PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rising Darkness. Wang has chosen Minority - Green Day as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jurri
vs
Yan Wang

183 cm
29
185 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

185 cm
35
195 lbs
32 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Perkele!

Zipp Zapp
The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurri dodges the punch combination from Wang.
Jurri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jurri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jurri looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Wang scores with a head kick. Jurri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jurri misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Jurri saw that one coming.
Jurri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wang slips under a jab from Jurri.
Jurri scores with a sloppy right hand. Wang should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang cracks Jurri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jurri checks a leg kick.
Jurri throws a chopping leg kick but Wang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jurri moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Nice cross by Wang.
Jurri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jurri to score with a decent uppercut.
Wang defending well as Jurri loads up on a big left hand.
Jurri lands a jab.

It looks like Ting Yan Wang has been cut.
Jurri tries to work over Wang's front leg with a kick but Wang checks it.
Wang connects with a nice looking jab.
Jurri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang throws a body punch but Jurri moves out of range.
Jurri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wang misses with a shot to the body

and Jurri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jurri looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang prevents Jurri from improving his position.

Wang stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jurri to get to his feet.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jurri.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Jurri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Jurri misses with the body kick
and Wang counters with a nice body kick.
Jurri misses with a low kick.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurri.
Wang moves out of range of the body kick from Jurri.
Wang cracks a nice hook into Jurri's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a body shot.

Jurri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wang, pushing him back against the cage.

Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurri lands a nice looking body shot.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Jurri misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Jurri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurri is just out of range.
Wang moves out of range of the body kick.
Jurri throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurri.
A big right from Wang misses.
Wang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jurri.
Jurri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang digs a good hook to Jurri's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri slips under a jab from Wang.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Wang tests Jurri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurri manages to avoid it.
Wang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Jurri avoids it easily.
Jurri gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Wang counters by moving into the clinch.
Jurri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wang is trying to break free.
Wang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jurri has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Jurri prevents a body shot from Wang.
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ting Yan Wang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ting Yan Wang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jurri throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Wang jabs Jurri right on the nose. Jurri blinks but takes it well.
Wang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jurri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wang's sensitive parts.
Jurri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wang can pounce on him.
Jurri connects with a leg kick. Wang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jurri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jurri throws a poor cross that misses
and Wang counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!

Jurri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Jurri fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wang.
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Jurri.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Jurri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jurri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wang is out of range and Jurri settles back down.
Jurri throws a jab but it's blocked by Wang.
Wang scores with a sloppy right hand. Jurri should have avoided that one.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Jurri is rocked!
Jurri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Jurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jurri to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jurri looks to clinch but Wang throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jurri taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ting Yan Wang!
Ting Yan Wang is the new middleweight champion!
Ting Yan Wang thanked the fans post fight for their support.