PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Vuorinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko Vuorinen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Crawley
vs
Vuorinen

182 cm
18
168 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarkko Vuorinen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuorinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vuorinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vuorinen clobbers Crawley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vuorinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vuorinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Vuorinen does it's job there.
Crawley walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuorinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crawley is able to avoid easily.
Vuorinen throws a leg kick but Crawley checks it.
Vuorinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vuorinen cracks the inside of Crawley's front leg.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vuorinen throws a leg kick

and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops Vuorinen to the mat! Vuorinen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Vuorinen is rocked!
Jarkko Vuorinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vuorinen misses with an uppercut.
Vuorinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawley finish him?

Vuorinen clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuorinen has Crawley pushed against the cage.
Vuorinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Vuorinen lands an elbow just above Crawley 's eye.
Crawley looking to throw knees to the head but Vuorinen is blocking nicely.
Vuorinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Crawley gets an underhook and turns Vuorinen into the cage.
Vuorinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vuorinen stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Vuorinen.
Crawley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vuorinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crawley is keeping busy.
Vuorinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Vuorinen lands a left hand.
Vuorinen has Crawley pressed against the cage, preventing Crawley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vuorinen avoiding damage as Crawley throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen misses with a body punch.
Vuorinen stalling in the clinch but Crawley improves position.
Vuorinen slows down the pace here.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Vuorinen.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuorinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Vuorinen.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuorinen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vuorinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Vuorinen lands a body punch.
Vuorinen stalling the fight.
Vuorinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawley is looking to break free of the clinch but Vuorinen has double underhooks.
Crawley tries to work over Vuorinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuorinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Vuorinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vuorinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vuorinen wants to slow Crawley down by chopping away at his legs.
Vuorinen throws a leg kick but Crawley checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen misses with a wild combination.
Vuorinen is looking to chop away at Crawley's legs.
Vuorinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vuorinen looks gassed!
Vuorinen with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vuorinen throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Vuorinen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops Vuorinen to the mat! Vuorinen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

It looks like Jarkko Vuorinen has been cut.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vuorinen circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Vuorinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Vuorinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Crawley - that landed with a thud.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley is trying to maintain a safe position but Vuorinen gets an underhook and turns Crawley into the cage.
Vuorinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jarkko Vuorinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Vuorinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vuorinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crawley is able to avoid easily.

Vuorinen has Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Vuorinen.
Jarkko Vuorinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vuorinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawley tries to break the clinch but Vuorinen is controlling the position.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuorinen controls his hands.
Crawley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawley wants to get back to striking at distance but Vuorinen won't allow it.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crawley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Vuorinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crawley avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crawley as Vuorinen tries to tie him up.
Vuorinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawley has double underhooks.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Crawley tries a body shot but Vuorinen blocks it.
Crawley tries a body shot but Vuorinen blocks it.
Vuorinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Crawley avoids the damage to the body.
Vuorinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuorinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crawley's brow.
Vuorinen lands a body punch.
Crawley avoiding damage as Vuorinen throws knees to the body.
Crawley avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuorinen.
Crawley misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vuorinen is working Crawley over against the cage.
Crawley trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vuorinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Vuorinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crawley up against the cage.
Vuorinen has Crawley pressed against the cage, preventing Crawley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vuorinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Vuorinen.
A short right from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawley.
Vuorinen lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vuorinen as Crawley tries to tie him up.
Vuorinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vuorinen lands a shot to the body.
Crawley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crawley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vuorinen cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Vuorinen.
Crawley stalling in the clinch but Vuorinen improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawley letting Vuorinen take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuorinen's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Vuorinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Crawley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuorinen swinging wildly here.
Crawley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vuorinen.

Vuorinen forces Crawley back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuorinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crawley up against the cage.
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarkko Vuorinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Vuorinen'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. And we move into the final round!

Vuorinen misses with a head kick.
Vuorinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vuorinen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vuorinen.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vuorinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vuorinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vuorinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vuorinen tries to clinch up but Crawley circles away and keeps his distance.
Vuorinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.

Vuorinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vuorinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
A hook to the body from Vuorinen.
Still in the clinch, Vuorinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vuorinen prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vuorinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vuorinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley tries to land knees in the clinch but Vuorinen avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuorinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
Vuorinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vuorinen cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuorinen avoids it.
Vuorinen lands a shoulder strike.
Vuorinen trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vuorinen.
Vuorinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vuorinen missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vuorinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuorinen lands a body shot.
Vuorinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuorinen avoids it.
Vuorinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vuorinen.
Vuorinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vuorinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vuorinen is working Crawley over against the cage.
Vuorinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawley is trying to stall.
Vuorinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vuorinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vuorinen is defending well for now.
Vuorinen is stalling here.
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vuorinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley is trying to stall.
John Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vuorinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Vuorinen avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Vuorinen stalling against the cage.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Vuorinen avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vuorinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crawley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vuorinen is defending well for now.
Vuorinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crawley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuorinen avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vuorinen lands with a left to the head.
Vuorinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vuorinen is pushing Crawley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Vuorinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuorinen is leaning against Crawley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuorinen lands a shoulder strike.

Vuorinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vuorinen connects with a right hand. Crawley shakes it off.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Vuorinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vuorinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Vuorinen!