PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Ostergaard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Street, Atlanta, GA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Laitinen
vs
Ostergaard

177 cm
31
165 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

183 cm
27
165 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Ostergaard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ostergaard. Laitinen shrugs it off though.
Laitinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ostergaard throws a head kick that half lands.
Ostergaard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laitinen misses with a straight left.
Laitinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ostergaard misses with a hook.
Laitinen throws a leg kick
and Ostergaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ostergaard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ostergaard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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!
Laitinen lands a high kick!
Ostergaard blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Laitinen.
Laitinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ostergaard. Ostergaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Laitinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ostergaard.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Laitinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen checks a leg kick.
Laitinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ostergaard defending well as Laitinen loads up on a big left hand.
Laitinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ostergaard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ostergaard misses with a head kick.
Ostergaard lands a head kick. Laitinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ostergaard throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a straight right hand.
Ostergaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Ostergaard
and Laitinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostergaard blocks the body kick.
Ostergaard moves out of range of the body kick from Laitinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laitinen connects with a single shot there.
Laitinen throws a head kick but Ostergaard moves out of range.
Ostergaard tests Laitinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ostergaard misses with a looping right.
Ostergaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ostergaard throws a front kick that sends Laitinen stumbling back into the cage.
Ostergaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laitinen with a nice cross.
Laitinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ostergaard's calf.
Laitinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laitinen throws a lazy right hand but Ostergaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laitinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ostergaard counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laitinen duly obliges.
Laitinen throws a head kick that misses.
Laitinen misses with a leg kick
and Ostergaard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laitinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ostergaard throws a sloppy head kick and Laitinen moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Laitinen.
Torsten Ostergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ostergaard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laitinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ostergaard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Laitinen blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ostergaard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laitinen.
Laitinen misses with a body shot
and Ostergaard counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Ostergaard is looking to score with low kicks.
Ostergaard lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ostergaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitinen.
Laitinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Ostergaard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ostergaard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
Laitinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ostergaard swings for the body but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ostergaard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laitinen with a jab.

Ostergaard is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ostergaard head around and knocks him out cold! Laitinen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ilkka Laitinen made sure he mentioned Unique Wear and Custom Design, along with how happy he was to win his fight.