PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme has chosen Tony Halme - Kuningas Voittamaton as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lase
vs
Halme

190 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Lase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Halme. Lase does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lase lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lase looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halme avoids the head kick by Lase.
Halme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lase.
Lase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Halme.

Lase knocks Halme to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Tony Halme has been cut.
Halme looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lase scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halme managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lase.
Halme managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lase.
Lase throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lase working the strikes but Halme uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme keeping control of the position.
Halme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lase.
Halme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lase. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lase throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Halme is looking to improve his position.
Lase throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lase.
Lase throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lase missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lase lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lase throwing shots but Halme is blocking nicely.
Lase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halme's head.
Lase thows a huge punch but Halme dodges it nicely.
Lase throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halme tries to get to full guard but Lase has control of the leg.
Lase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halme's head.
Halme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lase.
Lase misses with a head shot. Halme uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lase throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lase postures up in Halme's guard and throws a big left but Halme blocks it.
Halme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halme looking to control.
Lase loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lase throws a big right hand that misses.
Lase throws and elbow that misses. Halme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lase's guard. Nice move by Halme!

Lase wriggles free and stands up.
Lase fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lase.
Halme takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Tony Halme's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lase throws a head kick but Halme moves out of range.
Lase throws the left hand but Halme avoids the punch easily.
Lase lands with a hook. Halme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lase looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lase lands a high kick!

The cut above Tony Halme's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Nice combo by Lase! Oh, that's hurt him - Halme falls to the canvas and Lase follows him into side control.

Halme is rocked!
Lase throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lase throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lase misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lase working the ground and pound but Halme is defending the strikes.
Halme is trying to control Lase's posture but Lase avoids it.
Lase misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lase tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lase creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Halme sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lase passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Halme!
Poor strikes thrown by Lase there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lase 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.
Lase throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lase misses with a head shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lase throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Halme is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lase throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lase with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Lase there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lase breaks from Halme's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Halme is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lase unloading with bombs!

Tony Halme's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Halme's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Lase!