PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lau
vs
Surma

175 cm
26
153 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

167 cm
21
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Adrenaline

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma slips a jab from Lau.
Surma slips a straight right by Lau.
Lau looks to score with a jab to the body but Surma is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Surma.
Lau misses with a right hand
and Surma counters with a three punch combo that has Lau backing up. Lau nods at Surma to acknowledge the strikes.
Surma tries a head kick but it misses.
Lau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lau cracks Surma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lau takes a swing at Surma's ribcage but misses.
Lau misses with a combination

and Surma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Surma misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Surma as Lau tries to tie him up.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lau lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tin Lau has been cut.
Lau lands a left hand.
Lau is working Surma over against the cage.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but Surma gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lau just leaning against Surma, taking a breather.
Lau looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Surma.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Surma as Lau tries to tie him up.
Lau misses with some punches.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Surma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
Surma gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Surma.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau gets through Surma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Surma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau working aggressively here.
Lau blocks an elbow strike from Surma.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Surma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
Lau dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Lau digs a right hand into Surma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Surma's gas tank.
Surma lands with a short shot to the head.
Lau wants to stall.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Surma controls the action.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Lau in his tracks for a moment.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Surma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lau.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lau.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lau is looking to control Surma's arms but Surma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Surma tries to stall but Lau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lau dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Musta Surma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tin Lau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Surma tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Lau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Surma.
Surma throws a body punch but Lau moves out of range.
Lau lands the left hand.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Surma staying out of range there.
Surma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tin Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surma manages to avoid it.
Surma misses with a body shot.
Surma tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau blocks a head kick by Surma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau lands a nice hook to Surma's body. Surma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surma moves away.

Surma closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Surma.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Surma as Lau tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Lau.
Lau misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Lau.
Surma misses with a knee to the head.
Surma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lau's brow.
Lau avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lau's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lau misses with some punches.
Lau tries to work over Surma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lau scores with a hook to the body.
Lau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lau blocks an uppercut.
Lau avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Surma prevents a body shot from Lau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Lau misses with the head strike.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lau leaning against his opponent.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lau's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
A right handed body shot lands from Lau.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lau working aggressively here.
Lau lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau scores with a shoulder strike.
Lau lands a hook that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Lau is looking to control Surma's arms but Surma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau misses with a body punch.
Lau looking to stall.
Lau throws a head punch that misses.
Surma tries to stall but Lau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Surma blocks a body shot from Lau.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tin Lau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tin Lau's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The crowd cheers as Lau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Surma doesn't seem phased though.
Lau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surma.
Lau jabs at Surma's body.
Lau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lau swings away with a body shot that misses

and Surma counters by moving into the clinch.
Lau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surma prevents a body shot from Lau.
Lau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Lau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Surma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laus head.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lau is looking to control Surma's arms but Surma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Surma blocks an uppercut.
Come on Lau - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lau takes an elbow to the temple.
Surma is trying to maintain a safe position but Lau gets an underhook and turns Surma into the cage.
Lau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Lau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Lau tries to work over Surma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tin Lau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
Lau throws a punch but it's blocked by Surma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma lands with a left to the head.
Lau blocks the elbow strike.
Lau avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Lau in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lau tries to work over Surma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Surma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laus head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Surma.
Surma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
Lau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lau has a couple of punches blocked by Surma.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Surma controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Lau holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Surma prevents a body shot from Lau.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surma controlling the action here for a moment.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lau.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Surma blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Surma has Lau pressed against the cage.
Lau has Surma pushed against the cage.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Surma stalling in the clinch but Lau improves position.

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 Tin Lau.
Well Lau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tin Lau!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tin Lau made sure he mentioned Adrenaline, along with how happy he was to win his fight.