head.
Aybara misses with a body punch.
Aybara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.
Aybara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Jalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aybara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jalo's defenses.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalo has a couple of punches blocked by Aybara.
Jalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aybara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aybara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
Aybara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jalo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Jalo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jalo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aybara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Aybara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aybara misses with a head shot. Jalo uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalo wants to sweep here but Aybara controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aybara.
Jalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aybara.
Aybara throws a big elbow that misses.
Aybara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jalo wants to stand up but Aybara is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aybara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalo moves out of range as Aybara strikes.
Aybara throws an overhand right that lands on Jalo's shoulder, as Jalo tries to avoid the shot.
Jalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aybara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Perrin Aybara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iivana Jalo's cut.
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 swing and a miss from Jalo.
Aybara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jalo wants to slow Aybara down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Aybara.
Aybara scores with a nice right hand.
Jalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Aybara.
Aybara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Jalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jalo.

Aybara rushes Jalo and presses him up against the cage.
Jalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Jalo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Jalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aybara's elbow.
Jalo blocks the elbow strike.
Aybara misses with a punch to the body.
Jalo takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo has Aybara pressed against the cage.
Jalo lands a shoulder strike.
Perrin Aybara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Jalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aybara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jalo.
Iivana Jalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aybara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Aybara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jalo slips a jab from Aybara.
Jalo misses with a body shot.
Jalo misses with a low kick.
Aybara connects with a solid leg kick.
Aybara moves out of range of the leg kick from Jalo.
Jalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Aybara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jalo catches Aybara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jalo tried to score with a low kick but Aybara checks it.
Aybara misses with a looping right.
Aybara tries to move into range but Jalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aybara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick from Aybara.
As Aybara backs away, Jalo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jalo lands with a good body shot.
Aybara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jalo.
Aybara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jalo misses with a body shot.
Jalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aybara moves away.
Aybara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iivana Jalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aybara throws a hook but Jalo avoids it easily.
Jalo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aybara just manages to avoid it.
Aybara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jalo sizes up Aybara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aybara.
Aybara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalo.
Aybara misses with a body shot.
A big right from Aybara misses.
Aybara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jalo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aybara scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo scores with a hook.

Aybara clinches up against the cage.
Jalo tries to throw a body punch but Aybara avoids it by throwing Jalo back against the cage.
Jalo tries to work over Aybara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jalo fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aybara.
Jalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Aybara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aybara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aybara fails to land.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
Aybara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalo blocks an uppercut.
Jalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aybara.
Aybara misses with some punches.
Jalo has a couple of punches blocked by Aybara.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aybara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalo lands a nice uppercut.
Aybara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aybara can't find room to land a body shot as Jalo controls the action.
Aybara misses with the head strike.
Aybara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalo's elbow.
Aybara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aybara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Jalo blocks an uppercut.
Aybara tries to work over Jalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aybara misses with a punch to the body.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
Aybara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jalo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aybara can turn it around.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalo.
Aybara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aybara misses with an elbow over the top.
Aybara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalo blocks the elbow strike.
Aybara lands a nice uppercut.
Aybara throws an elbow but it misses.
Aybara can't find room to land a body shot as Jalo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Perrin Aybara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Iivana Jalo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Aybara throws a shot from downtown. Jalo moves away and avoids it.
Jalo punishes Aybara's body with a nice straight punch.
Jalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aybara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalo manages to avoid it.
Jalo throws out a loose jab but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aybara ducks under a wild hook from Jalo.

Aybara forces Jalo back against the cage and clinches.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalo stalling against the cage.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aybara fails to land.
Aybara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalo misses with a body punch.
Jalo lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jalo.
Aybara scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jalo breaks the clinch.
Jalo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aybara is looking to clinch.
Aybara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jalo throws out a loose jab but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aybara is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aybara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalo.
Jalo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iivana Jalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aybara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Aybara clobbers Jalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jalo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aybara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aybara misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalo lands with a good body shot.
Iivana Jalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aybara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Aybara blocks the leg kick.
Aybara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jalo counters with a nice leg kick.
Aybara throws a sloppy head kick and Jalo moves out of range easily.
Jalo lands a slapping body shot.
Aybara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jalo finds it's way round the side to connect with Aybara's head.
A jab from Jalo misses.

Jalo drops Aybara with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aybara looks back up at him and smiles so Jalo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Perrin Aybara has been cut.
Jalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jalo swings for the body but Aybara moves out of range.
Jalo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aybara wants to clinch up but Jalo keeps it at a distance.
Aybara wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jalo scores with a kick to the body.
Jalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aybara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jalo. Jalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Jalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalo throws a wild body kick that Aybara sees coming a mile off.
Perrin Aybara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aybara moves away from the strike by Jalo.
Aybara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aybara is looking to clinch.

Aybara clinches.
Jalo blocks the elbow strike.
Jalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aybara lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jalo scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aybara blocking some punches.
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara is working Jalo over against the cage.
Aybara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aybara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
Aybara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aybaras head.
Aybara tries to work over Jalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aybara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aybara's elbow.
Jalo blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aybara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jalo's brow.
Aybara blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iivana Jalo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aybara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!