PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Bounyaseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimi Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bounyaseng kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Warriors Remix. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bounyaseng
vs
Laamanen

162 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Bounyaseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimi Laamanen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laamanen tries to clinch but Bounyaseng is having none of it.
Bounyaseng looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
No joy there for Bounyaseng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bounyaseng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bounyaseng has closed the distance and engaged Laamanen in a clinch.

Laamanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounyaseng missing with a left hand there. Laamanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Laamanen rushes Bounyaseng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bounyaseng trying to stall but Laamanen improves his position.
Laamanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bounyaseng gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laamanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laamanen lands a shoulder strike.
Bounyaseng is pressed up against the cage. Laamanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bounyaseng down to the mat. Bounyaseng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Bounyaseng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laamanen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laamanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Laamanen clinches.
Laamanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laamanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bounyaseng can't break the clinch.
Laamanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laamanen wants to stall.
Bounyaseng is trying to stall.
Bounyaseng misses with some punches.

Laamanen breaks from the clinch.
Laamanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Bounyaseng is rocked!
Laamanen tries to clinch there but Bounyaseng circles away.
Laamanen lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Bounyaseng is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laamanen closes the distance and clinches.
Laamanen lands a nice uppercut.
Laamanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Laamanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danny Bounyaseng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimi Laamanen.
A shot in the inside from Laamanen.
Come on Laamanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laamanen scores with a shot to the side of Bounyaseng's head.
Laamanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laamanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bounyaseng misses with a hook from the clinch.

Laamanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounyaseng misses with the combination.

Laamanen gets a clinch.

Laamanen breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laamanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bounyaseng swings for the body but Laamanen moves out of range.
Bounyaseng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bounyaseng seems to have got his legs back now.
Laamanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bounyaseng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laamanen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Laamanen instigates a clinch.
Laamanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Bounyaseng swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Laamanen jumps into guard, dragging Bounyaseng to the mat.

Bounyaseng gets to his feet - Laamanen follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen wants to clinch.
Bounyaseng wants to land a leg kick but Laamanen is out of range.
Good shot there by Laamanen.

Laamanen clinches up with Bounyaseng and pushes him back against the cage.
Bounyaseng working aggressively here.
Laamanen tries to pull guard but Bounyaseng won't allow it.
Laamanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bounyaseng won't allow it.
Laamanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bounyaseng prevents Laamanen from breaking the clinch.
Laamanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bounyaseng has him pressed against the cage.
Laamanen lands with a light punch inside.
Laamanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laamanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bounyaseng won't allow it.
Bounyaseng tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laamanen just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Laamanen.
Laamanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bounyaseng smiles and moves away.
Laamanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Laamanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bounyaseng looks to land a combination but Laamanen avoids it well.
Laamanen checks a low kick from Bounyaseng.
Laamanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laamanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laamanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounyaseng tries to clinch there but Laamanen circles away.
Bounyaseng throws a series of punches but Laamanen moves out of range.

Bounyaseng tries to keep at a distance but Laamanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounyaseng.
Laamanen wants to break free but Bounyaseng has control.
Laamanen is trying to stall.

Bounyaseng wants the takedown. Laamanen is fighting it off but Bounyaseng persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Laamanen's guard against the cage.
Bounyaseng stops Laamanen from standing up.
Bounyaseng lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laamanen is trying to keep Bounyaseng in close.
Laamanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bounyaseng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bounyaseng with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bounyaseng connects with a couple of short punches.
Bounyaseng lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bounyaseng might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen working a defensive guard here.

Bounyaseng decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laamanen, up you get!
Laamanen throws the kick towards the body but Bounyaseng avoids it.

Bounyaseng has Laamanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bounyaseng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bounyaseng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laamanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bounyaseng just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Laamanen on the inside.
Laamanen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bounyaseng prevents it.
Bounyaseng misses with a short punch on the inside.

Laamanen breaks from the clinch.

Laamanen has managed to clinch.
Laamanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laamanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Laamanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laamanen lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bounyaseng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laamanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laamanen Rushes Bounyaseng and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bounyaseng is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Laamanen Piles on the pressure and Bounyaseng crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimi Laamanen!