PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 2349 p4p, 2120 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 241 p4p, 219 weight class). Foley comes to the ring accompanied by Beverly Hills Cop Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Foley
vs
Kurri

177 cm
40
167
22 - 12 - 1

184 cm
42
165
27 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley throws out a loose jab but Kurri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Kurri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurri is just out of range.
Foley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurri on the side of the head.
Foley lands a head shot.
Foley misses with a right hand
and Kurri counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Foley finds it's target.
Foley scores with the left hand. Kurri knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Kurri moves away and avoids it.

Kurri closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Foley.

It looks like Tatu Kurri has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley looking to throw knees to the head but Kurri is blocking nicely.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kurri is trying to trip Foley. He has hold of a leg but Foley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kurri persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kurri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foley is working hard here to advance position.
Kurri looking to sit in guard and control but Foley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kurri has Foley pulled in close to control his posture.
Kurri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley tries to roll over but Kurri keeps him under control.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Foley is defending well.
Kurri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kurri wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Foley is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is looking for a sweep. Kurri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foley trying to control here.
Kurri controlling the action here.
Kurri tries to pass to full mount but Foley defends it.
Kurri is keen to just control but Foley is a slippery customer.
Foley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurri wants to take a breather but Foley is having none of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Foley's corner calls for a 1-2. Foley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Kurri ducks down to avoid it.
Foley scores with a jab.
Axel Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurri's hands.
Kurri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Kurri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foley swings for the body but Kurri moves out of range.
Foley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Foley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatu Kurri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Foley loads up on a big right hand but Kurri slips the punch.
Axel Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurri scores with a one two! Foley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foley scores with a nice strike.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Kurri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Kurri with the counter takedown but Foley avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri slips a straight right by Foley.
Kurri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kurri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurri defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Foley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Kurri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foley to score with a decent uppercut.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurri manages to avoid it.

Kurri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but Kurri blocks with his arms.
Foley trying to land knees to the body.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kurri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foley trying to land knees to the body.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurri blocks it with crossed arms.
Foley looking to throw knees to the head but Kurri is blocking nicely.
Foley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurri up against the ropes.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurri can do to turn this around?
Foley working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri avoiding damage as Foley throws knees to the body.
Foley controlling the action here for a moment.
Kurri tries to score a body lock takedown but Foley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurri can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Foley.
Kurri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Axel Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Kurri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Foley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurri blocks it with crossed arms.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Kurri goes for a takedown attempt but Foley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been told by Foley's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kurri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kurri counters with a single leg into guard. Foley didn't expect that.
Kurri tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
Kurri is looking to pass into half guard but Foley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Foley is in guard.

Foley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Foley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurri is on top in guard.

Kurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Foley is keeping the position.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Foley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatu Kurri'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kurri staying out of range there.
Kurri moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurri.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Kurri moves away and avoids it.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Kurri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurri staying out of range there.
And Kurri tries to counter it with a takedown but Foley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Foley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurri manages to avoid it.
Kurri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Kurri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Foley to the ground. Kurri is now in Foley's guard.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kurri trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Foley is trying to keep Kurri in close.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
Kurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Foley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tatu Kurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Foley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurri ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Despite the aggression on Kurri's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kurri moves out of range of the strikes.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurri.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Kurri moved out of range.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurri.
Kurri staying out of range there.

Kurri closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley tries to circle away but Kurri has him pinned against the ropes.
Kurri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley landing knees to the body.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurri avoids it.
Axel Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurri managing to block the knees to the body from Foley.
Foley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurri has Foley pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Foley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Foley dodges the punch combination from Kurri.
Foley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foley dodges the punch combination from Kurri.
Kurri slips under a jab from Foley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurri was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Foley looks to throw the jab but Kurri is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Axel Foley!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Axel Foley!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Axel Foley!

Axel Foley wins by unanimous decision!
Axel Foley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tatu Kurri had this to say: 'ggwp'.