PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 1936 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Jackson Boone (ranked 283 p4p, 266 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kurri
vs
Boone

184 cm
35
181
20 - 14 - 0

187 cm
37
190
20 - 16 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

The Dirty Needle Project

Vegan Gains
NARCOS

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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Boone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri tries to clinch but Boone moves out of range.
Boone throws a looping overhand right but Kurri ducks down to avoid it.
Boone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurri. Kurri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Kurri moves out of range of the leg kick from Boone.
Kurri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boone throws a solid leg kick but Kurri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boone.
Kurri throws a big counter combination but Boone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boone misses with an uppercut

and Kurri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boone's guard.
Kurri postures up.
Kurri trying to control but Boone is working from the bottom.
Kurri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurri pushing down on Boone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kurri passes to full mount!

Kurri is working for a guillotine from mount but Boone frees his head quite easily.
Kurri controlling from mount.
Kurri trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone wants to control but Kurri is having none of it.
Kurri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boone wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kurri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Kurri goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boone turns into him and now he's in Kurri's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kurri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boone is aware though and is defending well.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.
Boone wanted to stand there but Kurri had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kurri pulls Boone in close to his closed guard and prevents Boone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kurri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kurri is proving hard to escape from.
Kurri wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boone is now in half guard.
Boone tries to stand and escape but Kurri is controlling the position.
Boone prevents Kurri from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boone is working away from the top position though.
Boone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackson Boone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boone throws the kick towards the body but Kurri avoids it.
Boone missing with a left hand there. Kurri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boone misses with a shot to the body
and Kurri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Boone.
Jackson Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kurri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boone to the mat! Boone manages to get full guard.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boone is trying to keep Kurri in close.
Kurri seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurri's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri has a closed guard, preventing Boone from standing up.
Kurri is trying to control the position but Boone postures up.
Kurri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kurri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boone tries to stand but Kurri is controlling from the bottom.
Kurri wants to sweep but no luck.

Kurri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurri tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kurri is looking to cinch up a triangle. Boone throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kurri's body to avoid the submission. Kurri has instead reached around Boone's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kurri arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tatu Kurri!
A relieved looking Tatu Kurri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jackson Boone was interviewed post fight and said 'donï¿½t let them put out the fayah thatï¿½s burnin inside yah'.