PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niska Laukaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Laukaus
vs
Kick

177 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niska Laukaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dutch Kick!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick misses with a left hand
and Laukaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Laukaus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laukaus.
Kick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laukaus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laukaus looks to clinch
and Kick counters with a straight right hand.
Kick misses with a looping left.
Laukaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laukaus ducks under a wild hook from Kick.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Laukaus slips under a jab.
Laukaus moves out of range as Kick strikes.
Laukaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kick throws the left hand but Laukaus avoids the punch easily.
Kick misses with a left hand
and Laukaus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kick misses with an uppercut. Laukaus saw that one coming.
Kick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kick swings widly with a right hand
and Laukaus counters with a nice leg kick.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laukaus defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick slips under a jab.
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!

Laukaus moves into range and clinches up with Kick.
A right handed body shot lands from Laukaus.
Kick tries to circle away but Laukaus has him pinned against the cage.
Kick tries to break the clinch but Laukaus is controlling the position.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Laukaus keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukaus lands a body shot.
Laukaus tries a body shot but Kick blocks it.
Laukaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Laukaus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Dutch Kick has been cut.
Laukaus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laukaus can't find room to land a body shot as Kick controls the action.
Laukaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Kick tries to break free but Laukaus pushes him back against the cage.
Kick is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laukaus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kick tries to circle away but Laukaus has him pinned against the cage.
Laukaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
Laukaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Kick looks gassed!
Kick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laukaus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Laukaus.
Laukaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Laukaus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laukaus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kick won't want to take too many of those.
Laukaus with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Dutch Kick's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
A knee to the head by Laukaus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laukaus.
Laukaus lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laukaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Laukaus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Laukaus.
Kick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kick is trying to force a seperation but Laukaus has the dominant position.
Laukaus lands with a left to the head.
Laukaus misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Laukaus.
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Dutch Kick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Laukaus.
Still in the clinch, Laukaus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laukaus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Laukaus.
Laukaus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laukaus just leaning against Kick, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niska Laukaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Kick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laukaus.
Kick throws a poor cross that misses
and Laukaus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laukaus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kick misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Laukaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laukaus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kick.
Laukaus tries to clinch up but Kick circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Kick misses.
Kick 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.
Kick misses with a hook. Laukaus ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laukaus slips under a jab.
Kick throws the left hand but Laukaus avoids the punch easily.
Laukaus misses with a wild combination.
Laukaus is looking to wear down Kick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kick throws a hook but Laukaus blocks it.
The fighters circling - Laukaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Kick misses.
Laukaus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
Nice defenses there by Laukaus.
Nice cross by Laukaus.
Niska Laukaus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kick misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Kick misses its intended target.
Laukaus moves out of range of the strikes.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laukaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laukaus connects with a crisp jab.
Laukaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kick misses with an uppercut
and Laukaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus with a hook.
Nice shot by Laukaus.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laukaus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kick has time to react.
Kick takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Laukaus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laukaus keeps control of Kick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Laukaus misses with a knee to the head.
Laukaus tries to land knees in the clinch but Kick avoids the damage to the body.
Laukaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Laukaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a nice shot to the body.
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laukaus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niska Laukaus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kick is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laukaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laukaus misses with a knee to the head.
Laukaus lands a damaging elbow.
Laukaus lands a nice uppercut.
Laukaus lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laukaus lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laukaus.
Laukaus throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kick avoids a wild elbow strike from Laukaus.
Kick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kick tries to circle away but Laukaus has him pinned against the cage.
Kick takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niska Laukaus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Kick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Laukaus drops his hands momentarily and Kick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kick keeps the fight on the outside.
Kick misses the jab.
Kick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laukaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Kick.
Laukaus misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Laukaus.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laukaus.
Laukaus slips under a jab.
Laukaus throws a wild body kick that Kick sees coming a mile off.
Dutch Kick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laukaus's head backwards.
Kick throws a shot from downtown. Laukaus moves away and avoids it.
Laukaus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kick counters with a straight right hand.
Kick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kick misses with a left hand
and Laukaus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kick throws a poor cross that misses

and Laukaus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laukaus is working Kick over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Laukaus.
Kick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laukaus is working Kick over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laukaus slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laukaus.
Laukaus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laukaus landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Laukaus - that landed with a thud.
Laukaus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laukaus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laukaus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laukaus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laukaus lands a right hand.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Laukaus keeps him there for the moment.
Laukaus lands with a short shot to the head.
Laukaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kick can do to turn this around?
Kick takes a shot to the head.
Laukaus is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a nice uppercut.
Laukaus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laukaus slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Laukaus.
Laukaus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kick's face.
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laukaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a nice shot to the body.
Laukaus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
Laukaus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukaus scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Laukaus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Laukaus.
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a shot to the body.
Laukaus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kick won't want to take too many of those.
Kick takes a shot to the head.

Dutch Kick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A knee to the head by Laukaus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laukaus.
Dutch Kick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kick is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laukaus.
Kick takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Niska Laukaus!