PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozko Krakenik (ranked 5182 p4p, 25874 weight class) and Donny Jay (ranked 544 p4p, 713 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Krakenik
vs
Jay

191 cm
18
204
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jozko Krakenik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donny Jay!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay moves to clinch but Krakenik breaks away

and Krakenik counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jay manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A low kick lands for Jay.
Krakenik throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jay misses with the combination.
Jay lands with a good body shot.
Jay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krakenik circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krakenik moves away from the strike by Jay.
An attempted straight right counter from Krakenik misses the target.
Jay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jozko Krakenik has been cut.

Jay drives through and clinches with Krakenik against the cage.
Krakenik keeps control of Jay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay wants to get back to striking at distance but Krakenik won't allow it.
Krakenik keeps control of Jay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krakenik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krakenik pressing his opponent against the cage.

Jay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Krakenik throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Krakenik throws a big elbow that misses.
Krakenik won't allow Jay to get back to his feet.
Jay seems keen to control Krakenik's posture.
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krakenik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Krakenik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krakenik working some strikes from top position.
Krakenik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krakenik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakenik postures up.
Krakenik is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krakenik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krakenik stops Jay from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krakenik trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krakenik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krakenik trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay wants to sweep but no luck.
Krakenik chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krakenik looking to sit in guard and control but Jay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Krakenik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Krakenik working for a triangle but Jay defends it easily.

Krakenik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Krakenik is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Jay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jozko Krakenik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jay throws a lazy uppercut
and Krakenik counters with a stiff right hand.
Jay pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krakenik back to the cage. Jay follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jay tries to clinch but Krakenik is having none of it.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krakenik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Jay misses.
It looked like Krakenik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jay throws a hook but Krakenik blocks it.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Krakenik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakenik slips under a jab.
Jay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krakenik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Krakenik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Jay misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakenik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krakenik.
Jay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krakenik on the side of the head.

Jay moves into the clinch successfully.
Krakenik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jay smiles and moves away.
Jay tries to bum rush Krakenik with a series of wild strikes but Krakenik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Krakenik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jay is breathing heavily.
Jay missing with a left hand there. Krakenik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krakenik fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jay just manages to avoid it.
Jay moves in looking to clinch but Krakenik pushes him off.
Jay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Krakenik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jay pushes Krakenik off looking to stand but Krakenik dives back in and keeps control.
Jay is refusing to be controlled, as Krakenik sits in half guard.
Krakenik slips a nice elbow through Jay's hands, connecting with Jay's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krakenik scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakenik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jay is trying to stand up here but Krakenik is controlling him well.
Krakenik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krakenik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Krakenik wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.

Krakenik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Krakenik preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakenik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krakenik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krakenik trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krakenik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krakenik postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Krakenik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jay wants to break free but Krakenik has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krakenik has him pressed against the cage.
Jay wants to stall.

Krakenik wants the takedown. Jay is fighting it off but Krakenik persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jay's guard against the cage.
Jay has momentary wrist control but Krakenik slips an elbow through the middle.
Jozko Krakenik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krakenik working some strikes from top position.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Krakenik from controlling successfully.
Krakenik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donny Jay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jozko Krakenik's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jay tries to clinch there but Krakenik circles away.
Jay wants to clinch up but Krakenik keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krakenik just misses with a punch to the body.
Jay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krakenik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krakenik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.

Krakenik drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakenik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krakenik postures up in Jay's guard and throws a big left but Jay blocks it.
Krakenik won't allow Jay to get back to his feet.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Krakenik from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakenik scoring with some ground and pound.
Jay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krakenik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krakenik trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Krakenik with a nice head shot there.
Krakenik throws a big right hand that misses.
Krakenik scoring with some ground and pound.
Jay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krakenik is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakenik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krakenik scoring with some ground and pound.
Krakenik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jay's head.
Krakenik prevents Jay from getting back to his feet.
Krakenik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krakenik.
Krakenik chips away with some ground and pound.
Krakenik postures up in Jay's guard and throws a big left but Jay blocks it.
Krakenik trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krakenik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakenik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Krakenik working some strikes from top position.
Krakenik chips away with some ground and pound.
Jay wants to stand but Krakenik is controlling the position.
Krakenik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jozko Krakenik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krakenik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krakenik connects with a couple of short punches.
Krakenik is working Jay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donny Jay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakenik with a nice head shot there.

Krakenik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jay wants to stand and escape but Krakenik is having none of it.
Krakenik trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krakenik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krakenik works over Jay with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krakenik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krakenik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jay's head.
Jay has momentary wrist control but Krakenik slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jozko Krakenik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Jay!