PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Juronen
vs
Spiegel

185 cm
24
196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
19
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Juronen. Beautiful body shot.
Spiegel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juronen's waist but Juronen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spiegel off to one side.
Juronen scores with a sloppy right hand. Spiegel should have avoided that one.

It looks like Spike Spiegel has been cut.
Juronen lands a right hook to the body.
Spiegel looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juronen wants to clinch up but Spiegel keeps it at a distance.
Spiegel avoids the body shot from Juronen.
Juronen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Juronen moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiegel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juronen scores with a knee to the head.
Juronen lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Juronen lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Juronen on the inside.
Juronen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spiegels head.
Juronen lands a knee to the head.
Juronen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juronen lands with a short shot to the head.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Spiegel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Spiegel's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Juronen.

That has opened up Spike Spiegel's cut even more.
Juronen cracks Spiegel with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Juronen as the two fighters clinch.
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen lands a knee to the head.
Juronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiegel or not.
Juronen connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Juronen.
A body shot lands from Juronen.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Juronen.
Nice body punch from Juronen.
Juronen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Juronen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen cracks Spiegel with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Juronen.
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Juronen works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Juronen lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen lands a nice uppercut.
Juronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Spiegel's head.
Spiegel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juronen.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Juronen lands a body shot.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands an elbow just above Spiegel 's eye.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Juronen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Juronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiegel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juronen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spiegel's brow.
A shot in the inside from Juronen.
Juronen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiegel's elbow.
Spiegel avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Spiegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiegel is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Juronen is leaning against Spiegel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but Spiegel blocks with his arms.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
Juronen tries a body shot but Spiegel blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juronen tries to land knees in the clinch but Spiegel avoids the damage to the body.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spiegel has had enough of the clinch but Juronen keeps him there for the moment.
Spiegel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Spiegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike.
Juronen misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiegel.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spiegel has had enough of the clinch but Juronen keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Juronen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spike Spiegel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Juronen tries to clinch up but Spiegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Spiegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spiegel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juronen lands a jab to the head.
Spiegel misses with a kick to the body
and Juronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juronen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juronen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiegel scores with a three punch combo!
Spiegel misses with a body shot.
Juronen fails with the takedown.
Spiegel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spiegel scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Spiegel misses its intended target.
Joe Juronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juronen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiegel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spiegel thows a body shot but no joy.
Spiegel misses with a kick to the body.
Juronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juronen wants to clinch
and Spiegel counters with a straight right hand.
Spiegel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juronen rather than just go for the knockout.
Spiegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juronen tries to clinch up.
Juronen tries to clinch up
and Spiegel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Juronen throws a head kick that misses
and Spiegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiegel throws a body punch but Juronen moves out of range.
Juronen stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiegel. Spiegel gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Juronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Juronen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiegel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juronen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiegel.
Juronen misses with a wild combination.
Spiegel tries to score with a low kick but Juronen moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen closes the distance but Spiegel moves to the side
letting Spiegel counter with a right hand.
Juronen misses with a takedown attempt - Spiegel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spiegel fails to land with a series of punches.
Juronen blocks a jab.
Juronen misses the body punch
and Spiegel counters with a straight right hand.
Spiegel throws a leg kick that is checked

and Juronen moves into the clinch.
Spiegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Juronen lands with a short shot to the head.
Juronen misses with a body punch.
Spiegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spiegel can't break the clinch.
Spiegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Spiegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spiegel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juronen missing with knees to the body.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
Juronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spiegel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
Juronen lands a nice uppercut.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiegel or not.
Spiegel can't break the clinch.
Juronen crunches a lovely knee into Spiegel's ribcage.
Spiegel digs a right hand underneath Juronen's ribcage. Juronen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Juronen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juronen lands with a light punch inside.
Spiegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Spiegel's head.
Juronen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Spiegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spike Spiegel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Juronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Spiegel. No joy for Juronen on that attempt.
Spiegel blocks a jab.
Spiegel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juronen avoids the head kick by Spiegel.
Spiegel fails with the takedown.
Juronen lands a head kick. Spiegel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Juronen lands with a cross.
Spiegel swats away the attempt to clinch by Juronen.
Juronen avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Juronen misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juronen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spiegel - the referee stops the clock and Juronen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spiegel. Juronen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juronen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A lazy body kick from Spiegel
and Juronen counters with an outside leg kick.
Juronen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spiegel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spiegel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spiegel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juronen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiegel throws a hook but Juronen avoids it easily.
Juronen loads up on a big right hand but Spiegel slips the punch.
Juronen tries to clinch but Spiegel moves out of range.
Juronen stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiegel. Spiegel gets slowly back to his feet.
Juronen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Juronen forces Spiegel back against the cage and clinches.
Spiegel blocks the elbow strike.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen scores with a hook to the body.
Juronen working aggressively here.
A short right from Juronen.
Spiegel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen landing knees to the head.
Juronen lands a nice knee to the body.
Juronen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juronen missing with knees to the body.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but Spiegel blocks with his arms.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen misses with the head strike.
Juronen prevents Spiegel from breaking the clinch.
Joe Juronen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spiegel avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juronen.
Juronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juronen is working Spiegel over against the cage.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Spiegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Spiegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Spiegel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juronen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Spiegel is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Spiegel blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juronen.
Spiegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.

Spiegel breaks from the clinch.
Juronen takes one to the side of the head.
Juronen misses with a jab to the body
letting Spiegel counter with a right hand.
Spike Spiegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spiegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Juronen is just out of range.
Juronen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spiegel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Spiegel.
Spiegel wants to slow Juronen down by chopping away at his legs.
Juronen lands a high kick!
Spiegel throws a head kick that Juronen semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spike Spiegel.
I think Spiegel 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Joe Juronen!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joe Juronen!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Joe Juronen!

Joe Juronen wins by unanimous decision!