PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taika Lono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake themuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). themuse has chosen do it as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lono
vs
themuse

200 cm
24
198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
194 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taika Lono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, jake themuse!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
themuse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lono. themuse does a little dance to reset his feet.
themuse thows a left - swing and a miss!
themuse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lono lands with a hook. themuse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

themuse tries to keep at a distance but Lono has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lono.
themuse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
themuse goes for a takedown attempt but Lono pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lono gets a clinch.
themuse misses with a punch to the body.
Lono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lono lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
themuse tries to pull guard but Lono holds him up against the cage and eventually themuse drops back down to his feet.
Taika Lono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake themuse.
themuse tries for a takedown but Lono manages to get underhooks.
Lono lands an uppercut.
Lono fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
themuse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

themuse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lono lands a body shot.
themuse misses with a hook. Lono ducked under it nicely.
themuse misses with a looping right.
Lono uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from themuse.
Lono comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from themuse.
Lono lands with an overhand left.
Lono scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
themuse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of themuse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lono tries to clinch but themuse moves out of range.
Lono is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
themuse misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Lono.
Lono is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lono has closed the distance and engaged themuse in a clinch.
themuse fails to pull guard.
themuse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lono is stalling here.
Lono has themuse pressed against the cage, preventing themuse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

themuse pulls guard successfully.
Lono looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lono tries to stand but themuse is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lonois looking to pass into half guard but themuse pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now themuse is in guard.
Lono trying to control the position.
themuse is looking to work some ground and pound but Lono has wrist control.
Lono pulls themuse in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as themuse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
themuse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
themuse throws out a loose jab but Lono uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four 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.
Lono fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lono moves out of range of the strikes.
Lono with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lono jabs themuse right on the nose. themuse blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lono.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lono!
Lono scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
themuse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lono counters with a right hand to the body.
Lono fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lono scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taika Lono dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lono moves in looking to clinch but themuse pushes him off.
Lono scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
themuse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
themuse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lono.
Nice shot lands for Lono.
Lono lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lono lands with a hook. themuse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
themuse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taika Lono is winning the standup battle so far.
Lono is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
themuse misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
themuse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lono moves away.
Lono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
themuse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lono is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lono lands a jab-cross combination.
Lono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Lono.
themuse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lono but Lono pushes him off and we're back to square one.
themuse slips a jab and a cross from Lono.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
themuse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lono sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten themuse somewhat.
themuse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lono connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lono throws a shot to the body.
themuse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lono on the side of the head.
themuse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lono counters with a straight right hand.
Lono lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lono tries to clinch but themuse is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws a series of punches but themuse moves out of range.
Donk. Lono catches themuse right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from themuse.

Lono closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lono.
Lono lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for themuse.
Lono lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of themuse backwards.
A short left from Lono.

themuse manages to pull guard.
Lono trying to control but themuse is working from the bottom.

Lono gets to his feet - themuse follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
themuse throws an overhand right that lands on Lono's shoulder, as Lono tries to avoid the shot.
Lono digs a good body shot into themuse's ribs.
Lono displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from themuse.
Taika Lono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake themuse.
themuse is breathing heavily.
Lono misses with a series of wild punches.
Lono misses with a combination

and themuse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
themuse thows a huge punch but Lono dodges it nicely.
Lono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for themuse on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
themuse throwing shots but Lono is blocking nicely.
themuse throwing shots but Lono is blocking nicely.
themuse misses with a head shot. Lono uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taika Lono dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lono uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before themuse has time to react.
themuse connects with a body shot.
Lono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lono's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lono duly obliges.
themuse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lono counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
themuse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lono just misses with a punch to the body.
Lono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
themuse misses with a shot to the body
and Lono counters with a nice uppercut.
Lono lands a jab to the nose.
themuse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lono throws out the jab.
themuse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lono.
Lono wants to clinch

and themuse decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lono's guard.
Lono has control of themuse's left arm, preventing themuse from doing any damage.
Lono controls themuse momentarily but themuse frees himself.
themuse throws a strike but Lono rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono trying to control the position from guard on top but themuse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

themuse has his feet on Lono's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
themuse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lono but Lono pushes him off and we're back to square one.
themuse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lono slips under a jab from themuse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
themuse misses with a takedown attempt - Lono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lono stuffs the takedown attempt from themuse. themuse gets slowly back to his feet.
Taika Lono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake themuse.
Lono tries to clinch but themuse moves out of range.
themuse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lono counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lono ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
themuse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taika Lono is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lono smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lono, as that shot connected.
jake themuse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lono dips to his left and cracks themuse with an uppercut!
Lono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but themuse circles away quickly and effectively.
Lono digs a good body shot into themuse's ribs.
Lono scores with a one two! themuse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taika Lono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lono blocks a jab.
Lono closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lono comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Lono coming out on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taika Lono showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lono, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taika Lono!