PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pain - Shut your mouth. Vitali Jurcina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jurcina
vs
Laak

188 cm
22
196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
199 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

PR1ME

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurcina throws a solid leg kick but Laak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jurcina.
Laak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jurcina ducks under a wild hook from Laak.
A big left from Jurcina misses.
Jurcina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jurcina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jurcina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurcina lands a body shot.
Jurcina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laak.
Laak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jurcinas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jurcina cracks a nice hook into Laak's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurcina moves away from the strike by Laak.
Laak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jurcina is out of range and Laak settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak lands a glancing blow to the side of Jurcina's head.
Laak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jurcina.
Laak misses with a right hand
and Jurcina counters with a nice uppercut.
Jurcina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laak's sensitive parts.
Jurcina lands with a straight right. Laak didn't see that one coming.
Jurcina gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurcina throws a low kick, looking for Laak's leg but Laak calmly moves out of range.
Jurcina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jurcina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laak throws a lazy right hand but Jurcina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laak misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak walks into a straight right hand from Jurcina.
Jurcina throws a low kick but Laak avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Laak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jurcina with a jab.
Jurcina connects with a body shot.
Laak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurcina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laak throws the left hand but Jurcina avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurcina. Laak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurcina tests Laak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jurcina with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laak lands a leg kick that knocks Jurcina off balance momentarily.
Jurcina throws a head kick but Laak moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Laak.
Laak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Jurcina.
Jurcina connects with a looping right hand.
Laak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jurcina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laak throws a head kick that misses.
Laak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jurcina misses the body punch

and Laak counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Laak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurcina lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jurcina lands with a right to the head.
Laak looks gassed!
Jurcina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laak backwards.
Jurcina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurcina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laaks head.

Laak is rocked!
Laak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jurcina avoids it.
Laak is still on wobbly legs! Can Jurcina finish him?
Jurcina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laak lands a nice knee to the body.
Laak working aggressively here.
Laak seems to have recovered his senses.
Laak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jurcina blocks a body shot from Laak.
A hook to the body from Jurcina.
Jurcina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurcina just leaning against Laak, taking a breather.
Laak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurcina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laak lands a damaging elbow.
Laak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jurcina's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laak throws an elbow but it misses.
Laak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jurcina trying to stall but Laak improves his position.
Jurcina prevents a body shot from Laak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitali Jurcina dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jurcina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jurcina throws a head kick that Laak semi-blocks.
Jurcina lands with a shot to the body.
Jurcina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laak loads up on a big right hand but Jurcina slips the punch.
Laak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Laak misses.
Laak misses with a leg kick.
Laak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jurcina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurcina misses with a low kick.
Laak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jurcina missing with a left hand there. Laak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurcina connects with a body shot that sends Laak's belly button to the back.
Jurcina throws a big shot that misses.
Laak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jurcina digs a good body shot into Laak's ribs.
Jurcina misses with a hook.
Jurcina thows a leg kick but Laak checks it
and Laak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jurcina moves out of range of the body kick from Laak.
Jurcina throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laak is breathing heavily.
Jurcina connects with a body shot that sends Laak's belly button to the back.
Laak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jurcina works Laak's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laak takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jurcina connects with a body shot.
Laak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jurcina scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Jurcina lands.
Nice uppercut there from Jurcina.
Laak slips a jab and a cross from Jurcina.
Laak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jurcina cracks a nice hook into Laak's ribs.
Jurcina lands with a good body shot.
Laak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jurcina thuds a left hand into Laak's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jurcina lands the left hand.
Jurcina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jurcina lands a lovely overhand right.
Laak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Laak misses.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurcina listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jurcina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurcina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Laak has managed to clinch.
Laak working Jurcina over with knees to the body.
Laak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurcina throws a head punch that misses.
Jurcina displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laak up against the cage.
Jurcina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jurcina avoids it.
Jurcina wants to get back to striking at distance but Laak won't allow it.
Jurcina scores with a shot to the side of Laak's head.
Jurcina lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Laak to his knees! Jurcina keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitali Jurcina!