PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Laasala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Laasala
vs
Boy

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Laasala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Boy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores with a leg kick.
Boy connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boy.
Laasala gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laasala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laasala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laasala was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laasala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laasala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boy counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laasala looks to throw a body kick
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Laasala.
Boy looks to clinch
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laasala connects with a single shot there.
Boy misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Laasala circles away.
Boy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laasala's calf.
Laasala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Laasala.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laasala.
Boy defending well as Laasala loads up on a big left hand.
Laasala throws a body kick the misses
and Boy counters with a nice body kick.
Laasala is breathing heavily.
Laasala misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with an outside leg kick.
Boy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Boy does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Laasala circles away.
Jarno Laasala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laasala defends it nicely.
Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boy throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boy.
Laasala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laasala.
Boy tries to clinch but Laasala moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Boy tries to clinch but Laasala is having none of it.
Laasala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laasala misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Boy tenderised Laasala's leg. Laasala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Boy throws an off balance right hand
and Laasala counters with a left to the body.
Laasala digs a good body shot into Boy's ribs.
Laasala takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laasala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laasala lands a two punch combo.

Boy moves into range and clinches up with Laasala.
Laasala is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Laasala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laasala looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to clinch but Laasala is avoiding it.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laasala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Laasala. Those never looked like landing.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Laasala.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laasala was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laasala takes a step back to recover.
Laasala is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hell Boy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laasala pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boy back to the cage. Laasala follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laasala rather than just go for the knockout.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laasala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hell Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Laasala moved out of range nicely.
Boy fakes the leg kick and cracks Laasala in the body.
Laasala throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laasala.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.
Laasala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laasala duly obliges.
Boy shoots in but Laasala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Laasala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Laasala does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laasala misses with a low kick.
Laasala throws a leg kick but Boy moved away.
Laasala misses with a few strikes there.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laasala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.
Danga de danga de dang - Laasala scores with a four punch combination!
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Laasala tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Boy wants to clinch.
Laasala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laasala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laasala throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Laasala throws a lazy body kick
and Boy counters with a nice body kick.
Laasala throws a leg kick that misses.
Boy cracks Laasala with a good jab.
Boy throws a leg kick but Laasala checks it.
Boy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Laasala counters with a left and a right that stings Boy.
Jarno Laasala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hell Boy.
Laasala scores with a three punch combo!
Laasala throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Laasala will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laasala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laasala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laasala closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Laasala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy tries to clinch there but Laasala circles away.
Laasala lands an overhand right.
Laasala lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into rage.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Laasala.
Laasala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laasala throws a combination. Boy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laasala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laasala stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laasala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boy throws a chopping leg kick but Laasala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boy moves out of range as Laasala throws a body kick.
Laasala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laasala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Laasala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laasala looks to land a body kick but Boy moved away.
Laasala misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laasala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laasala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
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 Jarno Laasala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laasala is fending him off so far but Boy persists. Nope, Laasala circles away and we're back to standing.
Laasala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarno Laasala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laasala scores with a jab to the head.
Laasala throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy misses the jab.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laasala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laasala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy tries to clinch but Laasala moves away
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy wants to clinch
and Laasala counters with a straight right hand.
Boy looks to clinch
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laasala tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laasala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boy is looking to clinch but Laasala is avoiding it.
Boy digs a good body shot into Laasala's ribs.
Laasala digs a good hook to Boy's body.
No joy there for Laasala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boy is defended easily by Laasala.
Jarno Laasala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hell Boy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laasala, as that shot connected.
Boy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Laasala.
A right-left combo lands from Laasala.
Nice body punch from Laasala.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boy lands a slapping body shot.
Boy blocks a head kick by Laasala.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laasala tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laasala lands a head shot.
Boy is looking to clinch.
Laasala cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laasala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laasala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boy.
Laasala tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laasala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boy. Boy obviously looking to wear him down.
Boy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laasala's sensitive parts.
Boy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laasala circles away.
Laasala looks for the body kick but Boy saw that one coming.
Laasala misses with a two punch combination.
Laasala throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Laasala pushes him off.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown but Laasala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laasala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laasala.
Boy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laasala. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laasala throws a combination. Boy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boy wants to clinch up but Laasala keeps it at a distance.
Boy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laasala if he has to take too many more of those.
Laasala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laasala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laasala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laasala.
Boy tries to clinch there but Laasala circles away.
Laasala is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jarno Laasala.
I think Laasala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jarno Laasala!