PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jami Roguay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu has chosen UFO - Doctor Doctor as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Roguay
vs
Velmu

178 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Roguay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Roguay.
Velmu shoots for a takedown but Roguay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roguay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velmu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roguay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Velmu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velmu walks into a stiff left hand from Roguay.
Roguay works the jab nicely.
Roguay misses with a combination

and Velmu counters with a single leg into guard. Roguay didn't expect that.
Velmu forces his way into half guard.
Roguay won't allow Velmu to pass to mount.
Velmu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Velmu trying to control from Roguay's half guard. Roguay has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Velmu's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roguay is keeping the position for now.
Roguay looking for a sweep. Not yet Roguay, not yet.

Velmu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roguay dives on top into guard.
Velmu is pulling down on Roguay's head. It's preventing any offense from Roguay, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roguay won't allow Velmu to sweep him here.
Velmu controlling the position.
Roguay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Velmu on the ground.
Roguay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Velmu's guard.
Velmu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roguay slaps away a takedown attempt from Velmu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roguay misses with the combination.
Roguay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velmu misses with a takedown
and Roguay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jami Roguay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
Roguay fails to land with a series of punches.
Roguay thuds a left hand into Velmu's body.
Roguay lands a jab to Velmu's midsection.
Roguay stuffs the takedown attempt from Velmu. Velmu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jami Roguay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velmu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roguay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roguay throws a combination that misses

so Velmu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roguay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Velmu wants to pass the guard but Roguay is keeping the position.
Roguay is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velmu won't allow Roguay to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roguay wants to stand but Velmu is controlling the position.
Velmu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jami Roguay.
Roguay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roguay misses with a double jab

and Velmu counters with a shoot takedown. Roguay fights it but they end up in guard.
Velmu wants to control from the top but Roguay keeps moving.
Velmu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velmu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Velmu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roguay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Velmu.
Velmu uses his free foot to push down on Roguay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roguay.
Roguay blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roguay misses with a two punch combination.
Roguay misses with a wild body shot.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roguay but Roguay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velmu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roguay throws a series of punches but Velmu moves out of range.
Velmu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Velmu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roguay.
Roguay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velmu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roguay misses with a shot to the body

and Velmu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roguay won't be happy with that.
Velmu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Roguay's legs.
Velmu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roguay keeps working.
Velmu advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu controlling from the full mount.
Velmu unloads with some shots from mount but Roguay bucks and avoids them well.
Velmu with shots to the head and body - Roguay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Velmu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Velmu avoids the attempt from Roguay to control.
Velmu with good strikes from the mount here!
Velmu is landing with some decent strikes but Roguay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Jami Roguay has been cut.
Roguay is looking to get to half guard.
Roguay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Velmu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velmu is controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roguay's head.
Velmu passes to full mount!
Roguay avoids a series of strikes thrown by Velmu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu controlling the pace for now.
Roguay wants to control but Velmu is having none of it.
Velmu wants to control the pace but Roguay is squirming around nicely.
Velmu thowing shots but they're missing.

Velmu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Roguay is squirming around, avoiding Velmu's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velmu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velmu looking to ground and pound but Roguay is blocking nicely.
Velmu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roguay because Velmu loaded up on that one.
Velmu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roguay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Velmu.

Velmu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roguay is surviving well by controlling Velmu's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velmu controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyrska Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jami Roguay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Roguay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Velmu with that takedown attempt.
Roguay misses with a combination

and Velmu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roguay is refusing to be controlled, as Velmu sits in half guard.
Roguay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roguay wants to get back to his feet.
Roguay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Velmu.
Velmu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Velmu trying to control the action but Roguay is working from the bottom.
Velmu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roguay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Velmu.
Roguay is staying active underneath Velmu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velmu moves into full mount! Roguay won't be happy about that!
Velmu punching from mount but Roguay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roguay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Velmu wants to control the action but instead Roguay gets a body lock and reverses into Velmu's guard! Nice work!
Velmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Velmu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roguay stopping the sweep attempt from Velmu.
Velmu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Velmu is trying to keep Roguay in close.
Velmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roguay is one step ahead there.
Jyrska Velmu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Velmu trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jyrska Velmu.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown but Roguay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roguay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Roguay enables Velmu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roguay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Roguay keeping full guard, as Velmu tries to pass.
Velmu trying to control but Roguay is working from the bottom.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
Roguay controlling the position.
Velmu stands and throws Roguay's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Velmu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jami Roguay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu working the head and body with strikes.
Velmu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Roguay tries to improve position but can't.
Roguay is trying to control Velmu's posture but Velmu avoids it.
Roguay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jyrska Velmu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velmu has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Roguay!
Velmu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roguay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrska Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velmu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyrska Velmu!