PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Jussila

191 cm
30
225 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

195 cm
31
225 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Brown.
Jussila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jussila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jussila.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Jussila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jussila misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Jussila.
Jussila throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown tries to bum rush Jussila with a series of wild strikes but Jussila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jussila - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jussila. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Jussila.
Craig Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Jussila shrugs it off though.
That kick from Jussila tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Jussila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jussila throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Jussila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jussila. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jussila blocks a head kick by Brown.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Good work by Jussila as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Jussila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jussila finds it's target.

It looks like Craig Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Jussila misses its intended target.
Jussila takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jussila throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Jussila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jussila misses with a body kick.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown blocks a head kick by Jussila.
Brown throws a series of punches but Jussila avoids them all with ease.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jussila on his heels. He'll look to pass Jussila's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jussila has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Jussila looking for subs off his back but Brown has passed one foot through into half guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown decides to stand up.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Jussila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jussila slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Brown.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Jussila moves out of range.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jussila counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jussila pinned against the ropes. Jussila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jussila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jussila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Jussila.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jussila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jussila.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jussila throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown defending well as Jussila loads up on a big left hand.
Jaakko Jussila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jussila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jussila moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jussila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jussila misses with a low kick.
Jussila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jussila scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Brown is rocked!
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jussila counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid body kick from Jussila.
Jussila fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Jussila throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jussila lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown walks straight into a right hand from Jussila - that's dropped him! Jussila jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brown from any more punishment! Brown complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaakko Jussila!