PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kurko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Benatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benatar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Me With Your Best Shot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kurko
vs
Benatar

185 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keijo Kurko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Benatar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Benatar as Kurko shoots in.

Kurko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benatar's guard.

Kurko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Benatar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Benatar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Benatar!
Kurko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benatar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kurko looks to move to half guard but instead Benatar has passed into mount! Damn!
Benatar controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benatar punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Keijo Kurko has been cut.
Benatar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kurko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Benatar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Keijo Kurko's cut is getting worse.
Benatar controlling the position easily from mount.
Kurko is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benatar controlling his opponent.
Kurko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Jeez, Keijo Kurko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keijo Kurko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pat Benatar!