PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sassano Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kure's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BIG SHUG - who's hard. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kure
vs
Sassano Jnr

170 cm
34
150 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

180 cm
24
166 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Sassano Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kure throws a right hand that Sassano Jnr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sassano Jnr also avoids with ease.
Sassano Jnr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sassano Jnr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kure misses with a double jab
and Sassano Jnr counters with a big head kick but Kure shrugs it off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sassano Jnr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Good leg kick by Sassano Jnr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kure misses with a hook to the body
and Sassano Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
Kure moves out of range as Sassano Jnr throws a body kick.
Sassano Jnr gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kure darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sassano Jnr tries to roll over but Kure keeps him under control.
Kure is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sassano Jnr's head.
Sassano Jnr wants to control but Kure is keeping busy.
Sassano Jnr is staying active underneath Kure, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sassano Jnr is looking to control Kure's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sassano Jnr avoid being mounted?
Kure sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sassano Jnr defending well though.
Sassano Jnr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kure is working away from the top position though.
Kure lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kure looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sassano Jnr tries to get to full guard but Kure has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sassano Jnr trying to control here.
Sassano Jnr is looking for a sweep. Kure is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kure looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kure controlling the action here.
Kure throwing shots but Sassano Jnr is blocking nicely.
Sassano Jnr wants to control but Kure is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kure is keen to just control but Sassano Jnr is a slippery customer.
Kure trying to pass the guard but Sassano Jnr defending well.
Kure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure with the ground and pound but Sassano Jnr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kure postures up.
Kure controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kure passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sassano Jnr is looking to regain half guard here but Kure keeps moving and retains side control.
Kure in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure in side control, throwing shots but Sassano Jnr defends.
Kure lands a few punches from side control.
Kure wants to control but Sassano Jnr is keeping him busy.
Kure lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kure working the head and body with strikes.
Sassano Jnr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kure's best efforts.
Kure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kure is thwarting Sassano Jnr's attempts to control the position.
Kure working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kure trying to control the pace.

Kure seems to be working for a kimura but Sassano Jnr defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krejzi Kure dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kure is looking to clinch.

Kure gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kure lands a hook that snaps the head of Sassano Jnr backwards.
Kure blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kure is defending well for now.
Kure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kure looking for a takedown.
Kure lands a shot to the body.

Kure jumps into guard, dragging Sassano Jnr to the mat.
Kure has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sassano Jnr wants to control from the top but Kure keeps moving.
Kure is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kure keeping moving, preventing Sassano Jnr from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kure working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr trying to control but Kure is working from the bottom.
Kure looking for a sweep. Not yet Kure, not yet.
Kure is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kure keeping moving, preventing Sassano Jnr from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krejzi Kure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sassano Jnr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Kure on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kure smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sassano Jnr blocks a jab.
Sassano Jnr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure misses with a wild body shot.
Sassano Jnr needs to keep his hands up - Kure had a free shot at his head there.
Sassano Jnr looks to throw the jab but Kure is out of range.
Kure throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sassano Jnr slaps away a takedown attempt from Kure, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sassano Jnr wants to clinch up but Kure keeps it at a distance.
Kure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sassano Jnr.

Kure clinches with his opponent.
Kure tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sassano Jnr avoids it.
Kure is trying to pull guard but Sassano Jnr has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krejzi Kure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sassano Jnr is leaning against Kure and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sassano Jnr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kure misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure tries to score a body lock takedown but Sassano Jnr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sassano Jnr managing to block the knees to the body from Kure.
Kure misses with a body punch.
Sassano Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sassano Jnr blocks a body shot from Kure.
Sassano Jnr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kure blocks a body shot from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kure's elbow.
Kure has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sassano Jnr after a bit of a struggle.
Sassano Jnr tries to work over Kure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sassano Jnr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sassano Jnr.
A short uppercut from Kure.
Sassano Jnr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kure's elbow.
Sassano Jnr prevents a body shot from Kure.
Sassano Jnr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kure is defending well for now.
Kure lands a left hand.
Sassano Jnr blocking some punches.
Kure blocks the elbow strike.
Kure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sassano Jnr managing to block the knees to the body from Kure.
Kure is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sassano Jnr can do to turn this around?

Kure jumps guard.
Sassano Jnr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kure is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sassano Jnr is aware though and is defending well.
Sassano Jnr trying to move into half guard but instead Kure has managed to sweep!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kure wants to pass the guard but Sassano Jnr is keeping the position.
Sassano Jnr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kure is controlling him.
Sassano Jnr pulls Kure in to control the position.
Sassano Jnr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kure is controlling him.
Kure engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sassano Jnr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krejzi Kure dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sassano Jnr throws a sloppy head kick and Kure moves out of range easily.
Kure swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sassano Jnr counters with a right hand to the body.
Kure moves out of range of the strikes.
Kure swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sassano Jnr walks into a jab.
Kure lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sassano Jnr is looking to slow Kure down with leg kicks.
Kure scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kure lands a slapping body shot.
Sassano Jnr throws a leg kick but Kure sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kure. Sassano Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sassano Jnr connects with a body shot that sends Kure's belly button to the back.
Sassano Jnr takes a swing at Kure's ribcage but misses.
Sassano Jnr stalks Kure and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kure's face. Kure staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kure lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kure closes the distance and clinches.
Sassano Jnr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Sassano Jnr.
Kure tries a body shot but Sassano Jnr blocks it.
Sassano Jnr has a couple of punches blocked by Kure.
Sassano Jnr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Kure has Sassano Jnr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sassano Jnr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kure blocks a body shot from Sassano Jnr.
Kure wants to take the fight to the mat but Sassano Jnr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kure slowing the pace effectively.
Sassano Jnr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sassano Jnr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kure takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sassano Jnr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Sassano Jnr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kure goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sassano Jnr blocking some punches.
Sassano Jnr lands a good knee to the midsection. Kure won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr stops a takedown attempt from Kure.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krejzi Kure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sassano Jnr tries to work over Kure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kure lands a takedown into guard.

Sassano Jnr is looking for a triangle but Kure pushes his legs off easily.
Kure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sassano Jnr keeping moving, preventing Kure from controlling successfully.
Sassano Jnr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kure throws a big right hand that misses.
Sassano Jnr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sassano Jnr holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure stopping the sweep attempt from Sassano Jnr.
Kure not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kure content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kure stopping the sweep attempt from Sassano Jnr.
Kure with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sassano Jnr has Kure pulled in close to control his posture.
Kure postures up.
Kure controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Krejzi Kure is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kure there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure throws a combination that misses
enabling Sassano Jnr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kure takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sassano Jnr tries to work over Kure's front leg with a kick but Kure checks it.
Kure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kure thuds his right hand into Sassano Jnr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sassano Jnr misses with a left hand
and Sassano Jnr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kure lands with a straight right. Sassano Jnr didn't see that one coming.
Sassano Jnr looks to land a body kick but Kure moved away.
Sassano Jnr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sassano Jnr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kure's calf.
Kure scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sassano Jnr in his tracks.
Tony Sassano Jnr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kure tries to clinch but Sassano Jnr moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Sassano Jnr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kure has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krejzi Kure!
Krejzi Kure decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.