PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Laake (ranked 3331 p4p, 5191 weight class) and Munkh Tengri (ranked 365 p4p, 470 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laake
vs
Tengri

192 cm
22
246
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
287
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conquer
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Laake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Munkh Tengri!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laake closes the distance and clinches.
Tengri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tengri.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tengri as Laake tries to tie him up.
Laake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tengri struggles to land a body shot inside as Laake controls his hands.
Tengri lands a hook that snaps the head of Laake backwards.

Laake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laake works over Tengri's head and body with a nice combination.

Laake moves into the clinch successfully.
Laake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tengri pushes Laake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tengri misses with a body punch.
Laake blocks an uppercut.

Laake breaks from the clinch.
Laake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tengri! But no joy.
Tengri throws a series of punches but Laake avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Laake darts in and clinches Tengri up against the cage.
Laake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tengri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Laake.
Tengri misses with a punch on the inside.
Laake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Laake prevents a body shot from Tengri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tengri.
A head punch on the inside from Tengri fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tengri.
Laake lands a nice uppercut.
Tengri swings wildly with an uppercut but Laake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tengri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tengri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tengri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tengri lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tengri scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tengri misses with a punch to the body.
Laake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tengri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tengri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laake backwards.

Laake manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Laake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laake scores with a shoulder strike.
Tengri lands an uppercut.
Tengri scores with a shoulder strike.
Tengri has a couple of punches blocked by Laake.

Laake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laake throws a jab when Tengri was well out of range.
Laake throws a good cross that connects.
Laake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tengri avoids the head kick by Laake.
Tengri throws out a counter right but Laake avoids it with no problem.
Laake is looking to clinch but Tengri is avoiding it.
Tengri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Laake.
Laake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tengri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tengri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yngve Laake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laake tries to clinch but Tengri is having none of it.
Tengri is looking to clinch.

Laake forces Tengri back against the cage and clinches.
Tengri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tengri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laake tries to break free but Tengri pushes him back against the cage.
Laake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tengri backwards.
Laake blocks an uppercut.
Laake is struggling to control the position.
Tengri misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tengri backwards.
Tengri blocking some punches.
Laake wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Tengri.
Laake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tengri blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Tengri.

It looks like Yngve Laake has been cut.
Tengri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tengri tries to work over Laake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laake misses with some punches.
Laake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tengri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laake.
Tengri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tengri struggles to land a body shot inside as Laake controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yngve Laake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yngve Laake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Tengri misses its intended target.
Tengri swats away the attempt to clinch by Laake.
Laake throws a head kick but Tengri moves out of range.
A low kick from Laake misses

and Tengri counters with a crisp right hand that drops Laake! Tengri lets Laake back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tengri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laake stalks Tengri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tengri's face. Tengri staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tengri throws the kick towards the body but Laake avoids it.
Laake lands with an uppercut that bounces Tengri off the cage and back into range.
Laake jabs Tengri right on the nose. Tengri blinks but takes it well.
Laake is looking to clinch but Tengri is avoiding it.
Tengri follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Laake misses
and Tengri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laake throws a combination that misses
and Tengri counters with a big right hand! Oh Laake is in trouble here! Tengri follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Munkh Tengri!
An out of breath Munkh Tengri thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.