PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarmo Laine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Svensson
vs
Laine

180 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Laine!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Laine.

A jab-cross combination lands for Laine and sends Svensson crashing to the mat! Laine follows him down to the mat - Svensson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson is trying to maintain the position but Laine is very close to passing his half guard.
Laine prevents Svensson from improving his position.
Svensson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laine is stalling in the full guard.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laine passes Svensson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Svensson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
Svensson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson is working hard here to advance position.
Laine slips nicely into half guard.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Svensson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson wants to get back to full guard.
Svensson gets full guard.
Laine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Svensson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensson wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svensson controls Laine momentarily but Laine frees himself.
Laine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Svensson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Svensson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
Svensson takes one to the chin there.
Laine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jarmo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Svensson rather than just go for the knockout.
Laine lands with an overhand left.

Laine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Laine works his way into side control.
Svensson tries to buck Laine off but Laine is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking for a sweep.
Svensson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Laine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Laine trying to control the position but Svensson is working away.
Svensson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson is not content to let Laine control the position.
Svensson is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Svensson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Svensson misses with a takedown attempt
and Laine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svensson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svensson misses with a takedown
and Laine counters with a big right hand! Oh Svensson is in trouble here! Laine follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo Laine!