PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Laake (ranked 2318 p4p, 3744 weight class) and Der Hund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hund is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dogs of War. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Laake
vs
Hund

192 cm
24
246
7 - 7 - 0

195 cm
25
272
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Laake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Der Hund!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hund on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Der Hund has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hund 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.
Hund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laake avoids it really well and circles away.
Laake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hund with a poor takedown
and Laake counters with a nice body kick.
Hund looks winded!
Hund has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laake finds it's way round the side to connect with Hund's head.
Laake dances in with a quick combination. Hund is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Laake snaps Hund's head back. Hund stumbles backwards against the cage. Laake steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hund's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hund just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yngve Laake!
Yngve Laake really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Der Hund stepped up to the mic, saying 'sadly the match didnt go my way, but im gonna go back to training...smarter ...harder'.