PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 565 p4p, 70 weight class) and Conor Daley (ranked 339 p4p, 44 weight class). Laine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Daley has chosen Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laine
vs
Daley

199 cm
31
248 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

193 cm
36
259 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Daley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine swings for the body but Daley moves out of range.
Daley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daley throws a combination. Laine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Laine slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
A jab from Daley misses.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Laine throws a push kick but Daley slaps the foot to one side.
Daley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daley scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laine lands with a nice combination. Daley backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daley's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daley.
Daley moves away from the strike by Laine.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine throws a body punch but Daley moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Daley moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Daley is just out of range.
Laine thuds his shin into the meat of Daley's side.

Daley tries to keep at a distance but Laine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Daley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daley can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Daley tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Daley lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Laine misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laine.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Daley throws a head punch that misses.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Laine blocking some punches.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine tries to break the clinch but Daley is controlling the position.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Laine.

Laine breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Laine.
A swing and a miss from Daley.
Daley digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
Daley connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Daley looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Daley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Daley misses.
Laine scores with a nice head shot.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.
Daley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daley lands a lovely overhand right.
Laine thuds his right hand into Daley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Daley throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
Laine thumps Daley with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Daley shrugs it off though.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Daley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daley's sensitive parts.
Daley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Daley.
Daley throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daley blocks a body shot from Laine.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Daley lands with a right to the head.
Laine is trying to break free.
Laine lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Conor Daley's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley prevents a body shot from Laine.
Daley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daley scores with a hook to the body.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Daley prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Daley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Daley.
Still in the clinch, Daley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daley.
Daley prevents a body shot from Laine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Daley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Daley.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
A right hook to the body lands for Laine.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Daley.
Daley blocks a body shot from Laine.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Oulu Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daley digs a right hand underneath Laine's ribcage. Laine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daley tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley lands with a right to the head.
Daley lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Daley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daley.
Daley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daley prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Daley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a shot to the head.
Daley blocking some punches.
A short right from Daley on the inside.
Daley lands a shot to the body.
Daley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley working aggressively here.
Laine tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Laine tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daley.
Daley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor Daley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Daley throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daley's sensitive parts.
Daley misses the jab.
Daley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Daley drops Laine with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laine looks back up at him and smiles so Daley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Laine is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daley tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Laine seems to have got his legs back now.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daley. That's going to slow Laine down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Daley.

Daley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Laine sprawling to the canvas! Laine rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daley finish him?!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Daley! Laine is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Daley!
Conor Daley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.