PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oovompi Laari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laari
vs
Torres

172 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oovompi Laari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jr Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laari scores a takedown into full mount!
Torres looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Laari working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Laari tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Laari looking for a guillotine from mount but Torres is having none of it.
Torres swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Laari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Laari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Laari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laari with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Torres is trying to escape the mount.
Torres has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Torres is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Laari looking for the RNC.
Laari throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Torres!

Laari working for a choke but Torres is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laari working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Laari controlling the position well here. Torres rolled but Laari kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Laari has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Torres has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Laari is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Torres defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laari is trying to stick to Torres's back but Torres is turning into Laari. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Laari's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Torres.

Laari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres works over Laari with some ground and pound from guard.

Laari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres is fighting to break Laari's control of his arms but Laari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Laari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Laari with good strikes from the mount here!
Laari scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oovompi Laari dominated that round.
That's time! Laari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Laari shoots in and bounces Torres off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laari wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Laari pushes down on Torres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Laari trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Laari stalling.
Laari passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torres!

Laari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laari landing punches.
Laari has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.

Laari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Laari controlling from mount.
Laari looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Laari takes Torres's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Torres is in trouble.
Laari is working the ground and pound. Can Torres escape?
Torres covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Torres holding both Laari 's hands and preventing any damage.
Torres staying busy and making it hard for Laari to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laari working for a choke but Torres is defending well.
Laari lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Laari connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Torres to escape the position.
Torres is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Laari.
Torres tries to roll but Laari sticks to his back.
Torres is trying to stand back up.
Torres staying busy and making it hard for Laari to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Laari is landing with strikes from the back.

Laari looking to break Torres's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Torres remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Laari will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Laari working for a choke but Torres is defending well.
Laari is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Laari patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Laari throwing damaging strikes from the back! Torres could be in trouble here!
Oovompi Laari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laari controlling well, preventing Torres from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oovompi Laari dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Laari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard.
Laari stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Laari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torres's guard.
Laari trying to mount his opponent but Torres defends it.

Laari postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Torres to stand up.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laari fails with a takedown attempt.
Laari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Laari persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres throws a push kick but Laari slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Laari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face as Laari controls the position.
Laari trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Laari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Torres to see if he's OK.

Laari decides to stand back up.

Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laari lands a couple of digs.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Laari!
Torres throws some wild stikes that Laari manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
Laari wants to try and get back to his feet.
Torres misses with a head shot.
Laari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Laari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laari.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Laari.
Laari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Torres has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Laari to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Torres is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Laari pulls down on the head and he's put Torres to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oovompi Laari!