PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Elovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jesse Elovaara enters the cage!

Curtis
vs
Elovaara

165 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Elovaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elovaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elovaara ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Elovaara catches Curtis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Elovaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook but Elovaara blocks it.
Curtis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Elovaara is out of range and Curtis settles back down.
Elovaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Elovaara throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis tries to clinch there but Elovaara circles away.
Elovaara misses with a two punch combination.
Elovaara lunges at Curtis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curtis's hand.
Elovaara throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curtis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Elovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Elovaara.
Elovaara misses with an uppercut.
Elovaara looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis shoots in and drives through. Elovaara sprawls well.
Elovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Elovaara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elovaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elovaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curtis scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curtis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elovaara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curtis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curtis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Elovaara.
A big left from Elovaara misses.
Elovaara misses with a straight right.
Curtis throws a low kick but Elovaara avoids it.
A left lands for Elovaara.
Elovaara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Elovaara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jesse Elovaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis misses with a hook
and Elovaara counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Elovaara throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Elovaara checks a low kick from Curtis.
Elovaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Elovaara looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis moves out of range as Elovaara strikes.
Elovaara checks a low kick from Curtis.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elovaara clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curtis lands with a hook. Elovaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Elovaara's shoulder, as Elovaara tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Elovaara is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Curtis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Elovaara misses the target.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Elovaara.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elovaara moves away.

Curtis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elovaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis goes for a takedown attempt but Elovaara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Curtis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elovaara is fending him off so far but Curtis persists. Nope, Elovaara circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Elovaara.
Elovaara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elovaara.
Elovaara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Curtis tries to score with a low kick but Elovaara moves his leg out of the way.
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Elovaara moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elovaara lands a nice hook to Curtis's body. Curtis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elovaara staying out of range there.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Elovaara.
Curtis staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elovaara.
Curtis shoots for a takedown but Elovaara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elovaara lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elovaara lands with a hook. Curtis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elovaara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curtis in his tracks.
Curtis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curtis slips a jab from Elovaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Elovaara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Curtis throws a low kick but Elovaara avoids it.
Elovaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis jabs Elovaara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Elovaara checks the leg kick.
Curtis scores with a shot to the body.

Elovaara tries to keep at a distance but Curtis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Elovaara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elovaara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Elovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Elovaara.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Elovaara lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Elovaara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Curtis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis is pushing Elovaara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Elovaara fails to land.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Elovaara.
Elovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Elovaara.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curtis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elovaara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Elovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Curtis stalling the fight.
A short right from Curtis.
Jackson Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elovaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head.
Elovaara working aggressively here.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elovaara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Elovaara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Curtis can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Curtis dominated that second round.
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!

Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Elovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Elovaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Curtis.
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis slips a straight right by Elovaara.
Curtis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elovaara.
Elovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Elovaara.
Elovaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curtis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elovaara misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Elovaara coming out on top.
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Elovaara throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Jesse Elovaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curtis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Elovaara is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elovaara throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elovaara misses with a looping left.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Curtis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Curtis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Curtis landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elovaara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Curtis working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Curtis cracks Elovaara with a big right hand but Elovaara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Elovaara is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curtis connects with a decent elbow.
Curtis cracks Elovaara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Curtis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Curtis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Curtis is staying tight to Elovaara's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Elovaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Curtis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Curtis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Elovaara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson Curtis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elovaara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis lands an elbow.
Curtis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Elovaara!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Curtis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Curtis!