PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vihainen Onanointi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Laitela
vs
Onanointi

200 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Enjoys gardening

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihainen Onanointi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onanointi is looking to clinch but Laitela is avoiding it.
Laitela lands with a good body shot.
Onanointi looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Laitela shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Laitela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Laitela decides to return to a standing position.
Laitela throws a leg kick but Onanointi moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitela. Onanointi does a little dance to reset his feet.

Laitela rushes Onanointi and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Onanointi fails to land.
Laitela working hard to break the clinch.
Onanointi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laitela.
Onanointi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Laitela gets control of Onanointi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Laitela will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Laitela has his hands on Onanointi's head, controlling the position.

Laitela pushes Onanointi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Onanointi moves out of range as Laitela strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela throws the kick towards the body but Onanointi avoids it.
Onanointi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Laitela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Onanointi won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laitela looks up at the clock and then as Onanointi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Laitela smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Onanointi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Onanointi is being controlled here.
Onanointi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laitela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Onanointi is looking for a sweep.
Laitela working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onanointi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Laitela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Onanointi is trying to escape the position but Laitela is controlling the position.
Onanointi is trying to improve his position.
Laitela lands some shots froms side control.
Laitela is looking to take a break and control but Onanointi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
Onanointi is looking to reverse the position.
Onanointi taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitela landing a few strikes.
Onanointi taking a bit of punishment here - Laitela scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laitela throws a looping overhand right but Onanointi ducks down to avoid it.
Laitela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vihainen Onanointi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onanointi fails with the takedown

and Laitela decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Onanointi's guard.

Laitela stands up and waves to Onanointi to follow him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitela. Onanointi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laitela swings for the body but Onanointi moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onanointi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laitela avoids it really well and circles away.
Onanointi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onanointi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onanointi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laitela is fending him off so far but Onanointi persists. Nope, Laitela circles away and we're back to standing.
Ismo Laitela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vihainen Onanointi.
Onanointi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Onanointi misses with a takedown attempt - Laitela sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Onanointi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laitela throws a low kick but Onanointi avoids it.
Onanointi tries to clinch but Laitela moves out of range.
Laitela throws a chopping leg kick but Onanointi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Onanointi shoots in for a takedown but Laitela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Onanointi defending well as Laitela loads up on a big left hand.
Onanointi tries to clinch but Laitela is having none of it.
Onanointi shoots and misses

and Laitela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Onanointi won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Onanointi to see if he's OK.
Onanointi is looking to reverse the position.
Onanointi taking a bit of punishment here - Laitela scoring with strikes.
Laitela trying to control the action but Onanointi is working from the bottom.

Laitela decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laitela drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laitela trying to control but Onanointi is working from the bottom.
Onanointi wants to stand but Laitela is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitela passes into half guard.
Laitela is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismo Laitela dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Laitela circles away from the clinch attempt

and Laitela counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Onanointi's guard now.
Laitela seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Laitela stands up and waves to Onanointi to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Onanointi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laitela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onanointi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Laitela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Laitela is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Laitela distracts Onanointi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela postures up and lands a big shot to Onanointi's brow.
Onanointi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laitela stays in close to Onanointi's body and controls the position.
Onanointi trying to keep a closed guard but Laitela is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onanointi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laitela controls the pace.
Vihainen Onanointi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Laitela stands up and waves to Onanointi to follow him.
Onanointi shoots and misses
and Laitela makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Onanointi really felt that one!
A telegraphed right hand from Onanointi misses the target.
Laitela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Onanointi stuffs the takedown.
Onanointi swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Onanointi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laitela is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ismo Laitela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Onanointi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laitela content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laitela works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ismo Laitela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laitela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ismo Laitela!