PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri comes to the cage accompanied by Rising Darkness. Freedom has chosen Johnny Freedom as his entrance music. Johnny Freedom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jurri
vs
Freedom

183 cm
29
185 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
194 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kari Jurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom digs a good hook to Jurri's body.
Jurri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freedom.
Jurri swings widly with a right hand

and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freedom.
Freedom tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurri avoids the damage to the body.
Jurri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri prevents a body shot from Freedom.
Jurri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Freedom tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freedom blocks it with crossed arms.
Jurri misses with a knee to the head.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Jurri misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurri tries a knee to the head but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Jurri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freedom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freedom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Jurri in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Freedom.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jurri.
Freedom tries to work over Jurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Jurri has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jurri.
Still in the clinch, Freedom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jurri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freedom is working Jurri over against the cage.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Jurri is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Jurri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jurri is defending well for now.

Freedom breaks from the clinch.
Freedom slips a jab from Jurri.
Jurri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Freedom as he jumps to the side.
Jurri missing with a left hand there. Freedom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jurri misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jurri moves out of range of the strikes.
Jurri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freedom slips a jab from Jurri.
Jurri misses with a straight left.
Johnny Freedom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freedom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jurri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jurri takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands with a good body shot.
Jurri moves out of range of the body kick from Freedom.
A good leg kick by Freedom.
Jurri misses with a body shot.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but Jurri is out of range.
Good shot there by Jurri.
Freedom throws a hook but Jurri avoids it easily.
Jurri lands with a straight right. Freedom didn't see that one coming.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Freedom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jurri thuds a left hand into Freedom's body.
Jurri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freedom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurri.
Jurri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freedom in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom looks for the body kick but Jurri saw that one coming.
Jurri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jurri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
Jurri looks to land a body kick but Freedom moved away.
Freedom cracks Jurri with an open hand slap.
Jurri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freedom jabs Jurri right on the nose. Jurri blinks but takes it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Freedom!

Freedom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jurri has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Jurri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jurri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jurri misses with a knee to the head.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Jurri won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Freedom.
Freedom takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jurri slips a jab from Freedom.
Jurri throws a front kick that sends Freedom stumbling back into the cage.
Jurri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freedom lands with a nice body punch.
Jurri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jurri misses with a hook.
Jurri cracks Freedom with an open hand slap.
Jurri tries to land a leg kick but Freedom saw it coming and moves away.
Jurri takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Jurri doesn't manage to clinch there - Freedom circles away.
Jurri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freedom throws a wild body kick that Jurri sees coming a mile off.
Nice takedown defense from Freedom. No joy for Jurri on that attempt.
Jurri misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jurri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Freedom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri swinging wildly here.
Jab from Freedom.
Johnny Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurri throws a body kick that misses.
Freedom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jurri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jurri is rocked!
Jurri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freedom.
Nice shot lands for Freedom.
Oh Jurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freedom cracks a nice hook into Jurri's ribs.
Jurri seems to have got his legs back now.

Freedom has managed to clinch.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Jurri in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Jurri fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freedom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jurri misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to stall but Freedom improves his position.
Knees to the body from Jurri.
Freedom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Jurri misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freedom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jurri takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Jurri blocks an elbow strike.
Jurri misses with a knee to the head.
Jurri lands a nice knee to the body.
Freedom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
Johnny Freedom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but Freedom blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Freedom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom tries to pull guard but Jurri holds him up against the cage and eventually Freedom drops back down to his feet.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jurri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jurri working Freedom over with knees to the body.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jurri backwards.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kari Jurri has been cut.
Freedom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jurri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Freedom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a sloppy body shot
and Freedom counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurri scores with a decent looking hook.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jurri misses the shot to the body.
Jurri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnny Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
Jurri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jurri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom cracks Jurri on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jurri falls backwards against the cage. Freedom follows up with more strikes that drop Jurri to his knees. Freedom keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jurri! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.