PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarek Thrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Joe's choice of entrance music: (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thrun
vs
Joe

191 cm
25
224 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
30
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarek Thrun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Thrun misses.
Thrun throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Thrun checks a low kick from Joe.
Thrun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joe's head.

It looks like Kid Joe has been cut.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Thrun's head back.
Thrun lands a head shot.
Joe slips a straight right by Thrun.
Thrun misses with a two punch combination.
Thrun throws a series of strikes that have Joe backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Joe is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Thrun. Those never looked like landing.
Thrun shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense.
Thrun lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand.
Thrun misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Thrun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joe's waist but Joe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thrun off to one side.
Thrun lands with a nice combination. Joe backs away looking to recover.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrun finish him?
Thrun misses with a body shot.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe tries to clinch but Thrun is having none of it.
Joe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrun misses with a wild body shot.
Joe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarek Thrun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thrun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thrun gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Thrun pushes him off.
Thrun has a takedown stuffed.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thrun throws a big shot that misses.
Joe tries to clinch up but Thrun circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe avoids the body shot from Thrun.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Joe throws a series of punches but Thrun avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thrun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joe throws a low kick but Thrun avoids it.
Thrun misses with a double jab.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Thrun's head but Thrun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Thrun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thrun avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Thrun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thrun throws a lazy uppercut
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thrun closes the distance and clinches up with Joe, looking for a takedown. Thrun pushes Joe against the cage but Joe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thrun ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe is looking to chop away at Thrun's legs.
A big right from Joe misses.
Thrun looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrun moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Joe darts in and clinches Thrun up against the cage.
Thrun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe lands a right hand.
Thrun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe tries a body shot but Thrun blocks it.
Thrun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe presses Thrun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Thrun tries to pull guard but Joe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Joe.
Joe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thrun is breathing heavily.
Joe blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrun can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Joe lands an uppercut.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Joe.
A short uppercut from Joe.
A right hook to the body lands for Joe.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe is working Thrun over against the cage.
Joe lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Joe.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Thrun's head.
Nice body punch from Joe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Joe.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe prevents Thrun from breaking the clinch.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Thrun avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrun blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thrun jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Thrun pulls Joe into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thrun is proving hard to escape from.
Joe trying to control but Thrun is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kid Joe.
Joe throws a jab when Thrun was well out of range.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrun clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrun.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe thuds his right hand into Thrun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Thrun there.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thrun ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe works Thrun's body with a nice hook.
Thrun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe lands with an uppercut that bounces Thrun off the cage and back into range.
Thrun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thrun misses with a two punch combination.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Joe moves into the clinch successfully.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Joe misses with some punches.
Thrun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Joe.
Joe misses with some punches.
Thrun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Thrun.
Joe digs a right hand into Thrun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thrun's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe lands a body punch.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thrun backwards.
Thrun takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Thrun's head.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe gets through Thrun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Joe.
Thrun blocking some punches.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe cracks Thrun with a nice body shot.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrun backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joe is defending well.
Joe lands a left hand.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Joe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Joe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrun's sensitive parts.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thrun misses with a few strikes there.
Joe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe with a jab.
Thrun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe working aggressively here.
Thrun takes a shot to the head.
Thrun blocks a body shot from Joe.
Joe lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe lands an uppercut.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrun is working for takedown but Joe is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Thrun's head.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Joe.

Thrun is rocked!
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Thrun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Joe.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thruns head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Thrun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Joe.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thrun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrun backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe pushes Thrun against the cage. Joe is working some dirty boxing. Joe pushes off with a quick right hook! Thrun goes down! Thrun tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Joe moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Joe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kid Joe made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.