PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gyver
vs
Laamanen

193 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

207 cm
26
217 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Gyver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Laamanen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laamanen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gyver.
Laamanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laamanen lands with a straight right. Gyver didn't see that one coming.
Gyver is looking to clinch but Laamanen is avoiding it.
Gyver lands a lovely overhand right.
Gyver slips a jab from Laamanen.
Gyver cracks Laamanen with an open hand slap.
Gyver sizes up Laamanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Laamanen misses.
Gyver wants to clinch.
Laamanen misses with a hook.
Gyver with a hook.
Reijo Laamanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gyver.
Laamanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laamanen misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gyver.
Laamanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laamanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gyver should have avoided that one.
Gyver throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Reijo Laamanen has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gyver. That's going to slow Laamanen down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyver throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver moves out of range of the strikes.
Gyver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gyver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laamanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gyver doesn't manage to clinch there - Laamanen circles away.
Nice body kick there by Laamanen.
Laamanen throws a head kick that misses.
Laamanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gyver is just out of range.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laamanen's sensitive parts.
Gyver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gyver tries to clinch but Laamanen is having none of it.
Gyver doesn't manage to clinch there - Laamanen circles away.
Gyver gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Laamanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laamanen throws a right hand that Gyver ducks under and follows up with a left that Gyver also avoids with ease.
Gyver doesn't manage to clinch there - Laamanen circles away.
Gyver wants to land a leg kick but Laamanen is out of range.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laamanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laamanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyver throws out a leg kick but Laamanen moves out of range and Gyver only half commits.
Laamanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laamanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laamanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gyver's calf.
Gyver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gyver throws a body kick that misses.
Laamanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laamanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A low kick from Gyver misses
and Laamanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gyver misses with a body kick.
Gyver misses with a leg kick
and Laamanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laamanen blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Laamanen throws a body punch but Gyver moves out of range.
Gyver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laamanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gyver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gyver misses with a kick to the body
and Gyver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Gyver misses
and Laamanen counters with a big head kick but Gyver shrugs it off.
Laamanen checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laamanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laamanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laamanen blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver scoring well with a low kick there.
Gyver motions for Laamanen to come forward. Gyver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laamanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gyver throws a head kick but Laamanen moves out of range.
Gyver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laamanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laamanen lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gyver. Laamanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laamanen misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gyver.

Gyver clinches up with Laamanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Gyver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laamanen is defending well for now.
Laamanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laamanen tries a knee to the head but Gyver blocks it.
Laamanen lands a knee to the body.
Gyver is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Laamanen.
Laamanen misses with the head strike.
Laamanen tries to throw a body punch but Gyver avoids it by throwing Laamanen back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laamanen pushes Gyver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gyver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Laamanen as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Laamanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laamanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laamanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gyver was well out of range. Poor timing from Laamanen.
Gyver throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Laamanen counter with a right hand.
Gyver throws a body kick the misses
and Laamanen counters with a head kick.
Laamanen throws a lazy right hand but Gyver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laamanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gyver throws a leg kick but Laamanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laamanen throws a sloppy head kick and Gyver moves out of range easily.
Laamanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gyver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gyver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Laamanen tries to keep at a distance but Gyver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laamanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gyver trying to land knees to the body.
Gyver trying to stall but Laamanen improves his position.
Laamanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gyver is defending well for now.
Gyver blocks an elbow strike from Laamanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reijo Laamanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reijo Laamanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gyver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laamanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac Gyver is winning the standup battle so far.
Gyver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laamanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laamanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laamanen works Gyver's body with a nice hook.
Gyver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laamanen swinging wildly here.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick
and Laamanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laamanen misses with an uppercut.
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laamanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laamanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gyver.
Laamanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gyver misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laamanen.
Gyver fakes the leg kick and cracks Laamanen in the body.
Laamanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gyver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laamanen. That did some damage!
Gyver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laamanen is out of range and Gyver settles back down.
Gyver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gyver - that will leave a mark!
Gyver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gyver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laamanen throws a right and a left that Gyver avoids nicely.
Laamanen thows a leg kick but Gyver checks it
and Gyver counters with a head kick. That will keep Laamanen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Laamanen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gyver clinches.
Laamanen tries a knee to the head but Gyver blocks it.
Gyver lands a good knee to the midsection. Laamanen won't want to take too many of those.
Laamanen is breathing heavily.
Laamanen presses Gyver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gyver scores a nice knee to the body.
Laamanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Laamanen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laamanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laamanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laamanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laamanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gyver tries a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks it.
Gyver misses with a knee to the head.
Laamanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gyver has Laamanen pressed against the cage, preventing Laamanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laamanen lands an elbow that stopped Gyver in his tracks for a moment.
Laamanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gyver holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laamanen trying to land knees to the body.
Gyver takes a shot to the head.
Laamanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laamanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyver obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gyver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gyver lands a knee to the head.
Laamanen avoiding damage as Gyver throws knees to the body.
Gyver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gyver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laamanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gyver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laamanen's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Gyver to work.
Laamanen working aggressively here.
Gyver slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Gyver.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laamanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gyver's brow.
Gyver lands a knee to the head.
Laamanen managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gyver.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gyver missing with knees to the body.
Gyver dodges an elbow strike from Laamanen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laamanen missing with knees to the body.

Laamanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gyver takes the fight into the clinch.
Laamanen scores with a shot to the side of Gyver's head.
Gyver lands a knee to the head.
Laamanen landing knees to the body.
Gyver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laamanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laamanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gyver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laamanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Gyver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laamanen.
Gyver avoiding damage as Laamanen throws knees to the body.
Laamanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laamanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gyver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laamanen managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
Laamanen being controlled against the cage.
Laamanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gyver avoids the elbow strike from Laamanen, against the cage.
Gyver avoids the elbow strike from Laamanen, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laamanen misses with a body punch.
Gyver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laamanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laamanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laamanen avoids it.
Laamanen managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
Laamanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laamanen throws an elbow that misses.
Gyver wants to stall.
Gyver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laamanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gyver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laamanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gyver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laamanen or not.
Gyver tries to land knees in the clinch but Laamanen avoids the damage to the body.
Laamanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Laamanen breaks the clinch.
Gyver wants to clinch but Laamanen slips to the side
and Laamanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laamanen, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laamanen thuds his right hand into Gyver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gyver checks the leg kick.
Gyver throws a leg kick
and Laamanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Laamanen scores with a one two! Gyver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Gyver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reijo Laamanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Laamanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gyver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gyver.

Laamanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laamanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laamanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gyver.
Laamanen looks for the body kick but Gyver saw that one coming.
Laamanen throws a hook to the side of Gyver's head but Gyver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laamanen lands a front kick.
Laamanen throws a lazy right hand but Gyver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gyver tries to clinch there but Laamanen circles away.

Gyver has Laamanen up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyver cracks Laamanen with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gyver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gyver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gyver misses with a knee to the head.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laamanen avoiding damage as Gyver throws knees to the body.
Gyver tries a body shot but Laamanen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laamanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Mac Gyver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gyver misses with a knee strike.

Laamanen breaks from the clinch.
Laamanen drops his hands momentarily and Gyver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laamanen thuds a left hand into Gyver's body.
Laamanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laamanen checks a low kick from Gyver.
Laamanen is looking to slow Gyver down with leg kicks.
Gyver moves out of range as Laamanen throws a body kick.
Laamanen misses with a wild combination.
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laamanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laamanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laamanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gyver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gyver scores with a leg kick.
Laamanen throws a series of strikes that have Gyver backpedaling.
Laamanen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Gyver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laamanen.
Laamanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laamanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gyver can pounce on him.
Gyver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gyver blocks a low kick nicely.
Laamanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laamanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gyver. Gyver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gyver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gyver, right into the meat.
Laamanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Gyver moves into the clinch successfully.

Laamanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gyver thuds his shin into the meat of Laamanen's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gyver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laamanen feints and then cracks Gyver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gyver down.
Laamanen misses with a body shot.
Laamanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gyver should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gyver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gyver cracks the inside of Laamanen's front leg.
Laamanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Laamanen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gyver.
Laamanen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gyver.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gyver.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gyver.
Gyver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Gyver has Laamanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gyver has Laamanen pushed against the cage.
Laamanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gyver throws an elbow but it misses.
Laamanen is leaning against Gyver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gyver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laamanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks with his arms.
Gyver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks with his arms.
Gyver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laamanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gyver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laamanen managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laamanen has a couple of punches blocked by Gyver.
Gyver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laamanen is defending well for now.
Gyver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laamanen.
Laamanen tries to circle away but Gyver has him pinned against the cage.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laamanen avoids it.
Laamanen managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
Laamanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laamanen tries to throw a body punch but Gyver avoids it by throwing Laamanen back against the cage.
Gyver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laamanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gyver looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Gyver.
Laamanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gyver.
Gyver lands a good knee to the midsection. Laamanen won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gyver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gyver working Laamanen over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Laamanen - that landed with a thud.
Laamanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gyver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laamanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laamanen can't find room to land a body shot as Gyver controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Gyver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gyver 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Gyver!