PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jalgratas
vs
Lovelair

190 cm
32
185 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

200 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
Jalgratas just misses with a punch to the body.
Jalgratas tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Jalgratas misses
letting Lovelair counter with a right hand.
Jalgratas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalgratas misses with a body kick.
Jalgratas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair lands with a good body shot.
Jalgratas misses with a double jab
and Lovelair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lovelair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jalgratas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jalgratas defending well as Lovelair loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Lovelair misses.
Jalgratas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jalgratas moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalgratas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jalgratas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lovelair told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Jalgratas is blocking nicely.
Jalgratas leaning against his opponent.
Jalgratas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas is stalling here.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovelairs head.
Jalgratas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalgratas lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jalgratas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas prevents a body shot from Lovelair.
Jalgratas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Lovelair goes for a takedown attempt but Jalgratas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jalgratas scores with a jab. Lovelair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lovelair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lovelair swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Jalgratas.

Jalgratas clinches.
Jalgratas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jalgratas stalling.
Jalgratas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
Jalgratas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jalgratas throws an elbow but misses.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalgratas lands a nice uppercut.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalgratas is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair gets through Jalgratas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Jalgratas.
Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jalgratas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair looks winded!
Jalgratas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jalgratas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Jalgratas misses with a knee strike.

Jalgratas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair looks to land a right hand but Jalgratas moved out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jalgratas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelair is letting Jalgratas control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
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.

Jalgratas lands a really nice looking cross but Lovelair seems unphased.
Jaan Jalgratas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jalgratas cracks Lovelair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jalgratas ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.
Jalgratas scores with a punch to the head.

Jalgratas moves into range and clinches up with Lovelair.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jalgratas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jalgratas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lovelair blocks it with crossed arms.
Lovelair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jalgratas prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Come on Jalgratas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jalgratas presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lovelair avoids the elbow strike from Jalgratas, against the cage.
Jalgratas misses with a knee strike.
Jaan Jalgratas has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas lands with a right to the head.
Jalgratas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalgratas is defending well for now.
Jalgratas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovelair is defending well for now.
Jalgratas crunches a lovely knee into Lovelair's ribcage.
Lovelair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Jalgratas.

Jalgratas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalgratas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
Jalgratas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Lovelair's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jalgratas, as that shot connected.
Lovelair throws a nice looking combination but Jalgratas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Jalgratas.
Lovelair lands with a hook. Jalgratas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jalgratas throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jalgratas forces Lovelair back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalgratas.
A bit of stalling here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jalgratas.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jalgratas.
Lovelair working Jalgratas over with knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Jalgratas blocks with his arms.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jalgratas lands a damaging elbow.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Jalgratas avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Lovelair throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalgratas pushes Lovelair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Jalgratas on the inside.
Jalgratas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lovelair is working for takedown but Jalgratas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaan Jalgratas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raine Lovelair.
A short right from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jalgratas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lovelair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jalgratas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jalgratas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalgratas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jalgratas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jalgratas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jalgratas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Jalgratas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalgratas's elbow.
Jalgratas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair is breathing heavily.
Jalgratas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jalgratas lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Jalgratas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair avoids a wild elbow strike from Jalgratas.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas lands with a right to the head.
Jalgratas landing knees to the head.

Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaan Jalgratas is winning the standup battle so far.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaan Jalgratas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Jalgratas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lovelair tries to keep at a distance but Jalgratas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Jalgratas blocks with his arms.
Jalgratas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jalgratas stalling against the cage.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Jalgratas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jalgratas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jalgratas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Jalgratas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Jalgratas blocks with his arms.
Lovelair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jalgratas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lovelair's face.
Jalgratas landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas effectively controlling the action here.
Jalgratas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jalgratas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovelairs head.
Jalgratas stalls.
Jalgratas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jalgratas lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalgratas is defending well for now.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair tries a body shot but Jalgratas blocks it.
Lovelair managing to block the knees to the body from Jalgratas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jalgratas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalgratas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas stalling the fight.
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair takes a knee right on the jaw!

Lovelair is rocked!
Jalgratas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lovelair is still on wobbly legs! Can Jalgratas finish him?
Jalgratas scores with a hook to the body.
Jalgratas connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lovelair fails to land.
Jalgratas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jalgratas.
Jalgratas misses with an elbow over the top.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jalgratas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lovelair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Jalgratas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jalgratas scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Jalgratas drops Lovelair with a big knee straight up the middle! Lovelair is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jalgratas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalgratas can pounce on him.
Jalgratas lands a hook that stumbles Lovelair back into the cage. Jalgratas follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lovelair to the canvas! Jalgratas pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lovelair has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaan Jalgratas!