PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 543 p4p, 477 weight class) and Arto Jarvinen (ranked 87 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garrett
vs
Jarvinen

175 cm
32
185
21 - 13 - 2

185 cm
32
215
18 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

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 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jarvinen cracks Garrett with a good jab.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Jarvinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jarvinen throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Jarvinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvinen is just out of range.
Jarvinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jarvinen scores with a body shot.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Garrett has Jarvinen up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garrett throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Jarvinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Jarvinen.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the head.
Garrett lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jarvinen.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Garrett tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Garrett looking to stall.
Jarvinen digs a right hand underneath Garrett's ribcage. Garrett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Garrett tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Jarvinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jarvinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett cracks Jarvinen with a nice body shot.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen digs a right hand into Garrett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrett's gas tank.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Garrett scores with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen tries to stall but Garrett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen lands a body punch.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Jarvinen dominated that round.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garrett throws a jab when Jarvinen was well out of range.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvinen.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarvinen.
Garrett misses with a hook.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garrett.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
Garrett swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Jarvinen is out of range.
Garrett takes one on the button.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Jarvinen instigates a clinch.
Jarvinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jarvinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Garrett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Garrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jarvinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Garrett.
A short left from Jarvinen.

Garrett is rocked!
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett seems to have got his legs back now.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Jarvinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarvinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett has Jarvinen pushed against the cage.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jarvinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Garrett with a big uppercut! Garrett tries to clinch up but Jarvinen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Garrett to the mat! Garrett covers up and Jarvinen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arto Jarvinen!
Arto Jarvinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.