PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Om. Jaan Jalgratas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Arjuna
vs
Jalgratas

185 cm
25
192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
33
185 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jalgratas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jalgratas drops his hands momentarily and Arjuna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arjuna throws a jab when Jalgratas was well out of range.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jalgratas circles away quickly and effectively.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalgratas misses with a takedown attempt
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.
Jalgratas misses with a head kick.
Arjuna connects with a solid leg kick.
Arjuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jalgratas has time to react.
Jalgratas misses with a body shot
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jalgratas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas throws a head kick that misses.
Jalgratas jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jalgratas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jab, jab by Jalgratas - just one landing.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Jalgratas avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Jalgratas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arjuna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jalgratas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jalgratas looks for the body kick but Arjuna saw that one coming.
Arjuna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jalgratas.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna loads up on a big right hand but Jalgratas slips the punch.
Arjuna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jalgratas counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jalgratas fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arjuna.
Jalgratas slips a jab and a cross from Arjuna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arjuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Arjuna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arjuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jalgratas throws a front kick that sends Arjuna stumbling back into the cage.
Arjuna throws a hook but Jalgratas avoids it easily.
Arjuna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jalgratas lands a jab to the nose.
Jalgratas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jalgratas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arjuna if he has to take too many more of those.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalgratas.
Arjuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arjuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalgratas slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Jalgratas saw that one coming.
Jalgratas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Jalgratas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalgratas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Jalgratas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arjuna.
Jalgratas lands a really nice looking cross but Arjuna seems unphased.
Arjuna throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jalgratas counters with a straight right hand.
Jalgratas throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna looks to land a right hand but Jalgratas moved out of range.

Arjuna tries to keep at a distance but Jalgratas has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalgratas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jalgratas blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arjuna is looking to control Jalgratas's arms but Jalgratas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arjuna has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arjuna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jalgratas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jalgratas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arjuna's brow.
Jalgratas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arjuna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arjuna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Arjuna misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Arjuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jalgratas throws a series of strikes that have Arjuna backpedaling.
Arjuna misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna lands a jab to Jalgratas's midsection.
Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Jalgratas lands a body shot.
Jalgratas looks to land a body kick but Arjuna moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Arjuna dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arjuna misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Arjuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jalgratas doesn't seem phased though.
Jalgratas lands with an uppercut that bounces Arjuna off the cage and back into range.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jalgratas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jalgratas jabs at Arjuna's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna misses with a few strikes there.
Jalgratas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arjuna misses with a combination
enabling Jalgratas to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalgratas slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Jalgratas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arjuna.
No joy there for Jalgratas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jalgratas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas throws a series of punches but Arjuna moves out of range.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that half lands.
Jalgratas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arjuna rather than just go for the knockout.
Jalgratas ducks under a wild hook from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a jab to Jalgratas's midsection.
Jalgratas blocks a low kick nicely.
Jalgratas looks for the body kick but Arjuna saw that one coming.
Jalgratas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arjuna doesn't seem bothered though.
Arjuna misses with a two punch combination.
Arjuna punishes Jalgratas's body with a nice straight punch.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Jalgratas just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arjuna swings for the body but Jalgratas moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jalgratas backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalgratas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arjuna's head.
Jalgratas looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range.
Arjuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jalgratas.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Jalgratas.
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arjuna lands a slapping body shot.
Jalgratas swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch but Arjuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jalgratas lands the left hand.
Jalgratas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arjuna on the side of the head.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Jalgratas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the body
and Jalgratas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jalgratas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Jalgratas closes the distance and pushes Arjuna back into the cage.
Arjuna tries to throw a body punch but Jalgratas avoids it by throwing Arjuna back against the cage.
Jalgratas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arjuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jalgratas scores with a shoulder strike.

Jalgratas manages to break the clinch.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arjuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jalgratas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arjuna lands a nice looking body shot.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jalgratas circles away quickly and effectively.
Jalgratas lands a slapping body shot.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arjuna blocks a head kick by Jalgratas.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalgratas was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Arjuna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jalgratas swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Jalgratas avoids the punch easily.
Arjuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalgratas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arjuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jalgratas gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Jalgratas tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Arjuna is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Jalgratas buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Jalgratas!! Jalgratas is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Arjuna throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
Our winner, Rama Arjuna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.