PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Buscemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buscemi comes to the cage accompanied by Sopranos Theme. Laitinen has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Ilkka Laitinen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Buscemi
vs
Laitinen

165 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
164 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MFS´s Natural Nutrition and Laundry service

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Buscemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buscemi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buscemi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laitinen scores with a three punch combo!
Laitinen misses with a wild combination.
Buscemi shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buscemi tries to clinch up.
Buscemi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buscemi tries to close the distance and clinch but Laitinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buscemi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buscemi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laitinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Laitinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buscemi throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Laitinen counter with a right hand.
Buscemi tries to clinch
and Laitinen counters with a nice body shot.
Laitinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Buscemi clinches but Laitinen breaks the clinch
and Laitinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laitinen scores with a jab. Buscemi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buscemi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laitinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laitinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buscemi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laitinen swivels and escapes.
A right-left combo lands from Laitinen.
Buscemi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buscemi tries for a takedown but Laitinen circles away easily
and Laitinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Buscemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buscemi is breathing heavily.
Laitinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buscemi looks to land a right hand but Laitinen moved out of range.
Buscemi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buscemi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buscemi misses with a takedown attempt - Laitinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laitinen stalks Buscemi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buscemi's face. Buscemi staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice straight punches there by Laitinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laitinen.
A nice combination there by Laitinen.

Buscemi is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laitinen.
Laitinen works the jab nicely.
Laitinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Buscemi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laitinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buscemi tries to clinch
and Laitinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laitinen jabs at Buscemi's body.
Buscemi seems to have got his legs back now.
Laitinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laitinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen cracks the inside of Buscemi's front leg.
Laitinen feints and then cracks Buscemi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buscemi down.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Laitinen.
Buscemi tries to clinch but Laitinen moves away
and Laitinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buscemi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buscemi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laitinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buscemi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laitinen throws a series of strikes that have Buscemi backpedaling.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Buscemi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Buscemi tries to clinch
and Laitinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laitinen scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laitinen lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laitinen.
Laitinen works Buscemi's body with a nice hook.
Laitinen throws a good cross that connects.
Laitinen looks to land a combination. Buscemi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laitinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buscemi doesn't seem bothered though.
Laitinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laitinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buscemi has time to react.
Buscemi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laitinen throws a one two combo.
Laitinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laitinen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Laitinen with a jab.

Laitinen drops Buscemi with a beautiful combination! Buscemi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laitinen is looking for the KO!
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buscemi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Laitinen drops Buscemi with a beautiful combination! Buscemi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laitinen is looking for the KO!
Laitinen scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen digs a good body shot into Buscemi's ribs.
Buscemi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laitinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buscemi rather than just go for the knockout.
Laitinen works Buscemi's body with a nice hook.
Laitinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steve Buscemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buscemi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laitinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laitinen lands a nice shot that snaps Buscemi's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buscemi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laitinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Laitinen.
Buscemi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buscemi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Laitinen lands a left and a right that send Buscemi crashing to the mat, dazed. Laitinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Laitinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laitinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Laitinen lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laitinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buscemi tries to clinch up
letting Laitinen counter with a right hand.
Buscemi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitinen pinned against the cage. Laitinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buscemi closes the distance but Laitinen moves to the side
enabling Laitinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Laitinen lands a jab to the head.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laitinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Laitinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laitinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buscemi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laitinen.
Buscemi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buscemi tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Laitinen counter with a right hand.
Donk. Laitinen catches Buscemi right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by Laitinen - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laitinen.
A jab from Laitinen does it's job there.
Laitinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buscemi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laitinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buscemi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laitinen counters with a three punch combo that has Buscemi backing up. Buscemi nods at Laitinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Laitinen finds it's way through Buscemi's defenses.
A left lands for Laitinen.
Laitinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laitinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laitinen feints and then cracks Buscemi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buscemi down.
Laitinen connects with a crisp jab.
Buscemi clinches but Laitinen breaks the clinch
and Laitinen counters with a left to the body.
A nice combination there by Laitinen.
Buscemi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buscemi looks to clinch
and Laitinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Buscemi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laitinen throws a leg kick but Buscemi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laitinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buscemi throws a hook but Laitinen avoids it easily.
Laitinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi darts in trying to clinch
letting Laitinen counter with a right hand.
Buscemi walks into a straight right hand from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a shot to the body.
Laitinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laitinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laitinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laitinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to de liver by Laitinen. Beautiful body shot.
Steve Buscemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buscemi fails with a takedown attempt.
Buscemi looks to clinch
and Laitinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Laitinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laitinen scores with a punch to the head.
Laitinen connects with a single shot there.
Laitinen tries to land a leg kick but Buscemi saw it coming and moves away.
Buscemi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laitinen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Buscemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen digs a good body shot into Buscemi's ribs.
Buscemi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buscemi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laitinen lands with a cross.
Buscemi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laitinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laitinen lands a jab to Buscemi's midsection.
Laitinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Laitinen lands a left and a right that send Buscemi crashing to the mat, dazed. Laitinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Laitinen drops Buscemi with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Buscemi! Laitinen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Laitinen!