PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaromir Jag has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jag
vs
Kure

165 cm
37
130 lbs
29 - 48 - 2

170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 29 - 48 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaromir Jag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jag gets a clinch.
Kure blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kure breaks from the clinch.
Kure throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jag counters with a big head kick but Kure shrugs it off.

Jag darts in and clinches Kure up against the cage.

Kure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jag scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Jag has Kure up against the cage in a clinch.
Kure working hard to break the clinch.
Kure has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jag after a bit of a struggle.
Kure is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kure avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Kure.
Kure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jag.
Jag missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag prevents Kure from breaking the clinch.
Kure is trying to push Jag away but Jag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jag scores a nice knee to the body.
Jag misses with an elbow strike.
Kure misses with some punches.
Kure throws an elbow but it misses.

Kure breaks the clinch.
Kure is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaromir Jag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krejzi Kure.
Kure wants to clinch up but Jag keeps it at a distance.

Kure drives through and clinches with Jag against the cage.
Kure controlling the action here for a moment.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kure is defending well for now.
Jag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kure tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jag stalling in the clinch but Kure improves position.
Kure misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.

Jag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kure swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kure tries to keep at a distance but Jag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kure creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kure's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.
Jag landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jag takes the fight into the clinch.
Jag lands a good knee to the midsection. Kure won't want to take too many of those.
Jag trying to stall but Kure improves his position.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Kure manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kure is trying to force a seperation but Jag has the dominant position.
Jag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kure wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Kure looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kure just leaning against Jag, taking a breather.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kure avoids it.
Kure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kure being controlled against the cage.
Kure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Kure to work.
Kure is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kure is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaromir Jag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jag moves out of range of the body kick.
Jag keeps the fight on the outside.
Jag looks to score with a jab to the body but Kure is just out of range.
A jab from Kure misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jag breaks the clinch.

Jag moves into the clinch.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kure avoids it.
Jag controlling the action here for a moment.
Jag trying to control the position but instead, Kure has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jag into the cage.
Kure avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jag has closed the distance and engaged Kure in a clinch.
Kure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jag unloads a knee to the mid-section.
I was talking to Jag's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jag blocking some punches.
Jag avoids a wild elbow strike from Kure.
Jaromir Jag has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kure lands a nice shot to the body.
Jag stops a takedown attempt from Kure.
Kure is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jag is pressed up against the cage. Kure has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jag down to the mat. Jag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jag has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've been informed that Kure has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kure wants to stall.
Kure wants to get back to striking at distance but Jag won't allow it.

Kure has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jag is trying to keep an underhook but Kure manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kure throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kure prevents Jag from standing back up.
Kure trying to pass the guard but Jag defending well.
Kure is breathing heavily.
Kure looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jag is trying to stand up here but Kure is controlling him well.
Kure tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jag knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jag tries to kick Kure off but Kure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jag trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kure lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Jag makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jag gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jag as Kure tries to tie him up.
Kure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kure is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jaromir Jag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krejzi Kure.
Jag prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kure looking for a takedown.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kure is defending well for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jag here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kure wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure tries for a takedown but Jag manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Jag prevents the takedown attempt.
Jag wants to break free but Kure has control.
Jag lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kure backwards.

Jag breaks from the clinch.

Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Kure avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.
Kure avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Kure misses with an elbow over the top.
Kure changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jag fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaromir Jag dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kure pushes off an throws an elbow but Jag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kure's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kure has Jag up against the cage in a clinch.
Kure swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jag trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kure throws an elbow but misses.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kure avoids it.
Kure stalling in the clinch but Jag improves position.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.
Kure blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kure with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure can't break the clinch.

Kure gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jag is trying to stand back up but Kure is controlling him

Jag has one foot on Kure's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kure takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jag throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kure.
Kure throws a right and a left that Jag avoids nicely.
Kure takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jag.

Jag rushes Kure and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jag takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kure missing with knees to the body.
Kure taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jag lands an uppercut.

Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kure doesn't manage to clinch there - Jag circles away.
Jag throws a sloppy head kick and Kure moves out of range easily.
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jag rushes Kure and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jag.
Jag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jag digs a right hand underneath Kure's ribcage. Kure let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kure misses with an elbow strike.
Jag is trying to break the clinch but Kure is controlling him.
Kure tries for a takedown but Jag manages to get underhooks.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Kure wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag avoiding damage as Kure throws knees to the body.
Kure is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jaromir Jag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krejzi Kure.
Jag is trying to break the clinch but Kure is controlling him.
Jag lands an elbow that stopped Kure in his tracks for a moment.
Jag wants to stall.
Jag blocks an elbow strike from Kure.
Jag utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Kure has a couple of punches blocked by Jag.
Jag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kure dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag tries to stall but Kure uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kure is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kure tries to pull guard but Jag holds him up against the cage and eventually Kure drops back down to his feet.
Krejzi Kure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Jag.
Kure is working for takedown but Jag is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kure is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Jag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jag putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kure in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaromir Jag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jag, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaromir Jag!