PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jair Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Resina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jair Lao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lao
vs
Resina

187 cm
23
277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
223 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jair Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Resina!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Resina did well to prevent Lao getting side control.
Lao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lao could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lao looks to land a strike but Resina avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Resina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lao!

Resina is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Lao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Resina did well to prevent Lao getting side control.
Lao working Resina over with strikes.
Resina has hold of Lao's hands but Lao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao working Resina over with strikes.
Resina moves into full guard.
Lao landing with the ground and pound.
Resina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lao cracks Resina with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao throws a strike but Resina rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Resina wanted to stand there but Lao had control of the position.
Lao looking for a sweep. Not yet Lao, not yet.
Resina wants to pass the guard but Lao is keeping the position.
Resina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lao has Resina pulled in close to control his posture.
Lao wants to stand but Resina is controlling the position.
Lao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resina preventing the sweep.
Lao keeping full guard, as Resina tries to pass.
Resina prevents Lao from getting back to his feet.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Resina sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lao's guard.
Resina trying to mount his opponent but Lao defends it.
Resina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lao tries to kick Resina off but Resina keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lao controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Resina is pressing down on Lao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lao is holding on for now.
Resina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Resina is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Resina throwing shots but Lao is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Resina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lao.

Lao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lao swats away the attempt to clinch by Resina.
Resina wants to clinch.

Lao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Resina struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resina gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Lao there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Resina tries to get to full guard but Lao has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Lao.
Lao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jair Lao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Resina is breathing heavily.
Resina trying to control here.
Lao scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao is thwarting Resina's attempts to control the position.
Resina wants to get back to full guard.
Lao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lao working Resina over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Resina manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Resina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lao manages to get himself to full guard.
Lao pulls Resina in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resina throwing strikes from guard but Lao blocks nicely.
Lao managing to control the position.
Lao's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Resina is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Resina trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Resina passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Resina wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lao stops Resina from passing to mount.
Lao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Resina off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jair Lao dominated that second round.
That's time! Lao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Resina scores with a one two! Lao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Resina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Resina throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Resina throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lao decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Resina with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Resina is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao lands with a punch from half guard.
Lao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Resina is looking to improve his position.
Resina is trying to maintain the position but Lao is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lao connects with a nice short shot to Resina's temple.
Lao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Resina taking some punishment here, with Lao in his half guard.
Lao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao thows a huge punch but Resina dodges it nicely.
Lao lands with a punch from half guard.
Resina is trying to stand.
Lao working Resina over with strikes.
Resina wants to improve his position but Lao is controlling well.
Resina taking some punishment here, with Lao in his half guard.
Resina works his way to full guard. Good work.
Resina preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Resina is trying to control the position but Lao postures up.
Lao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Resina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resina throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.

Lao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lao connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Resina some visible discomfort.
Resina is looking for a sweep.
Lao scoring with punches from side control.
Lao working the ground and pound.
Lao works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Resina is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lao off and has taken his back!
Lao really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Resina's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Resina. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lao's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lao trying to control but not successfully.

Resina looking for the choke but no joy.
Jonas Resina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jair Lao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lao is taking damage to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Lao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Lao!