PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Laatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Bittbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Laatta
vs
Bittbull

190 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

189 cm
21
227 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Laatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Bittbull!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laatta fails with a takedown attempt.
Bittbull throws a head kick that misses.

Bittbull darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bittbull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laatta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bittbull controlling the action here.
Bittbull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laatta throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bittbull content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laatta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laatta is working hard here to advance position.
Bittbull wants to control but Laatta is keeping him busy.
Laatta is trying to get back to full guard.
Laatta is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bittbull slips a jab and a cross from Laatta.
No joy there for Laatta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bittbull looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Laatta!
Bittbull with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull controlling the pace for now.
Laatta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bittbull cracks Laatta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bittbull looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bittbull's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bittbull working Laatta over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laatta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bittbull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bittbull prevents Laatta from getting the reversal.
Bittbull controlling the position easily from mount.
Bittbull landing shots from mount.
Bittbull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bittbull trying to control but Laatta is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laatta is working to get back to half guard.
Bittbull in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bittbull with shots to the head and body - Laatta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laatta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bittbull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laatta is looking to escape.
Bittbull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laatta hang on?
Bittbull tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bittbull dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bittbull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Frank Laatta has been cut.

Bittbull shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bittbull was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bittbull wants to control the pace but Laatta is squirming around nicely.
Laatta tries to lock up and control but Bittbull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bittbull tries to control but Laatta wriggling away.
Bittbull controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jose Bittbull just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Laatta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bittbull trying to control but Laatta is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laatta is trying to keep Bittbull in close.
Bittbull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bittbull postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laatta keeping moving, preventing Bittbull from controlling successfully.
Bittbull really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laatta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Laatta working for a triangle but Bittbull defends it easily.
Bittbull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bittbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Laatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull cracks Laatta with a solid left hand.
Laatta trying to strike off his back.
Laatta wants to sweep but no luck.
Bittbull slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bittbull lands a couple of elbows.

Bittbull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bittbull stopping the sweep attempt from Laatta.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bittbull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull is looking to take a break and control but Laatta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laatta wants to get back to full guard.
Laatta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bittbull has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bittbull trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bittbull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bittbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Laatta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bittbull clinches.

Laatta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laatta has his takedown stuffed

and Bittbull holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bittbull displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laatta up against the ropes.
Bittbull lands a nice uppercut.
Laatta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bittbull.
Bittbull lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bittbull jumps guard.
Laatta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bittbull is looking to stand up but Laatta isn't so interested in that idea.
Laatta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laatta thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bittbull pulls Laatta in close to prevent any damage.
Bittbull wants to sweep here but Laatta controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laatta is looking to work some ground and pound but Bittbull has wrist control.
Laatta thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bittbull pushes Laatta up against the ropes in a clinch.

Bittbull wants the takedown. Laatta is fighting it off but Bittbull persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Laatta's guard against the ropes.
Laatta looking to control.
Laatta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bittbull controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laatta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laatta throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Laatta is trying to keep Bittbull in close.
Bittbull wants to get up but he can't break Laatta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bittbull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bittbull wants to stand but Laatta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jose Bittbull has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bittbull circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bittbull counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jose Bittbull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bittbull in particular looking to stall.
Frank Laatta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laatta is trying to get back to full guard.
Laatta gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull wants to control from the top but Laatta keeps moving.

Laatta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laatta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Laatta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laatta keeping moving, preventing Bittbull from controlling successfully.
Laatta throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Laatta looking for a guillotine here but Bittbull defends easily.

Laatta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bittbull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Bittbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bittbull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Bittbull!