PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turim Jursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vlatko lib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jursu comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jursu
vs
lib

193 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 Helsinki, Turim Jursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, vlatko lib!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jursu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck lib on the side of the head.
Jursu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jursu swats away the attempt to clinch by lib.
Jursu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
lib is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lib tries to close the distance and clinch but Jursu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jursu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
lib doesn't manage to clinch there - Jursu circles away.
Jursu misses with a hook. lib ducked under it nicely.
lib tries to close the distance and clinch but Jursu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lib uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jursu.
Jursu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like vlatko lib has been cut.
lib tries to clinch but Jursu moves out of range.
Jursu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jursu pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jursu wants to slow lib down by chopping away at his legs.
Jursu swats away the attempt to clinch by lib.
A head kick misses from Jursu.
lib displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jursu throws out the jab.
lib moves in looking to clinch but Jursu pushes him off.

lib moves into the clinch.
lib throws a knee to the head but misses.
lib lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
lib with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lib putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jursu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
lib tries to land knees in the clinch but Jursu avoids the damage to the body.
Jursu takes a knee right on the jaw!
lib trying to land knees to the body.
Jursu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
lib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jursu.
lib with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lib has Jursu pressed against the cage, preventing Jursu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jursu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lib tries to land knees in the clinch but Jursu avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for lib.
lib tries a knee to the head but Jursu blocks it.
Jursu tries to circle away but lib has him pinned against the cage.
Jursu is trying to force a seperation but lib has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for lib.
lib looks gassed!
lib using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jursu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jursu.
lib looking to throw knees to the head but Jursu is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Jursu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jursu managing to block the knees to the body from lib.
lib misses with a knee to the head.
Jursu working hard to break the clinch.
Jursu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lib tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lib throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jursu blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Jursu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jursu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jursu is trying to force a seperation but lib has the dominant position.
Jursu is trying to break free.
Jursu can't break the clinch.
lib lands a nice knee to the body.
lib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jursu.
Jursu tries to circle away but lib has him pinned against the cage.

Jursu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jursu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jursu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jursu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Jursu throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as lib stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jursu follows into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jursu controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if lib can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turim Jursu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on vlatko lib's cut.
That's time! Jursu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jursu scoring well with a low kick there.
Jursu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
lib tries to clinch up.
Jursu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jursu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jursu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. lib looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
lib takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jursu misses with a two punch combination.
Jursu lands a nice looking body shot.
Jursu lands a head kick. lib smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up vlatko lib's cut even more.
Jursu lands a lovely overhand right.
lib takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
lib is breathing heavily.

A head kick lands from Jursu that sends lib to the canvas. lib tries to scramble back to his feet but Jursu brings him back down into side control.

lib is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jursu stands up and beckons lib to his feet.
lib is still on wobbly legs! Can Jursu finish him?
vlatko lib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Jursu - that's a beauty! lib is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Jursu can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Turim Jursu!