PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krarotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Tarvainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krarotrov
vs
Tarvainen

179 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Krarotrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Tarvainen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tarvainen misses.
Krarotrov tries to bum rush Tarvainen with a series of wild strikes but Tarvainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krarotrov misses with a wild combination.

Krarotrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krarotrov is trying to break the clinch but Tarvainen has him pressed against the cage.

Krarotrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarvainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tarvainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krarotrov misses with a wild combination.

Krarotrov gets a double leg takedown into Tarvainen's guard.
Krarotrov lands a couple of elbows.
Krarotrov is working Tarvainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krarotrov throwing strikes but missing.
Krarotrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krarotrov preventing the sweep.
Tarvainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krarotrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarvainen is retaining full guard.
Tarvainen wants to sweep here but Krarotrov controlling him for the moment.
Tarvainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tarvainen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Krarotrov has passed into side control.
Tarvainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krarotrov is trying to control. Tarvainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krarotrov prevents Tarvainen from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarvainen is looking to control Krarotrov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarvainen avoid being mounted?
Krarotrov slips a nice elbow through Tarvainen's hands, connecting with Tarvainen's forehead.
Krarotrov slips a nice elbow through Tarvainen's hands, connecting with Tarvainen's forehead.
Tarvainen wants to control but Krarotrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krarotrov connects with a nice short shot to Tarvainen's temple.
Krarotrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krarotrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krarotrov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarvainen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krarotrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krarotrov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Krarotrov lands strikes from half guard.
Tarvainen moves into full guard.
Krarotrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krarotrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krarotrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarvainen controls Krarotrov momentarily but Krarotrov frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krarotrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krarotrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tarvainen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krarotrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tarvainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krarotrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tarvainen on the ground.
Tarvainen keeps trying to improve his position.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Krarotrov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tarvainen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jason Krarotrov has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krarotrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krarotrov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tarvainen counters by clinching up.
Krarotrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tarvainen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Krarotrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Krarotrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Krarotrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Krarotrov misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Tarvainen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Krarotrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krarotrov goes for a double leg but Tarvainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tarvainen continues to drive forward.

Krarotrov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tarvainen regains guard.
Tarvainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krarotrov's guard.
Tarvainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarvainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarvainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarvainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tarvainen preventing the sweep.
Tarvainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Krarotrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krarotrov 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 one minute gone in the round.
Tarvainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krarotrov working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Tarvainen.
Jason Krarotrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krarotrov is looking to slow Tarvainen down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Tarvainen.
Krarotrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tarvainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krarotrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarvainen shoots in and drives through. Krarotrov sprawls well.
Krarotrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tarvainen enables Krarotrov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tarvainen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krarotrov won't allow Tarvainen to sweep him here.
Krarotrov is stalling in the full guard.
Tarvainen working a defensive guard but Krarotrov passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarvainen trying to control from the bottom.
Tarvainen is looking to improve his position.
Krarotrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarvainen defending well though.
Tarvainen taking some punishment here, with Krarotrov in his half guard.
Tarvainen is trying to control but can't.
Krarotrov winds up and cracks Tarvainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tarvainen is refusing to be controlled, as Krarotrov sits in half guard.
Tarvainen regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krarotrov throwing strikes but missing.
Krarotrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Krarotrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarvainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tarvainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarvainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krarotrov is aware though and is defending well.
Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krarotrov prevents Tarvainen from getting back to his feet.
Krarotrov distracts Tarvainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krarotrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krarotrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krarotrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krarotrov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krarotrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krarotrov landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Krarotrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Krarotrov'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Krarotrov misses with a two punch combination.
Krarotrov throws a low kick but Tarvainen avoids it.
Tarvainen misses with the combination.

Tarvainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Krarotrov digs a right hand into Tarvainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tarvainen's gas tank.
Tarvainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krarotrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tarvainen. Those never looked like landing.
Tarvainen misses the shot to the body.
Krarotrov throws a head kick but Tarvainen moves out of range.

Krarotrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarvainen to the ground. Krarotrov is now in Tarvainen's guard.
Krarotrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarvainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krarotrov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krarotrov is working Tarvainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krarotrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Krarotrov distracts Tarvainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krarotrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krarotrov passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Tarvainen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krarotrov is trying to control. Tarvainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarvainen tries to kick Krarotrov off but Krarotrov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tarvainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarvainen is looking for a sweep. Krarotrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krarotrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Ground and pound from Krarotrov.
Tarvainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krarotrov lands a nice short elbow.

Tarvainen is rocked!
Krarotrov is nestled in close to Tarvainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tarvainen is still in real trouble! Can Krarotrov finish him?
Krarotrov winds up and cracks Tarvainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Krarotrov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tarvainen quite badly. Tarvainen pulls Krarotrov in close trying to recover. Krarotrov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tarvainen on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tarvainen doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Krarotrov!
In his post fight interview, Jason Krarotrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Erik Tarvainen had this to say: 'Damn, this is' t what i was aiming for.. F***K!'.