PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Demidov
vs
Jarvinen

195 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
253 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Resistance

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Demidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demidov.
Demidov thumps Jarvinen with a low kick.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen ducks under a wild hook from Demidov.
Demidov throws a sloppy head kick and Jarvinen moves out of range easily.
Demidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Demidov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarvinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarvinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Demidov misses with a body shot.
Demidov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jarvinen defending well as Demidov loads up on a big left hand.
Jarvinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy body kick from Jarvinen
and Demidov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demidov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jarvinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demidov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jarvinen checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen feints and then cracks Demidov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demidov down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov moves out of range as Jarvinen throws a body kick.
Jarvinen walks into a jab.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Demidov ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen looks for a takedown but Demidov sprawls well.
Vadim Demidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demidov looks to land a right hand but Jarvinen moved out of range.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demidov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Demidov ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Demidov misses.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot.
Demidov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to clinch but Demidov is having none of it.
Demidov thows a body shot but no joy.
Demidov misses with a straight right.
Demidov walks into a left hand.
Demidov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Demidov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvinen moves away.
Demidov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demidov.
Demidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demidov lands an overhand right.
Jarvinen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demidov lands with a nice body punch.
Jarvinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demidov avoids it really well and circles away.
Demidov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarvinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Demidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Demidov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Demidov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jarvinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a sloppy head kick and Demidov moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarvinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Demidov misses the target.
Jarvinen looks for the body kick but Demidov saw that one coming.
Jarvinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Demidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen throws a sloppy head kick and Demidov moves out of range easily.
Demidov misses with a hook
and Jarvinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Demidov lunges at Jarvinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jarvinen's hand.
Demidov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Demidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jarvinen.
Demidov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jarvinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Demidov is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Demidov.
Demidov lands a jab to Jarvinen's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov throws an off balance right hand
and Jarvinen counters with a low kick, right behind Demidov 's knee.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Demidov. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Demidov.
Demidov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demidov misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demidov.
Jarvinen throws a head kick but Demidov moves out of range.
Demidov looks to land a left hand but Jarvinen moved out of range nicely.
Demidov takes a swing at Jarvinen's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Demidov.
Jarvinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Demidov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jarvinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vadim Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Jarvinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov thumps Jarvinen with a low kick.
Demidov lands a really nice looking cross but Jarvinen seems unphased.
Jarvinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demidov defends it nicely.
Jarvinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Demidov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Demidov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarvinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vadim Demidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Demidov avoids the body shot from Jarvinen.
Demidov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarvinen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Demidov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jarvinen.
Demidov takes one to the chin there.
Demidov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jarvinen misses with a low kick.
Demidov misses with a leg kick.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Demidov.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jarvinen throws a low kick, looking for Demidov's leg but Demidov calmly moves out of range.
Jarvinen is looking to clinch.
Demidov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Jarvinen misses.
Demidov moves out of range as Jarvinen throws a body kick.
Jarvinen walks into a straight right hand from Demidov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Demidov.
Jarvinen staying out of range there.

Jarvinen moves into the clinch.
Jarvinen has Demidov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Demidov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jarvinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demidov throws a jab when Jarvinen was well out of range.
Demidov avoids the body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen ducks under a wild hook from Demidov.
Demidov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Demidov throws a front kick aimed at Jarvinen's knee but Jarvinen avoids it well.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen motions for Demidov to come forward. Jarvinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarvinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Demidov should have avoided that one.
Jarvinen is looking to chop away at Demidov's legs.
Demidov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarvinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jarvinen - just one landing.
Jarvinen misses with a leg kick.
Jarvinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demidov.
Demidov throws a sloppy head kick and Jarvinen moves out of range easily.
Demidov misses with a looping right.
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!
Demidov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Demidov scores with a nice head shot.

Jarvinen clinches with his opponent.
Demidov taking a breather.
Jarvinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Demidov avoids the damage to the body.
Demidov prevents the takedown attempt.
Vadim Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Jarvinen.

Demidov breaks from the clinch.
Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body. Demidov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demidov cracks a nice hook into Jarvinen's ribs.
Demidov misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Demidov blocks the low kick.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Demidov.
Demidov throws a series of punches but Jarvinen moves out of range.

Jarvinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Demidov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jarvinen off and has taken his back!
Jarvinen is trying to break free.
Jarvinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Demidov not allowing Jarvinen to control his hands.
Demidov is looking to get the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Jarvinen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Demidov stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Demidov misses its intended target.
Jarvinen digs a good body shot into Demidov's ribs.

Jarvinen pushes Demidov up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarvinen prevents Demidov from breaking the clinch.
Jarvinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Demidov's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Demidov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Demidov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jarvinen misses the shot to the body.
Demidov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demidov.
Demidov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demidov misses with a double jab.
Jarvinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jarvinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Jarvinen blocks the leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Demidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a low kick.
Demidov throws the kick towards the body but Jarvinen avoids it.
Jarvinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demidov.
Demidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demidov. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demidov.
A punch combination from Demidov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov throws a low kick, looking for Jarvinen's leg but Jarvinen calmly moves out of range.
Demidov misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarvinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demidov manages to avoid it.
Demidov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demidov throws out the jab.
Demidov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jarvinen. That did some damage!
Demidov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demidov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jarvinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jarvinen scores with a nice body kick.
Demidov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarvinen is looking to clinch but Demidov is avoiding it.
Jarvinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demidov is out of range.
Demidov misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Demidov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yrjo Jarvinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen checks a low kick from Demidov.
Jarvinen misses with a hook.
Demidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvinen moves away.
Jarvinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Demidov rather than just go for the knockout.
Demidov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jarvinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Demidov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jarvinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demidov.
Demidov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Demidov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demidov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarvinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demidov. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demidov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jarvinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov moves out of range of the body kick.
Demidov moves out of range of the leg kick from Jarvinen.
Demidov throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Demidov.
Jarvinen scores with a head kick.

It looks like Vadim Demidov has been cut.
Jarvinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Demidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demidov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demidov loads up on a big right hand but Jarvinen slips the punch.
Jarvinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demidov.
Demidov misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Jarvinen.
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!
Jarvinen connects with a leg kick. Demidov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jarvinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jarvinen scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov slips a jab and a cross from Jarvinen.
Demidov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jarvinen.
No luck for Jarvinen with that takedown attempt.
Jarvinen throws a series of punches but Demidov avoids them all with ease.
Demidov throws a jab when Jarvinen was well out of range.
Demidov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Demidov misses with a two punch combination.
Jarvinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demidov cracks Jarvinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Demidov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Demidov misses.
Demidov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demidov misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Jarvinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Demidov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Vadim Demidov!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vadim Demidov!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vadim Demidov!

Vadim Demidov wins by unanimous decision!