PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Hurja (ranked 2617 p4p, 99 weight class) and Lurch Addams (ranked 1963 p4p, 83 weight class). Lurch Addams has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hurja
vs
Addams

207 cm
20
286 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hurja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lurch Addams!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hurja connects with a solid leg kick.
Hurja misses with a leg kick
and Addams counters with an inside leg kick.
Hurja throws a head kick but Addams moves out of range.
Addams checks a low kick from Hurja.
Addams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Addams slips a straight right by Hurja.
Addams flicks out a counter leg kick but Hurja steps away.
Hurja looks to score with a jab to the body but Addams is just out of range.

Addams moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurja blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams misses with a knee to the head.
Addams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Addams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Harri Hurja has been cut.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurja avoids it.
Hurja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurja avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
Hurja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hurja has had enough of the clinch but Addams keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Hurja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Hurja is trying to break free.
Addams tries a knee to the head but Hurja blocks it.
Hurja avoids a wild elbow strike from Addams.
Addams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurja.
Hurja throws a punch but it's blocked by Addams.
Addams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hurja takes a knee right on the jaw!

Harri Hurja's cut is getting worse.
Hurja letting Addams take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hurja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Addams clinches up against the cage.
Hurja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurja lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hurja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurja looks to throw the jab but Addams is out of range.
Addams tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Addams closes the distance and pushes Hurja back into the cage.
Addams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Addams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurja is trying to break free.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Hurja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Addams avoiding damage.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addams.
Hurja blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Addams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harri Hurja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Addams slips a straight right by Hurja.

Addams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Addams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hurja seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Addams can turn it around.
Addams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hurja struggles to land a body shot inside as Addams controls his hands.
Hurja is trying to break the clinch but Addams has him pressed against the cage.
Addams missing with knees to the body.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but Hurja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hurja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hurja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hurja dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
Hurja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hurja's efforts to push away.
Addams with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Addams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Addams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurja throws a wild body kick that Addams sees coming a mile off.
Hurja misses with an uppercut
and Addams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hurja throws a jab when Addams was well out of range.
Hurja throws a leg kick
and Addams counters with a leg kick.
Hurja throws a lazy right hand but Addams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Addams doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurja circles away.
Addams blocks a jab.
Hurja throws a wild body kick that Addams sees coming a mile off.
Hurja throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lurch Addams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harri Hurja's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Addams.
Hurja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Addams.
Hurja moves out of range of the leg kick from Addams.
Hurja misses with a hook to the body
and Addams counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Addams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Addams instigates a clinch.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hurja blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hurja is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Addams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurja avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
Hurja takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Harri Hurja's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harri Hurja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lurch Addams!
A very excited looking Lurch Addams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.