PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Arvo Laar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donatelli
vs
Laar

183 cm
33
215 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

182 cm
34
213 lbs
25 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donatelli is able to avoid easily.
Laar punishes Donatelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Donatelli avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar takes one on the button.
Laar swats away the attempt to clinch by Donatelli.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Donatelli looks to land a right hand but Laar moved out of range.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Laar. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Donatelli checks it.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donatelli is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Laar throws a head kick but Donatelli moves out of range.
Donatelli lands with a straight right. Laar didn't see that one coming.
Donatelli throws out a leg kick but Laar moves out of range and Donatelli only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donatelli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donatelli lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Donatelli has Laar up against the cage in a clinch.
Donatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
A shot in the inside from Donatelli.

Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donatelli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laar checks a low kick from Donatelli.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donatelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donatelli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar thumps Donatelli with a low kick.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Donatelli off balance momentarily.
Laar motions for Donatelli to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Donatelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been told by Donatelli's head coaches at Goons Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to slow Donatelli down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar throws a head kick but Donatelli moves out of range.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Donatelli blocks the low kick.
Donatelli thuds his right hand into Laar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donatelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laar.
Donatelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donatelli rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Donatelli checks a low kick from Laar.

Donatelli closes the distance and clinches.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Donatelli has the dominant position.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.

Donatelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Donatelli's leg but Donatelli calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laar gets tackled into the cage by Donatelli. Donatelli maintains the clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar is trying to push Donatelli away but Donatelli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donatelli working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Donatelli.
Donatelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donatelli blocks a body shot from Laar.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Donatelli won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Laar.
Donatelli lands a left hand.
Donatelli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Laar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Laar.
Donatelli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Donatelli has him pressed against the cage.
Donatelli pushes Laar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laar tries to break free but Donatelli pushes him back against the cage.
Laar is trying to break free.
Donatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donatelli.
Laar is leaning against Donatelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donatelli is breathing heavily.
Donatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donatelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Laar controls his hands.
Laar is leaning against Donatelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donatelli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laar can turn it around.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Donatelli won't allow it.

Laar breaks from the clinch.
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!
Laar takes a swing at Donatelli's ribcage but misses.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donatelli blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Laar.
Laar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar staying out of range there.
Laar tries to land a leg kick but Donatelli saw it coming and moves away.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donatelli.
Donatelli scores with a leg kick.
Laar is looking to slow Donatelli down with leg kicks.
Laar throws a leg kick but Donatelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donatelli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laar throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Donatelli.
Laar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donatelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donatelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatelli misses with a looping left.
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Laar tenderised Donatelli's leg. Donatelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar takes a swing at Donatelli's ribcage but misses.
Donatelli misses with a hook.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Donatelli throws a big shot that misses.
Donatelli looks to throw the jab but Laar is out of range.
Laar defending well as Donatelli loads up on a big left hand.
Laar throws a leg kick but Donatelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Donatelli rushes Laar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donatelli.

Laar manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Donatelli down.
Donatelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donatelli takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donatelli's calf.
Laar 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.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donatelli scores with a nice head shot.
Donatelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donatelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Donatelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar jabs Donatelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donatelli misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Donatelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar slips a jab from Donatelli.
Donatelli's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A slow jab from Donatelli misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Laar tenderised Donatelli's leg. Donatelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Donatelli blocks the leg kick.
Donatelli throws a wild body kick that Laar sees coming a mile off.
Laar connects with a body shot.
Laar lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Pietro Donatelli has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar tries a low kick but Donatelli avoids it.
Donatelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Donatelli is out of range.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar takes a swing at Donatelli's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Laar as he checks the leg kick.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Donatelli's leg but Donatelli calmly moves out of range.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar tries a quick counter leg kick but Donatelli is wise to it.
Donatelli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laar is out of range and Donatelli settles back down.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donatelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Donatelli down.
Donatelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar digs a good body shot into Donatelli's ribs.
Donatelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Donatelli moves out of range easily.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donatelli moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses.
Donatelli misses with a low kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donatelli is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pietro Donatelli'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. This is the final round!

Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donatelli.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar punishes Donatelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Donatelli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donatelli backing away here, and Laar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Laar blocks a head kick by Donatelli.
Donatelli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar throws a low kick but Donatelli avoids it.
Laar cracks the inside of Donatelli's front leg.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Donatelli is just out of range.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donatelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donatelli throws a hook but Laar avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar swings for the body but Donatelli moves out of range.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Donatelli moves out of range easily.
Laar cracks the inside of Donatelli's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar cracks the inside of Donatelli's front leg.
Laar throws a head kick that half lands.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donatelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Donatelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar thuds a left hand into Donatelli's body.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Laar lands a jab to Donatelli's midsection.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Donatelli is out of range.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Donatelli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donatelli checks a leg kick.
Donatelli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Laar avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donatelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donatelli throws a wild body kick that Laar sees coming a mile off.
Donatelli checks the leg kick.
Laar throws a low kick but Donatelli avoids it.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donatelli. That did some damage!
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donatelli. That did some damage!
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donatelli.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Donatelli down.
Donatelli misses with a wild body shot.
Laar lands a nice hook to Donatelli's body. Donatelli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli throws a lazy right hand but Laar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donatelli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laar scores with a hook to the body. Donatelli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laar wants to slow Donatelli down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Donatelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donatelli.
Donatelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Donatelli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donatelli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donatelli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donatelli. That did some damage!
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donatelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar lands a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Laar blocks the low kick.
Laar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Donatelli's leg but Donatelli calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Donatelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donatelli misses with a body kick.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donatelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Donatelli has managed to clinch.
Pietro Donatelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donatelli lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donatelli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donatelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Donatelli won't allow it.

Laar breaks the clinch.
Donatelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.