PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Iron
vs
Steroidi Jr

169 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steroidi Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iron misses with a hook.
Iron lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has been cut.
Iron scores with a hook to the body. Steroidi Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron misses with a body punch
and Steroidi Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr lands a body shot.
Iron misses the jab.
Steroidi Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iron sprawls well. Iron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steroidi Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Steroidi Jr is just out of range.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi Jr's shoulder, as Steroidi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Iron. No joy for Steroidi Jr on that attempt.
Steroidi Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron slips under a jab.
Steroidi Jr throws a right and a left that Iron avoids nicely.
Iron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steroidi Jr tries to bum rush Iron with a series of wild strikes but Iron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steroidi Jr's head.
Iron throws a series of strikes that have Steroidi Jr backpedaling.
Iron lands a nice looking body shot.
Steroidi Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steroidi Jr.
Iron throws a body punch but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
A big right from Steroidi Jr misses.
Iron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iron digs a good body shot into Steroidi Jr's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron connects with a jab.
Steroidi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steroidi Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron jabs Steroidi Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Steroidi Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Iron tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steroidi Jr is in Iron's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iron controls Steroidi Jr momentarily but Steroidi Jr frees himself.
Iron being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr trying to control but Iron is working from the bottom.

Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Steroidi Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steroidi Jr.
Iron catches Steroidi Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steroidi Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
Iron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steroidi Jr's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steroidi Jr missing with a left hand there. Iron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Steroidi Jr.
Nice cross by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steroidi Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron.

That has opened up Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Iron finds it's target.
Iron lands with a hook. Steroidi Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Iron staying out of range there.
Steroidi Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Iron as he connects with a hook.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body shot.
Iron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Iron misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crabby Iron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Steroidi Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steroidi Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steroidi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Steroidi Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Steroidi Jr misses the target.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi Jr's shoulder, as Steroidi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Steroidi Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steroidi Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crabby Iron is winning the standup battle so far.
Steroidi Jr takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steroidi Jr. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron throws a hook but Steroidi Jr avoids it easily.
Steroidi Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Steroidi Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Iron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr digs a good body shot into Iron's ribs.
Iron scores with a hook to the body. Steroidi Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steroidi Jr is breathing heavily.
Steroidi Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron throws a good cross that connects.
Iron digs a good hook to Steroidi Jr's body.
Iron connects with a body shot that sends Steroidi Jr's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steroidi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steroidi Jr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Iron to counter with a crisp jab.

The cut above Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Iron lands a right hook to the body.
Iron connects with a jab.

Steroidi Jr is rocked!
Iron throws out a powerful jab.
Steroidi Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron finish him?
Steroidi Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steroidi Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
Iron drops Steroidi Jr with a big left hand! Steroidi Jr is injured, injured bad! Iron jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crabby Iron!