PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Danzig
vs
Laine

189 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
240 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Danzig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig slips under a jab.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Danzig manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab by Laine.
Laine digs a good hook to Danzig's body.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Danzig moves out of range easily.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danzig misses the jab.
Laine swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laine scores with the left hand. Danzig knows he should have avoided that one.
Danzig slips a straight right by Laine.
Danzig throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Danzig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine lands with a straight right. Danzig didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Danzig there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danzig looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine tries a low kick but Danzig avoids it.
A slow jab from Danzig misses its intended target.
Danzig throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine throws a series of punches but Danzig moves out of range.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Viljo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzig slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Danzig is out of range.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Danzig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danzig walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Danzig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine misses the jab.
A jab from Laine finds it's way through Danzig's defenses.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danzig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Danzig staying out of range there.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Danzig scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig avoids the body shot from Laine.
Danzig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Danzig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
A shot to de liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
Laine works over Danzig's head and body with a nice combination.
Laine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Danzig had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Danzig moved out of range nicely.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danzig.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danzig. Danzig circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danzig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Danzig slips a jab from Laine.
Laine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine slips a jab from Danzig.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Danzig misses with a shot to the body
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danzig defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danzig.
Laine misses with a body punch
and Danzig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Danzig's head but Danzig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viljo Laine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danzig misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Danzig counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danzig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danzig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Danzig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Danzig connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danzig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danzig on the side of the head.
Danzig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Danzig seems unphased.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps Danzig's head back.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Danzig moved out of range.
Laine lands a jab.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Danzig takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Danzig ducks down to avoid it.
Danzig takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Viljo Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danzig thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danzig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Danzig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Danzig counter with a right hand.
Laine defending well as Danzig loads up on a big left hand.
Danzig gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Danzig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danzig.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
A shot to de liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Danzig avoids it.
Danzig tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Danzig saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Danzig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Jab by Laine.
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danzig takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danzig throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Danzig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danzig can pounce on him.
Danzig misses with a double jab
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danzig moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Danzig's ribs.
Danzig throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Danzig thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Danzig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Laine misses.
Danzig tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Danzig makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laine really felt that one!
Danzig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danzig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laine counters with a left and a right... And another left! Danzig is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Laine!
Viljo Laine is the new super heavyweight champion!