PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mass Destruction (Reincarnation). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jyytti
vs
Rua

200 cm
22
238 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
274 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vergil Rua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua slips a straight right by Jyytti.
Jyytti lands a slapping body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Jyytti on that attempt.
Jyytti takes one to the side of the head.
Jyytti works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Rua misses with a hook.
Jyytti throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jyytti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jyytti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jyytti thuds a left hand into Rua's body.

Jyytti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rua was covering up waiting for the punch and Jyytti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jyytti wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.

Jyytti stands up from Rua's guard - Jyytti perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jyytti.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Jyytti.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Jyytti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jyytti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Jyytti lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into range.
Vergil Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jyytti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jyytti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rua throws a right hand that Jyytti ducks under and follows up with a left that Jyytti also avoids with ease.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrki Jyytti. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jyytti.

Jyytti lands a left and a right that send Rua crashing to the mat, dazed. Jyytti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jyytti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua slips under a jab from Jyytti.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyytti.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Jyytti.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jyytti.
Jyytti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jyytti staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua. That snapped Jyytti's head back.
Jyytti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jyytti clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Jyytti misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jyytti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Jyytti misses.
Jyytti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jyytti circles away quickly and effectively.
Jyytti shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jyytti.
Rua lands the left hand.
Jyytti wants to clinch.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jyytti.

It looks like Vergil Rua has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jyytti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Jyytti moves into the clinch.
Rua can't break the clinch.

Jyytti drags the fight down to the ground.
Rua wants to get up but he can't break Jyytti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jyytti is looking for a triangle but Rua pushes his legs off easily.

Jyytti looking for a guillotine here but Rua defends easily.
Rua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jyytti's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyrki Jyytti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vergil Rua's cut.
That's time! Jyytti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyytti.
Jyytti slips a straight right by Rua.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Jyrki Jyytti is winning the standup battle so far.
Jyytti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jyytti gets slowly back to his feet.
Jyytti misses with a hook.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jyytti at a distance.
Jyrki Jyytti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jyytti tries to clinch up.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jyytti.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Jyytti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jyytti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jyytti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyytti tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Jyrki Jyytti has been cut.
Jyytti dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Jyytti's head and hops out.
Jyytti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jyytti misses with a two punch combination.
Jyytti lands a slapping body shot.
Jyytti looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Jyytti is just out of range.
Jyytti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jyytti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rua scrambles back to his feet.
Jyytti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jyytti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Jyytti.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti lands a jab-cross combination.
Jyrki Jyytti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jyytti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
A jab from Rua misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jyytti.
Jyytti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
Jyytti prevents Rua from escaping the position.
Jyytti is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Jyytti drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jyytti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jyytti.

Jyytti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jyrki Jyytti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jyytti stands up and beckons Rua to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyytti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jyytti lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jyytti here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jyytti manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua scores with the left hand. Jyytti knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jyytti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jyytti with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vergil Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jyytti throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Jyytti's ribs.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.

Rua lands a big uppercut and Jyytti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jyytti looks OK. Rua waves Jyytti back to his feet!

Jyytti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Rua has cracked Jyytti with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Rua lands another huge swinging hook and Jyytti tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Jyytti, before Rua can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vergil Rua! Vergil Rua retains his heavyweight title!