PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen comes to the cage accompanied by The Mutilation of Christ. Thorn has chosen Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Laukkanen
vs
Thorn

168 cm
27
150 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

165 cm
25
150 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Brute

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Laukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marduk Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukkanen misses with a body kick.
Laukkanen misses the shot to the body.
Thorn is looking to score with low kicks.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Thorn moves out of range easily.
Thorn throws a body punch but Laukkanen moves out of range.

Thorn has closed the distance and engaged Laukkanen in a clinch.
Thorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laukkanen backwards.
Thorn scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jarmo Laukkanen has been cut.
Thorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laukkanen takes a shot to the head.
Thorn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laukkanen avoids it.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laukkanen tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Laukkanen back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn landing knees to the body.
Laukkanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorn lands a shot to the body.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Laukkanen is blocking nicely.
Thorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Laukkanen blocks it.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laukkanen wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a knee to the head.
Thorn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laukkanen backwards.
Thorn pushes Laukkanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn works on Laukkanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen wants a takedown but no success here.

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukkanen throws a lazy head kick
and Laukkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen cracks a nice hook into Thorn's ribs.
Thorn misses with a right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a nice body shot.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Laukkanen does no damage.
Thorn avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thorn has closed the distance and engaged Laukkanen in a clinch.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laukkanens head.

Thorn breaks the clinch.
Laukkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorn.
Laukkanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jarmo Laukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Laukkanen.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Laukkanen moves out of range of the body kick from Thorn.
Thorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laukkanen. That did some damage!
Laukkanen throws a nice looking combination but Thorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a kick to the body
and Laukkanen counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorn.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Marduk Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laukkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laukkanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laukkanen misses with a kick to the body
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laukkanen takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marduk Thorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Laukkanen's cut.
That's time! Laukkanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Laukkanen is predictable there
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorn 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.
Laukkanen throws a body kick that misses
and Thorn counters with a thumping low kick.
Thorn misses with a double jab.
Laukkanen misses with the combination.

Thorn forces Laukkanen back against the cage and clinches.
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorn lands a knee to the head.
Thorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Thorn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laukkanen is trying to force a seperation but Thorn has the dominant position.
A short right from Thorn.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laukkanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorn looking to throw knees to the head but Laukkanen is blocking nicely.
Thorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laukkanen being controlled against the cage.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laukkanen misses with a hook to the body
and Thorn counters with an inside leg kick.
Laukkanen avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorn counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Laukkanen blocks the leg kick.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Laukkanen is looking to wear down Thorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen misses with a wild combination.
Laukkanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorn can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Laukkanen - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorn. That's going to slow Laukkanen down.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laukkanen.

Thorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorn.
Thorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Thorn as the two fighters clinch.
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is working Laukkanen over against the cage.
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but Laukkanen blocks with his arms.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laukkanen.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorn has Laukkanen pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laukkanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarmo Laukkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marduk Thorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Laukkanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Laukkanen lands a two punch combo.
Jarmo Laukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn throws a leg kick
and Laukkanen counters with a nice body kick.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses
and Thorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laukkanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laukkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Thorn scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laukkanen moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laukkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Laukkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Laukkanen tries to land a front kick but Thorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laukkanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorn can pounce on him.

Thorn lands a big head kick that sends Laukkanen tumbling to the mat! Thorn takes a step backwards and waves Laukkanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Laukkanen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn cracks a nice hook into Laukkanen's ribs.
Oh Laukkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorn connects with a stiff jab that staggers Laukkanen - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marduk Thorn!
During a confident post fight interview, Marduk Thorn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.