PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trasseli has chosen Look at my horse! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCracken
vs
Trasseli

171 cm
27
153 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

177 cm
30
150 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jai McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trasseli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trasseli misses with a double jab
and McCracken counters with a straight right hand.
Trasseli throws a series of punches but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trasseli throws a hook to the side of McCracken's head but McCracken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCracken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCracken lands with a hook. Trasseli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCracken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trasseli.
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trasseli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trasseli checks a leg kick.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
McCracken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trasseli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCracken throws a looping overhand right but Trasseli ducks down to avoid it.
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!
McCracken feints and then cracks Trasseli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trasseli down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli misses with a hook. McCracken ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCracken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trasseli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trasseli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trasseli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trasseli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trasseli misses with a body shot.

McCracken closes the distance and clinches.
Trasseli jumps guard but McCracken turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCracken is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trasseli wants a takedown but no success here.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Trasseli.
Trasseli tries to circle away but McCracken has him pinned against the cage.

Trasseli has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McCracken is trying to keep an underhook but Trasseli manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Trasseli looks winded!
McCracken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCracken is trying is best to control the position here.
Trasseli is trying to control the action in half guard but McCracken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken is trying to stand back up but Trasseli is controlling him
McCracken keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
McCracken regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCracken wants to sweep but no luck.
Trasseli throws a strike but McCracken rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCracken is looking to work some ground and pound but Trasseli has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trasseli is trying to keep McCracken in close.
McCracken engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is working Trasseli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trasseli managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCracken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCracken trying to control the position from guard on top but Trasseli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCracken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trasseli is keeping the position for now.
McCracken passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCracken wants to control but Trasseli is keeping him busy.
Trasseli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McCracken seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trasseli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCracken works his way into full mount!
Trasseli told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
McCracken tries to control but Trasseli wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trasseli taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCracken looking to control but Trasseli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCracken lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trasseli hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trasseli is trying to escape the mount.
McCracken tries to control but Trasseli wriggling away.
McCracken scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai McCracken dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCracken stuns Trasseli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCracken throws a head kick but Trasseli moves out of range.

McCracken clinches up with Trasseli and pushes him back against the cage.
McCracken is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trasseli is defending well.
Trasseli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken moves out of range as Trasseli throws a body kick.
McCracken throws a right hand that Trasseli ducks under and follows up with a left that Trasseli also avoids with ease.
Trasseli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trasseli throws an overhand right that lands on McCracken's shoulder, as McCracken tries to avoid the shot.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick
and Trasseli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Trasseli is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Trasseli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trasseli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCracken backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for McCracken.
Trasseli throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
Trasseli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCracken.
Trasseli is breathing heavily.
McCracken throws out a leg kick but Trasseli moves out of range and McCracken only half commits.
McCracken is looking to score with low kicks.
McCracken throws a hook to the side of Trasseli's head but Trasseli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

McCracken pushes Trasseli up against the cage in a clinch.
Trasseli is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCracken is defending well.

McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trasseli looks to throw a body kick
and McCracken makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Trasseli.
Trasseli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCracken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCracken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCracken throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by McCracken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCracken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trasseli.
McCracken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trasseli manages to avoid it.
McCracken cracks Trasseli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trasseli moves forwards but McCracken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCracken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Trasseli is rocked!
McCracken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trasseli is still on wobbly legs! Can McCracken finish him?
McCracken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trasseli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trasseli seems to have recovered his senses.
Trasseli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCracken scores with a kick to the body.
Trasseli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCracken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCracken connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trasseli scrambles back to his feet.
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCracken thumps Trasseli with a low kick.
McCracken digs a good hook to Trasseli's body.
A good leg kick by McCracken.
McCracken scores with a nice strike.
Jai McCracken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCracken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Trasseli.
McCracken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trasseli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCracken.
McCracken scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Trasseli blocks the low kick.
McCracken misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCracken.
Trasseli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCracken. McCracken obviously looking to wear him down.
Trasseli lands a glancing blow to the side of McCracken's head.
McCracken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trasseli can do to turn this around?
McCracken throws a chopping leg kick but Trasseli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trasseli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCracken connects with a right hand. Trasseli shakes it off.
Trasseli looks up at the clock. Bad move! McCracken lands a right hand from hell, dropping Trasseli. McCracken pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jai McCracken!
After the big win, Jai McCracken made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.