PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rice
vs
Jurcina

175 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitali Jurcina!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurcina doesn't manage to clinch there - Rice circles away.
Rice digs a good body shot into Jurcina's ribs.
Jurcina thows a body shot but no joy.
Jurcina tests Rice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rice swats away the attempt to clinch by Jurcina.
Jurcina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jurcina is working Rice over against the cage.
Jurcina working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jurcina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jurcina has a couple of punches blocked by Rice.
Jurcina scores with a hook to the body.
Rice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jurcina lands a left hand.
Rice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurcina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jurcina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rice is defending well for now.
Jurcina lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jurcina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jurcina keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jurcina digs a right hand into Rice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rice's gas tank.
Jurcina leaning against his opponent.
Jurcina lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jurcina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jurcina misses with some punches.
Jurcina is working Rice over against the cage.
Jurcina slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Jurcina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurcina works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Jurcina is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jurcina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Jurcina tries to throw a body punch but Rice avoids it by throwing Jurcina back against the cage.
Jurcina lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jurcina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurcina digs a right hand underneath Rice's ribcage. Rice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jurcina is working Rice over against the cage.
Rice is trying to force a seperation but Jurcina has the dominant position.
Jurcina works on Rice's body with a couple of short punches.
Rice is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurcina lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jurcina.
Rice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jurcina.
Jurcina lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jurcina.
Jurcina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jurcina gets through Rice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jurcina pushes Rice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Jurcina.
Jurcina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rice.
Jurcina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rices head.
Nice body punch from Jurcina - that landed with a thud.
Jurcina lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jurcina.
Rice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jurcina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jurcina - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Jurcina on the inside.

Rice is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jurcina working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jurcina lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Rice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jurcina prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Jurcina lands a nice shot to the body.
Rice seems to have got his legs back now.
Jurcina throws a big uppercut that drops Rice! More strikes from Jurcina and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rice lies dazed against the cage as Jurcina celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitali Jurcina!