PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Brove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brove
vs
Laine

198 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

200 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Brove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jarmo Laine!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Laine.

It looks like Neil Brove has been cut.
Brove is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Laine throws a series of punches but Brove avoids them all with ease.
Brove moves in looking to clinch but Laine pushes him off.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brove shoots in but no luck this time.
Laine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brove ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Jarmo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine scores with a one two! Brove had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Neil Brove's cut is getting worse.
Brove misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Brove.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Brove has closed the distance and engaged Laine in a clinch.
Brove throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brove pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brove unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brove trying to land knees to the body.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Brove.
Brove tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laine avoids a wild elbow strike from Brove.
Brove misses with a knee strike.
Brove misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laine.
Brove scores a nice knee to the body.
Brove tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brove has him pressed against the cage.
Laine takes an elbow to the temple.
Brove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Brove.
Brove is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laine is defending well for now.
Laine blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Brove.
Brove throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laine blocks it with crossed arms.
Brove is breathing heavily.
Laine blocks the elbow strike.
Laine has had enough of the clinch but Brove keeps him there for the moment.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brove.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Brove.
Brove tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laine avoids it.
Brove tries to land knees in the clinch but Laine avoids the damage to the body.
Brove working Laine over with knees to the body.
Laine tries to break the clinch but Brove is controlling the position.

Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brove closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brove lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brove manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brove wants to stand but Laine is controlling the position.
Laine throws a big right hand that misses.

Brove scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine throws a shot to the body.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.

Neil Brove's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Laine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brove is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laine.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brove gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jeez, Neil Brove's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
Laine throws a nice looking combination but Brove bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Brove ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Neil Brove's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarmo Laine!