PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erich Von Lewinksi (ranked 4959 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Taistelu Jaska (ranked 492 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Lewinksi comes to the cage accompanied by German Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jaska's choice of entrance music: Taistelu Jaska Theme from youtube. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Von Lewinksi
vs
Jaska

195 cm
20
220
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
217
8 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erich Von Lewinksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taistelu Jaska!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaska misses with a body shot.
Von Lewinksi with a poor takedown
and Jaska counters with a head kick.
Erich Von Lewinksi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Lewinksi shoots in but Jaska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Von Lewinksi has his takedown stuffed
and Jaska counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erich Von Lewinksi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jaska gets caught flat footed, as Von Lewinksi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Von Lewinksi trying to control but Jaska is working from the bottom.

Von Lewinksi has gone for a leg lock! Jaska slips out almost immediately though and dives into Von Lewinksi's guard.

Jaska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaska wants to pass the guard but Von Lewinksi is keeping the position.

Von Lewinksi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jaska is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaska stands and steps away. Von Lewinksi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jaska leaves Von Lewinksi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Von Lewinksi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaska defends it nicely.
Von Lewinksi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Von Lewinksi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Von Lewinksi shoots in for a double leg but Jaska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaska appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Von Lewinksi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaska is fending him off so far but Von Lewinksi persists. Nope, Jaska circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Lewinksi is breathing heavily.
Von Lewinksi shoots and misses

and Jaska counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Von Lewinksi down! Jaska is looking to finish but Von Lewinksi is intelligently defending himself.
Jaska postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Von Lewinksi looking for subs off his back but Jaska has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaska throwing shots but Von Lewinksi is blocking nicely.
Jaska is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Lewinksi tries to get to full guard but Jaska has control of the leg.

Von Lewinksi looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Lewinksi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaska.
Jaska thows a huge punch but Von Lewinksi dodges it nicely.

Von Lewinksi looking for a kimura from the bottom but Jaska passes into side control!
Von Lewinksi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Lewinksi tries to improve position but can't.
Von Lewinksi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jaska throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaska passes the guard and advances to mount!
Von Lewinksi is looking to get to half guard.
Jaska unloads with some shots from mount but Von Lewinksi bucks and avoids them well.
Von Lewinksi tries to reverse the position but Jaska maintains control.

Jaska is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Lewinksi is surviving well by controlling Jaska's body position as best he can.
Jaska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Von Lewinksi hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi is looking to get to half guard.
Von Lewinksi gets back to half guard.

Von Lewinksi with the active half guard here but Jaska passes nicely into side control.
Von Lewinksi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Von Lewinksi wants to get back to full guard.

Von Lewinksi actively working from the bottom here.
Von Lewinksi wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taistelu Jaska 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.

Jaska throws a sloppy head kick and Von Lewinksi moves out of range easily.
Von Lewinksi takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Erich Von Lewinksi has been cut.
Von Lewinksi darts in looking for a takedown but Jaska gets double underhooks and turns Von Lewinksi into the cage.
Jaska looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Jaska pulls guard successfully.

Von Lewinksi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaska is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaska has escaped and now he's on top!

Taistelu Jaska has got the better of the ground game so far.

Von Lewinksi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jaska passes into half guard.

Jaska moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Von Lewinksi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lewinksi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jaska's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Von Lewinksi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jaska pulls his head out easily.

Jaska escapes and gets back to his feet.

Jaska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Von Lewinksi tries to get to full guard but Jaska has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaska lands strikes from half guard.
Jaska prevents Von Lewinksi from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Jaska there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaska drops an elbow to the side of Von Lewinksi's head.
Von Lewinksi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Von Lewinksi looking for a guillotine here but Jaska defends easily.

Von Lewinksi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jaska has passed into half guard!

Jaska decides to stand up.
Von Lewinksi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaska is fending him off so far but Von Lewinksi persists. Nope, Jaska circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Lewinksi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaska. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaska moves into the clinch successfully.

Jaska manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jaska has control of Von Lewinksi's left arm, preventing Von Lewinksi from doing any damage.
Jaska is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jaska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Von Lewinksi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Lewinksi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Von Lewinksi trying to control the action but Jaska is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaska manages to work his way to half guard, despite Von Lewinksi's best efforts.

Von Lewinksi is looking for a kimura but Jaska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Lewinksi to get the leverage.
Jaska makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jaska.
Jaska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Lewinksi is one step ahead there.
Von Lewinksi throws a strike but Jaska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Von Lewinksi has an active guard here but Jaska has managed to pass into half guard.
Von Lewinksi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taistelu Jaska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erich Von Lewinksi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jaska misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Von Lewinksi.
Von Lewinksi shoots in but no luck this time.

Jaska looking to score a takedown here. Von Lewinksi is defending well but Jaska drives through and ends up in Von Lewinksi's guard.

Von Lewinksi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jaska uses it to pass to side control.
Von Lewinksi is trying to improve his position.
Von Lewinksi is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jaska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jaska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Von Lewinksi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jaska.
Von Lewinksi is looking to reverse the position.
Jaska working the ground and pound.
Von Lewinksi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jaska off and has taken his back!

Von Lewinksi working for a choke but Jaska reverses nicely into Von Lewinksi 's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jaska decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Von Lewinksi, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lewinksi misses with a takedown
and Jaska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erich Von Lewinksi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jaska moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaska stalling the fight.
Jaska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lewinksi being controlled against the cage.
Jaska stalls.
Von Lewinksi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaska gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaska misses with a knee strike.
Jaska is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jaska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jaska continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska just leaning against Von Lewinksi, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taistelu Jaska.
Von Lewinksi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaska is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Von Lewinksi darts in looking for a takedown but Jaska gets double underhooks and turns Von Lewinksi into the cage.

Jaska manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Von Lewinksi advances position into side control!
Jaska tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Lewinksi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Von Lewinksi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jaska is trying to control Von Lewinksi's posture but Von Lewinksi avoids it.
Von Lewinksi working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Von Lewinksi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaska rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Von Lewinksi's guard! Nice work there by Jaska!
Jaska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Von Lewinksi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Von Lewinksi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jaska escapes and throws Von Lewinksi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Von Lewinksi prevents Jaska from improving position.
Erich Von Lewinksi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Lewinksi tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Taistelu Jaska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Lewinksi is looking to get back to his feet here but Jaska is keeping cool and he's managed to take Von Lewinksi's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taistelu 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taistelu Jaska!
Taistelu Jaska bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.