PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gert Johnnys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnnys comes to the ring accompanied by Mountains of Might. 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.

Johnnys
vs
Laine

225 cm
23
335 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

209 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Combat Pro Design

TFP Graphics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gert Johnnys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnnys throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Gert Johnnys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnnys throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laine shoots in and drives through. Johnnys sprawls well.
Laine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnnys but Johnnys pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnnys keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gert Johnnys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilmari Laine.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laine looks gassed!
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!
Johnnys lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Johnnys tries to close the distance and clinch but Laine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnnys misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnnys scores with a nice body kick.
Johnnys lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laine takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Ilmari Laine has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnnys tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Johnnys is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Laine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnnys looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Johnnys tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Johnnys's head but Johnnys sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnnys.
Johnnys throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnnys sprawls well. He's pushed Laine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Johnnys gets caught flat footed, as Laine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Laine trying to control but Johnnys is working from the bottom.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnnys pulls Laine in to control the position.

Laine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnnys is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Laine prevents Johnnys from getting back to his feet.
Laine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnnys working a defensive guard here.
Johnnys on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnnys tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnnys throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Laine with a hook.
Gert Johnnys is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnnys was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine shoots in for a double leg but Johnnys sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laine lands with a nice combination. Johnnys backs away looking to recover.
Laine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnnys is fending him off so far but Laine persists. Nope, Johnnys circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnnys pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnnys throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Johnnys is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Laine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnnys sprawls well initially but Laine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Laine trying to pass the guard but Johnnys defending well.
Johnnys is pressing down on Laine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnnys wants to sweep but no luck.
Laine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Laine postures up.
Laine throws a strike but Johnnys rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnnys postures up.
Johnnys stopping the sweep attempt from Laine.
Laine throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnnys throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnnys.
Johnnys lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnnys throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnnys misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine misses with a body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Laine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnnys is controlling Laine's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnnys is looking for a sweep. Laine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Laine is working for a kimura here but Johnnys manages to reverse the position and he's now in Laine's guard.
Johnnys wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Johnnys has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laine tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnnys knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laine on the ground.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Johnnys from controlling successfully.
Laine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnnys is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laine cracks Johnnys with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnnys is working to get back to half guard.
Laine scoring with strikes but Johnnys is staying in there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnnys tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnnys looks a forlorn figure.
Johnnys taking shots to the head.
Laine controlling from mount.
Laine landing strikes from the mount and Johnnys is in trouble!
Laine landing strikes from the mount.
Laine is landing with some decent strikes but Johnnys is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnnys is desperately trying to improve his position but Laine has a good base and remains in mount.
Laine trying to control but Johnnys is having none of it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Laine.
Laine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Laine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Laine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Laine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnnys?
Laine won't let Johnnys get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Laine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Johnnys that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnnys taking shots to the head.
Laine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gert Johnnys dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilmari Laine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnnys.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnnys at a distance.

Laine gets a takedown into half guard.
Laine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnnys tries to get to full guard but Laine has control of the leg.
Laine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laine is tying to control. Johnnys wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laine prevents Johnnys from improving his position.
Johnnys trying to control but Laine postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnnys with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laine lands a nice short elbow.
Laine working Johnnys over with strikes.
Johnnys is refusing to be controlled, as Laine sits in half guard.
Laine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnnys defending well though.

Laine is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Johnnys has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laine prevents Johnnys from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laine throwing shots but Johnnys is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laine lands a nice short elbow.
Johnnys wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnnys circles away.
Johnnys throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnnys misses with a low kick.
Laine looks to land a combination. Johnnys sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnnys.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laine shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnnys sprawls well. He's pushed Laine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnnys connects with a high kick.
Johnnys is looking to chop away at Laine's legs.
Laine takes a swing at Johnnys's ribcage but misses.
Johnnys throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Laine shoots in but no luck this time.
Gert Johnnys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilmari Laine.
Johnnys tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnnys walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnnys throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Laine gets a takedown into half guard.
Laine is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnnys is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnnys moves into full guard.
Johnnys looking to control but Laine passes into half guard.
Johnnys tries to get to full guard but Laine has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laine lands a nice short elbow.
Johnnys trying to control but Laine postures up.
Johnnys is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnnys is trying to control but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laine lands a nice short elbow.
Laine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laine working the head and body with strikes.
Laine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laine working Johnnys over with strikes.
Johnnys is looking for a sweep. Laine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnnys has hold of Laine's hands but Laine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnnys on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnnys wants to improve his position but Laine is controlling well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laine working over Johnnys with some ground and pound. Johnnys looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Laine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnnys wants to control but Laine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laine drops an elbow to the side of Johnnys's head.
Laine working the head and body with strikes.
Laine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Laine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnnys avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laine.
Nice strikes from Laine there.

Laine wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnnys is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnnys is doing well to control the position and prevent Laine from advancing to side control.
Laine slips a nice elbow through Johnnys's hands, connecting with Johnnys's forehead.
Laine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnnys does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnnys makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnnys.
Johnnys manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laine manages to get himself to full guard.

Laine looking for a guillotine here but Johnnys defends easily.
Laine is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnnys seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnnys passes Laine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Laine is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnnys from advancing position.
Ilmari Laine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnnys seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Laine trying to control but Johnnys postures up.
Laine wants to get back to full guard.
Laine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnnys.
Johnnys throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilmari Laine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Gert Johnnys!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Gert Johnnys!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Gert Johnnys!

Gert Johnnys wins by unanimous decision!