PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Copperfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Laaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Copperfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Laaki's chin.

Copperfield
vs
Laaki

183 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Copperfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Laaki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laaki closes the distance and clinches up with Copperfield, looking for a takedown. Laaki pushes Copperfield against the cage but Copperfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Copperfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Copperfield cracks Laaki with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Laaki.
Copperfield wants to control but Laaki postures up.
Laaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Copperfield keeps working.
Copperfield trying to control but Laaki flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Copperfield staying busy and making it hard for Laaki to control.

Laaki working for a choke but Copperfield is defending well.
Laaki trying to control momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copperfield trying to control the hands but Laaki breaks the grip.

Copperfield showing good submission defense here.
Laaki looks gassed!
Laaki trying to control momentarily.
Laaki throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Copperfield!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Laaki lands shots from the back.
Copperfield rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Copperfield is looking to escape.
Copperfield is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Laaki is nestled in close to Copperfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Laaki is pressing down on Copperfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Copperfield is holding on for now.

Laaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copperfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laaki is working away from the top position though.
Copperfield manages to get to full guard.
Copperfield managing to control the position.

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.
Copperfield controls Laaki momentarily but Laaki frees himself.
Copperfield keeping moving, preventing Laaki from controlling successfully.
Laaki looking to sit in guard and control but Copperfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Copperfield stopping the sweep attempt from Laaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Laaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Copperfield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laaki's half guard.
Copperfield slips a nice elbow through Laaki's hands, connecting with Laaki's forehead.
Laaki gets full guard.
Laaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Copperfield's guard.
Laaki throwing strikes but missing.

Copperfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laaki defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Copperfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaki postures up in Copperfield's guard and throws a big left but Copperfield blocks it.
Copperfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laaki gets full guard.
Laaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Copperfield drops back looking for a leg! Laaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laaki manages to kick Copperfield off! Copperfield jumps back into Laaki's guard.

Laaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Copperfield content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laaki wants to stand up but Copperfield is controlling him.
Laaki has momentary wrist control but Copperfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Copperfield connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Copperfield dodges the punch combination from Laaki.

Copperfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Laaki struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laaki regains half guard.
Copperfield seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Laaki moves into full guard.
Laaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laaki is on top in guard.
Laaki wants to control from the top but Copperfield keeps moving.
Laaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copperfield has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Laaki has passed into side control.
Copperfield is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Laaki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Copperfield!
Copperfield throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Laaki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Copperfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Copperfield doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Laaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Laaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Laaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Copperfield working a defensive guard here.
Copperfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laaki is one step ahead there.
Copperfield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laaki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laaki passes to full mount!

Laaki working for a guillotine from mount but Copperfield is in no mood to give up.
Gunnar Laaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laaki trying to control but Copperfield is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Copperfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Laaki landing strikes from the mount.
Laaki controlling the pace for now.
Laaki landing strikes from the mount and Copperfield is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laaki tries to control but Copperfield wriggling away.
Laaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Laaki tries to control but Copperfield wriggling away.
Laaki blocks Copperfield's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Laaki throwing strikes here but Copperfield is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Copperfield wants to get back to his feet.
Laaki controlling the position easily from mount.

Laaki looking to isolate an arm here. Copperfield doesn't see it coming and as Laaki extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Laaki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunnar Laaki!