PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuunojuhani Laavalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major De Paula Tejando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Major De Paula Tejando will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Laavalahti
vs
De Paula Tejando

168 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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WIN Nutritional
WIN Nutritional

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuunojuhani Laavalahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Major De Paula Tejando!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laavalahti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laavalahti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laavalahti misses with the combination.
De Paula Tejando throws a head kick that misses.
Laavalahti throws a jab when De Paula Tejando was well out of range.
De Paula Tejando is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Laavalahti.
De Paula Tejando is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laavalahti has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Laavalahti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Paula Tejando is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laavalahti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Paula Tejando gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laavalahti controlling from mount.
De Paula Tejando is trying to stand.
Laavalahti controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Paula Tejando is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Laavalahti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Paula Tejando is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Laavalahti controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laavalahti wants to take his opponent's back but De Paula Tejando doesn't allow it.
Laavalahti controlling from the full mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kuunojuhani Laavalahti just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Laavalahti misses with a wild combination.
Laavalahti looks to throw the jab but De Paula Tejando is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De Paula Tejando.
De Paula Tejando throws a front kick that sends Laavalahti stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Laavalahti.
De Paula Tejando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laavalahti.
De Paula Tejando slips a jab and a cross from Laavalahti.
De Paula Tejando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laavalahti.
A slow jab from Laavalahti misses its intended target.
Laavalahti misses with an uppercut. De Paula Tejando saw that one coming.
Laavalahti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Paula Tejando's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
De Paula Tejando throws a leg kick which misses Laavalahti's front leg but catches the back leg as Laavalahti tries to avoid it.
Laavalahti misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laavalahti throws a jab when De Paula Tejando was well out of range.
Laavalahti misses with a takedown attempt - De Paula Tejando sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Paula Tejando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuunojuhani Laavalahti dominated that round.
That's time! Laavalahti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Laavalahti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Laavalahti content to control rather than advance.
De Paula Tejando is trying to stand.
Laavalahti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laavalahti is trying to work for a kimura but De Paula Tejando is defending well.
Laavalahti wants to free his trapped foot but De Paula Tejando is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laavalahti not doing much here.
De Paula Tejando wants to get back to his feet.
Laavalahti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Laavalahti wants to pass the guard but De Paula Tejando is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Paula Tejando is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Paula Tejando throws a sloppy head kick and Laavalahti moves out of range easily.
Laavalahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Paula Tejando circles away quickly and effectively.
Laavalahti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Major De Paula Tejando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Paula Tejando scoring well with a low kick there.
De Paula Tejando slips under a jab from Laavalahti.
Major De Paula Tejando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laavalahti fails to land the takedown.
Laavalahti lands with an overhand left.
De Paula Tejando scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Paula Tejando staying out of range there.
Laavalahti thows a body shot but no joy.
Laavalahti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Paula Tejando pinned against the cage. De Paula Tejando gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuunojuhani Laavalahti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laavalahti throws out a loose jab but De Paula Tejando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laavalahti fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Laavalahti misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laavalahti misses with an uppercut. De Paula Tejando saw that one coming.
De Paula Tejando staying out of range there.
De Paula Tejando throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laavalahti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laavalahti blocks a head kick by De Paula Tejando.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Paula Tejando - that will leave a mark!
Laavalahti fails to land with a series of punches.
Laavalahti misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Paula Tejando slips a jab from Laavalahti.
Laavalahti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Paula Tejando moves away.
De Paula Tejando feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laavalahti's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kuunojuhani Laavalahti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Laavalahti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laavalahti just content to control the position.
De Paula Tejando is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laavalahti has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laavalahti passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Paula Tejando!
Laavalahti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laavalahti seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Paula Tejando for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laavalahti wants to take De Paula Tejando's back but he can't do it this time.
De Paula Tejando has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
De Paula Tejando has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Laavalahti looking for the RNC.
De Paula Tejando is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laavalahti keeps control of the position easily here as De Paula Tejando tries to buck him off.
Kuunojuhani Laavalahti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paula Tejando is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Laavalahti is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. De Paula Tejando knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften De Paula Tejando for a finish.
Good control from Laavalahti.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kuunojuhani Laavalahti just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
De Paula Tejando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laavalahti. That did some damage!

Laavalahti scores with a takedown into De Paula Tejando's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paula Tejando is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laavalahti is controlling him.
Laavalahti is stalling in the full guard.
De Paula Tejando wants to stand up but Laavalahti is controlling him.
Laavalahti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Paula Tejando wants to stand up but Laavalahti is controlling him.
Major De Paula Tejando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laavalahti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuunojuhani Laavalahti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laavalahti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuunojuhani Laavalahti!