PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 253 p4p, 132 weight class) and Arto Jarvinen (ranked 36 p4p, 20 weight class). Bradley's entrance music is Sudbury Saturday Night. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bradley
vs
Jarvinen

185 cm
32
185
18 - 3 - 1

185 cm
31
215
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Jarvinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Bradley sets himself, and Jarvinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Bradley avoids it this time.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jarvinen cracks Bradley with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Jarvinen should have avoided that one.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen blocks a leg kick.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Jarvinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarvinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Jarvinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen slips under a jab.
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Jarvinen's defenses.
Jarvinen thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.
Jarvinen slips under a jab from Bradley.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bradley.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jarvinen throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Bradley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jarvinen misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Jarvinen.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen wants to counter the offense by Bradley and move into the clinch position.
Jarvinen misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jarvinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jarvinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jarvinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Bradley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bradley looks to land a right hand but Jarvinen moved out of range.
Jarvinen misses with a straight left.
Jarvinen scores with a jab.
Bradley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jarvinen checks it well.
Bradley is looking to slow Jarvinen down with leg kicks.
Jarvinen misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Jarvinen was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Jarvinen wants to counter the offense by Bradley and move into the clinch position.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen checks a low kick from Bradley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jarvinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jarvinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen misses the body punch

and Bradley counters with a nice right hand that sends Jarvinen toppling to the canvas! Jarvinen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bradley finish him?!

Jarvinen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Bradley ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Jarvinen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Bradley!
Derrick Bradley thanked the fans post fight for their support.