PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jervis Jarvainian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Savage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jervis Jarvainian's chin.

Savage
vs
Jarvainian

192 cm
25
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jervis Jarvainian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Savage both land. Nice combination.
Jarvainian misses with a straight right.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Jarvainian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarvainian tries for a takedown but Savage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Savage closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Savage lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jarvainian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jarvainian controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage stops Jarvainian from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Jervis Jarvainian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Jarvainian moved out of range nicely.
Jarvainian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
Jarvainian slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Jarvainian shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
Jake Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jervis Jarvainian.

Savage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Savage trying to control but Jarvainian is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is looking to advance position but Jarvainian has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savage tries to get out of the position.
Jarvainian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Savage blocking the ground and pound.
Jarvainian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savage looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvainian thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jarvainian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Savage because Jarvainian loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvainian throws some wild stikes that Savage manages to avoid easily.
Jarvainian scoring with strikes but Savage is staying in there.
Savage in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jarvainian looking to ground and pound but Savage is blocking nicely.
Jarvainian thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage blocking the ground and pound.
Savage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jarvainian landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvainian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jarvainian throws some wild stikes that Savage manages to avoid easily.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jarvainian on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Jarvainian there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jarvainian looking to finish Savage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savage!
Jarvainian thowing shots but they're missing.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage is trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvainian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Savage's face.
Jarvainian cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jervis Jarvainian dominated that round.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Jarvainian misses.
The fighters circling - Jarvainian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Jarvainian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jarvainian tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Savage takes a swing at Jarvainian's ribcage but misses.
Jervis Jarvainian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage throws a hook but Jarvainian blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Jarvainian thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Savage misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes one on the button.
Savage takes one on the button.
Jarvainian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Jarvainian does no damage.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Jarvainian shows good takedown defense.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.

Savage drives through with a takedown into Jarvainian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jarvainian trying to control the position here.
Jarvainian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savage's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvainian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jarvainian misses with a looping right.
Jarvainian misses with a takedown attempt
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Jarvainian fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Savage throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jarvainian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Savage is in Jarvainian's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to stand but Jarvainian is controlling from the bottom.
Jarvainian looking to control.

Jarvainian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jarvainian pulls Savage in close to prevent any damage.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvainian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvainian was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Savage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jervis Jarvainian.
Jarvainian tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Savage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jarvainian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Savage is out of range and Jarvainian settles back down.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage moves out of range of the leg kick from Jarvainian.
Savage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Jarvainian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jake Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarvainian shoots and misses
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jake Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jervis Jarvainian.
Jarvainian lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jarvainian misses its intended target.
Jarvainian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarvainian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.

Savage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Savage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jarvainian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvainian regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jarvainian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savage controls the pace.
Savage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jarvainian is keeping the position for now.
Jarvainian is trying to control the position but Savage postures up.

Jake Savage has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvainian. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jarvainian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvainian throws a big right hand that misses.
Jarvainian throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
Savage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvainian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage wants to stand but Jarvainian is controlling the position.
Jarvainian throws a big right hand that misses.
Jervis Jarvainian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvainian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jarvainian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jarvainian stops Savage from standing up.
Jarvainian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jarvainian throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarvainian throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jervis Jarvainian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarvainian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jervis Jarvainian!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Jervis Jarvainian!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Jervis Jarvainian!

Jervis Jarvainian wins by unanimous decision!