PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerouac (ranked 2027 p4p, 2745 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 297 p4p, 386 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kerouac
vs
Thrawn

193 cm
26
220
11 - 8 - 0

195 cm
27
215
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Kerouac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thrawn has managed to clinch.
Kerouac avoiding damage as Thrawn throws knees to the body.
Thrawn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerouac leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kerouac throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrawn.
Thrawn told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerouac avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerouac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerouac tries to throw a body punch but Thrawn avoids it by throwing Kerouac back against the cage.
Thrawn misses with a knee to the head.
Kerouac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerouac leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerouac misses with some punches.
Kerouac lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrawn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn lands with a right to the head.
Thrawn trying to land knees to the body.
Thrawn pushes Kerouac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerouac lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerouac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerouac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Kerouac on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrawn.
Kerouac misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerouac avoids it.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerouac avoids it.
Kerouac swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Kerouac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerouac.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kerouac takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thrawn missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kerouac fails to land.
Thrawn tries a knee to the head but Kerouac blocks it.
Good body shot from Thrawn.
Kerouac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerouac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerouac.
Kerouac tries to work over Thrawn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thrawn lands a shoulder strike.
Thrawn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerouac.
Kerouac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thrawn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerouac blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerouac is looking to control Thrawn's arms but Thrawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kerouac has his back to the cage.
Kerouac prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerouac avoids the damage to the body.
Thrawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerouac is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac avoiding damage as Thrawn throws knees to the body.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but Kerouac blocks with his arms.
Kerouac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerouac has a couple of punches blocked by Thrawn.
Thrawn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrawn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerouac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerouac digs a right hand underneath Thrawn's ribcage. Thrawn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerouac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kerouac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thrawns head.
Kerouac wants to stall.
Thrawn blocks a body shot from Kerouac.
Thrawn trying to land knees to the body.
Kerouac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn tries a body shot but Kerouac blocks it.
The referee calls for Kerouac to work.
Kerouac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerouac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerouac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kerouac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kerouac is breathing heavily.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerouac misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrawn lands a left hand.
Kerouac prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Kerouac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerouac controls his hands.
Thrawn throws a head punch that misses.
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thrawn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerouac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerouac tries to stall but Thrawn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Grand Admiral Thrawn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Thrawn scores with a head kick.

Thrawn moves into the clinch.
Kerouac lands with a light punch inside.

Thrawn is rocked!
Kerouac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrawn or not.
Thrawn is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerouac finish him?
Kerouac unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thrawn! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kerouac is unloading with more strikes now! Thrawn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Kerouac!
Jack Kerouac tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.