PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greig Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Laine

225 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

209 cm
25
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greig Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.

Laine closes the distance and clinches.
Laine lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Greig Smith has been cut.
A short right from Laine on the inside.
Smith jumps guard but Laine stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Laine lands a left hand.
Laine effectively controlling the action here.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greig Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away.

Laine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Laine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Laine working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith tries to roll over but Laine keeps him under control.
Laine is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Laine keeps him under control.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Laine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith keeping full guard, as Laine tries to pass.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine looking to pass the guard.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laine scoring with some ground and pound.

Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Laine is proving a slippery customer.
Laine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Laine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laine lands a couple of digs.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilmari Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greig Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Laine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laine trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Laine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Laine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Laine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith wants to improve his position but Laine is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith striking from half guard on the bottom.
Laine frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Laine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Laine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Greig Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Laine isn't that keen on the idea.
Laine working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Greig Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Greig Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ilmari Laine!