PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aryah Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Urban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thurston
vs
Urban

160 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Alpha-Omega
Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aryah Thurston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Urban!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urban looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thurston is looking to clinch but Urban is avoiding it.
Thurston throws a head kick that misses.

Urban shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Urban was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thurston bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thurston preventing the sweep.

Thurston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Urban manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thurston manages to get himself to full guard.
Urban wants to pass the guard but Thurston is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Urban is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thurston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thurston has escaped and now he's on top!
Urban is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Urban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Urban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thurston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thurston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Urban looks gassed!

Urban is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thurston advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urban wants to get back to full guard.

Urban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thurston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urban keeps working.
Urban won't allow Thurston to pass to mount.
Urban is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thurston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thurston's back!

Urban patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Thurston trying to control the hands but Urban won't let him.

Urban is looking for the choke from the back position but Thurston is controlling his hands well.
Thurston wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston 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.

Urban looking for the RNC.
Urban not allowing Thurston to control his hands.
Thurston breaks Urban's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Urban is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thurston wants to stand but Urban is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thurston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thurston distracts Urban with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thurston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Urban is working an open guard so Thurston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Urban shoots in for a double leg but Thurston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thurston is looking to clinch but Urban is avoiding it.
Thurston throws a sloppy head kick and Urban moves out of range easily.
Thurston tries to clinch but Urban moves out of range.

Urban closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thurston to the mat! Thurston manages to get full guard.
Thurston wants to stand and escape but Urban is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Urban dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thurston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thurston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thurston tries to close the distance and clinch but Urban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thurston tries to close the distance and clinch but Urban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Thurston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thurston misses with a takedown attempt

and Urban decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thurston's guard.
Urban passes into half guard.

Urban is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thurston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Urban.
Urban wants to pass to mount but Thurston is defending the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurston is trying to stand back up but Urban is controlling him
Urban works his way into full mount!

Urban is working for a guillotine from mount but Thurston frees his head quite easily.
Urban moves to take his opponent's back.

Urban looking for the choke from the back.
Thurston manages to reverse the position and now he's in Urban's guard. Nice work there by Thurston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurston works over Urban with some ground and pound from guard.
Thurston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thurston scoring with punches to the head and body.

Urban has an active guard here but Thurston has managed to pass into half guard.
Urban tries to roll over but Thurston keeps him under control.
Thurston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurston prevents Urban from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urban manages to get to full guard.
Urban looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thurston puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Urban is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Thurston pulls his head out easily.
Urban is looking to improve his position.
Urban taking some punishment here, with Thurston in his half guard.
Jerry Urban has got the better of the ground game so far.

Urban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Urban is looking for a sweep. Thurston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thurston working over Urban with some ground and pound. Urban looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thurston misses with a head kick.
Thurston tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Urban counters with a single leg into guard. Thurston didn't expect that.
Thurston wants to get back to his feet but Urban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urban passes Thurston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Urban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thurston throws a sloppy head kick and Urban moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Urban.

Urban tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thurston is trying to control Urban's posture but Urban avoids it.

Urban is trying to get an arm triangle but Thurston is defending well.
Thurston is trying to control Urban's posture but Urban avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Urban wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thurston, who protects the arm well.
Thurston misses with an elbow from the bottom.

Urban swings around for an armbar but Thurston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Urban's guard.
Thurston is pushing down on Urban's leg trying to pass to half guard. Urban is fighting to maintain full guard but Thurston has managed to sneak the leg through.

Urban actively working from the bottom here.
Urban won't allow Thurston to pass to mount.
Urban tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Thurston has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thurston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aryah Thurston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urban working to try and regain half guard.
Thurston lands a heavy elbow.
Thurston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thurston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Urban looks a forlorn figure.
Urban is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston lands with some strikes.
Thurston cracks Urban with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Urban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thurston tries to control but Urban wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Urban manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thurston tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Urban.
The fighters are battling for position here. Urban manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Urban is on top in guard.
Thurston wants to get back to his feet but Urban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jerry Urban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urban advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerry Urban.
I've got Urban winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Urban!