PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 862 p4p, 1363 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 126 p4p, 187 weight class). Kluba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kiss The Girl. This should be fireworks!

Kurri
vs
Kluba

184 cm
33
176
20 - 12 - 0

179 cm
33
177
20 - 20 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba dips to his left and cracks Kurri with an uppercut!

Kurri shoots in and gets a takedown into Kluba's guard.
Kluba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kurri is controlling him.
Kurri looking to pass the guard.
Kluba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurri is one step ahead there.
Kluba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kurri drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kluba dives on top into guard.

Kluba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kurri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurri trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kluba manages to get himself to full guard.

Kurri trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Kurri looking to pass the guard.
Kurri trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Kurri tries to free his leg and advance position but Kluba is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba looking to control.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Kluba is keeping the position.
Kurri preventing the sweep.
Kluba is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kluba has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kurri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kluba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurri.
Kurri appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kurri throws a right hand that Kluba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kluba also avoids with ease.
Kluba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kurri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kluba.
Kluba throws a lazy right hand but Kurri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kluba takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kluba sprawls well. Kluba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurri gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba misses with an uppercut. Kurri saw that one coming.
Kurri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Kurri misses.
Despite the aggression on Kluba's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kluba swings for the body but Kurri moves out of range.
Kurri tries to counter by clinching up but Kluba breaks away and moves out of range.
Kluba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurri.
Kluba misses with a straight right.
Kluba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kluba wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatu Kurri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kluba tries to keep at a distance but Kurri has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kurri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kurri.

Kurri gets control of Kluba's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kurri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kluba connects with a couple of short punches.
Kluba trying to control but Kurri is working from the bottom.
Kluba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kurri controls Kluba momentarily but Kluba frees himself.
Kluba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kluba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kluba wants to control from the top but Kurri keeps moving.

Kurri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kluba is aware though and is defending well.
Kluba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tatu Kurri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kluba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurri.
Kluba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kurri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluba.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurri. That snapped Kluba's head back.
Kluba misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurri missing with a left hand there. Kluba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kluba is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kluba shuts the power down on Kurri. Lights out, game over! Kluba is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sebastian Kluba!
A very excited looking Sebastian Kluba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Tatu Kurri had this to say: 'ggwp'.