PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Juusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Crewe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Juusto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juusto
vs
Crewe

198 cm
19
255 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Juusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Crewe!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewe looks for the body kick but Juusto saw that one coming.
Juusto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juusto throws a right hand that Crewe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crewe also avoids with ease.
Crewe shoots for a takedown but Juusto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juusto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Juusto clinches with his opponent.
Crewe is looking to break free of the clinch but Juusto has double underhooks.
Juusto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crewe.
Crewe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juusto digs a right hand into Crewe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crewe's gas tank.
Crewe looks gassed!
Crewe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juusto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaakko Juusto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Crewe.

Juusto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juusto misses with a few strikes there.
Juusto fails to land with a series of punches.
Crewe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juusto feints and as Crewe raises his hands in defense, Juusto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Juusto advances position into side control!
Crewe is letting Juusto control him for a moment.
Crewe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Juusto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crewe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Juusto working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juusto working the head with strikes.
Juusto controlling from side mount.

Juusto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crewe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
You can see the frustration on Crewe's face as Juusto controls the position.
Crewe tries to bench press Juusto off him but Juusto keeps the position.
Juusto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crewe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crewe is being controlled here.
Crewe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Juusto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Juusto is staying tight to Crewe's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Juusto is trying to get an arm triangle but Crewe is defending well.

Juusto decides to stand back up. Juusto steps back and let's Crewe get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juusto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Crewe. No joy for Juusto on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Juusto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juusto misses the jab.
Juusto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crewe fails to land the takedown.
Crewe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Juusto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Juusto stands up and waves to Crewe to follow him.
Crewe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Juusto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crewe's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crewe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juusto's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juusto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crewe!
Juusto prevents Crewe from getting the reversal.
Juusto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crewe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crewe tries to reverse the position but Juusto maintains control.
Juusto content just to control the position here.
Juusto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crewe hang on?
Juusto raining down shots from the mount!
Juusto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crewe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juusto content just to control the position here.
Juusto looking to finish Crewe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crewe!
Juusto breaks from Crewe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crewe tries to reverse the position but Juusto maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crewe tries to hold on but Juusto postures up.
Juusto controlling the position easily from mount.
Crewe is in a horrible position here. Juusto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crewe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juusto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Juusto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Juusto throws a nice looking combination but Crewe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juusto misses with a double jab.
Juusto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crewe can do to turn this around?
Juusto misses with the combination.

Juusto scores with a takedown into Crewe's guard.
Jaakko Juusto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Crewe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Crewe is working an open guard so Juusto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crewe shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Crewe as Juusto shoots in.
Juusto wants to clinch up but Crewe keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Juusto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crewe!
Crewe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Juusto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crewe tries to lock up and control but Juusto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juusto controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe tries to lock up and control but Juusto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juusto landing strikes from the mount.
Juusto looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewe taking shots to the head.
Juusto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jaakko Juusto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Juusto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crewe counters with a head kick. That will keep Juusto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Juusto moves into the clinch.
Jaakko Juusto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crewe is pressed up against the cage. Juusto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crewe down to the mat. Crewe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Juusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juusto throws a right hand that Crewe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crewe also avoids with ease.
Crewe tries for a takedown but Juusto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaakko Juusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juusto.
Paul Crewe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crewe takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Juusto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juusto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Juusto!