PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Tyrvainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields comes to the cage accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Shields
vs
Tyrvainen

180 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Tyrvainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyrvainen has Shields up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrvainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shields is defending well for now.
Tyrvainen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shields lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tyrvainen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyrvainen.
Shields wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyrvainen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tyrvainen working Shields over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Shields.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shields just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyrvainen's brow.
Shields swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrvainen crunches a lovely knee into Shields's ribcage.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Shields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyrvainen.
Tyrvainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shields tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyrvainen avoids the damage to the body.
Tyrvainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shields in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyrvainen crunches a lovely knee into Shields's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Tyrvainen.
Shields is trying to stall.
Tyrvainen crunches a lovely knee into Shields's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Tyrvainen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyrvainen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyrvainen crunches a lovely knee into Shields's ribcage.
Tyrvainen landing knees to the body.
Tyrvainen working Shields over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shields has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shields is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyrvainen gets an underhook and turns Shields into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyrvainen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tyrvainen.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyrvainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyrvainen lands a knee to the body.
Shields takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrvainen landing knees to the body.
Tyrvainen scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrvainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Tyrvainen blocks it.
Shields will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrvainen up against the cage.
Shields tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyrvainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyrvainen is struggling to control the position.
Tyrvainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Shields avoids the damage to the body.
Tyrvainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tyrvainen blocks an uppercut.
Shields goes for a takedown attempt but Tyrvainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyrvainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyrvainen lands a jab-cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Shields.
Shields loads up on a big right hand but Tyrvainen slips the punch.
Tyrvainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt - Tyrvainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrvainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.

Tyrvainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shields, pushing him back against the cage.
Shields is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyrvainen is defending well for now.
Shields can't get the takedown.
Shields on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyrvainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shields tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrvainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Shields avoids the damage to the body.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Tyrvainen blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to break the clinch but Tyrvainen is controlling the position.
Shields tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyrvainen avoids the damage to the body.
Tyrvainen trying to land knees to the body.
Shields doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrvainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyrvainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Shields avoiding damage as Tyrvainen throws knees to the body.
Shields is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shields stalling in the clinch but Tyrvainen improves position.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Shields - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyrvainen trying to control the position but instead, Shields has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyrvainen into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrvainen missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shields misses with a low kick.
Tyrvainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Tyrvainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyrvainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Shields.
Shields swings for the body but Tyrvainen moves out of range.
Tyrvainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaakko Tyrvainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrvainen is just out of range.
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrvainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Shields blocks a head kick by Tyrvainen.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shields 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 Tyrvainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrvainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrvainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyrvainen sprawls well. Tyrvainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shields is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyrvainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrvainen checks a leg kick.
Tyrvainen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyrvainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyrvainen is breathing heavily.
Tyrvainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shields throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrvainen. That's going to slow Shields down.
Shields misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrvainen.
Shields misses with a looping right.
Shields lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyrvainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaakko Tyrvainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tyrvainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Shields tries to throw a body punch but Tyrvainen avoids it by throwing Shields back against the cage.
Tyrvainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shields looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyrvainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaakko Tyrvainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyrvainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shields breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyrvainen catches Shields with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shields is looking to wear down Tyrvainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrvainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shields.
Shields thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shields.
Tyrvainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
Tyrvainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyrvainen throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Tyrvainen tries to clinch up.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyrvainen.
Jaakko Tyrvainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrvainen throws a leg kick which misses Shields's front leg but catches the back leg as Shields tries to avoid it.
Shields misses with a body kick.
Shields throws a hook to the side of Tyrvainen's head but Tyrvainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrvainen blocks a head kick by Shields.
Tyrvainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shields checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shields throws an off balance right hand
and Tyrvainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyrvainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shields's knee momentarily.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Tyrvainen tries to clinch up.
Tyrvainen lands a slapping body shot.
Shields swings for the body but Tyrvainen moves out of range.
Tyrvainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrvainen moves away.
Shields throws a front kick aimed at Tyrvainen's knee but Tyrvainen avoids it well.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrvainen manages to avoid it.
Jaakko Tyrvainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields fails to land with a series of punches.
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrvainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Shields misses with the combination.
Tyrvainen moves out of range as Shields throws a body kick.
Tyrvainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses the shot to the body.
Shields misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrvainen.
Tyrvainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Shields circles away.
Tyrvainen misses with a leg kick.
Shields is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tyrvainen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shields swings for the body but Tyrvainen moves out of range.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyrvainen tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
Shields is looking to chop away at Tyrvainen's legs.
Tyrvainen avoids the head kick by Shields.
Shields misses the shot to the body.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shields thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrvainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrvainen moves away.
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrvainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Tyrvainen stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaakko Tyrvainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Tyrvainen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyrvainen.
Nice body kick there by Tyrvainen.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyrvainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyrvainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shields.
Shields loads up on a big right hand but Tyrvainen slips the punch.
Shields throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrvainen.
Tyrvainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shields showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrvainen.
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrvainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyrvainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shields keeps the fight on the outside.
Shields tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyrvainen is able to avoid easily.
Tyrvainen avoids the body shot from Shields.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields looks for the body kick but Tyrvainen saw that one coming.
Shields shoots in but Tyrvainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shields throws a right and a left that Tyrvainen avoids nicely.
Tyrvainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
Tyrvainen checks a low kick from Shields.

Shields scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shields is pressing down on Tyrvainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyrvainen is holding on for now.

Tyrvainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Shields.
Shields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Shields is trying for a kimura here. Tyrvainen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Shields wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Shields!
In his post fight interview, Jake Shields started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Jaakko Tyrvainen had this to say: 'It is what it is. The better man got the W today. I will be back stronger. c'est la vie.'.