PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goutetsu Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jao Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jao Lai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Do
vs
Lai

179 cm
27
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goutetsu Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jao Lai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.

Lai closes the distance and clinches.
Lai lands a nice elbow.
Lai prevents Do from breaking the clinch.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Do landing knees to the head.
Lai takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Do blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
Lai stalls.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Do avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Lai looks gassed!
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Do wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Do has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai dodges an elbow strike from Do.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Lai won't want to take too many of those.
Do lands an elbow that stopped Lai in his tracks for a moment.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do lands an elbow just above Lai 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Lai has Do pushed against the cage.
Do wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai lands a nice elbow.
Lai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Lai avoids the damage to the body.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Lai blocks with his arms.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Lai avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Lai slowing the pace effectively.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Do up against the cage.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Lai.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Do's brow.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lai is defending well for now.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Do in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Do has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Do blocks the elbow strike.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Lai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Lai.
Lai avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lai managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Lai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
Lai has Do pushed against the cage.
Lai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Do in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lai lands an elbow inside.
Do avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do landing knees to the body.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do is looking to break free of the clinch but Lai has double underhooks.
Lai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Do working Lai over with knees to the body.
Lai lands an elbow inside.
Do working hard to break the clinch.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Lai slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Do landing knees to the head.
Lai avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Lai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lai's defenses.
Lai is trying to maintain a safe position but Do gets an underhook and turns Lai into the cage.
Do tries to break the clinch but Lai is controlling the position.
Lai avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Lai slows down the pace here.
Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lai's face.
Lai misses with an elbow over the top.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Lai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Do has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goutetsu Do dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lai misses with an elbow strike.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Lai avoids the damage to the body.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai avoiding damage.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lai avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lai 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.
Lai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lai blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai pushes off an throws an elbow but Do leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lai misses with a knee to the head.
Lai avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Do has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lai throws an elbow but misses.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lai blocks an elbow strike.
Lai blocks the elbow strike.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lai avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lai is defending well for now.
Lai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Lai blocks with his arms.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lai obliges.
Do working Lai over with knees to the body.
Lai lands an elbow inside that Do shrugs off.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Lai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lai looking to stall.
Lai managing to block the knees to the body from Do.

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.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Lai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Do in his tracks for a moment.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai dodges an elbow strike from Do.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lai has Do pressed against the cage.
Lai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lai takes an elbow to the temple.
Lai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Do lands an elbow just above Lai 's eye.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Do scores a nice knee to the body.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Lai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jao Lai.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lai is looking to chop away at Do's legs.
Do goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lai blocks the leg kick.
Lai tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Lai moves out of range easily.
Lai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Lai.
Lai tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do is looking to slow Lai down with leg kicks.

That's four 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.
Do thows a leg kick but Lai checks it
and Lai counters with a two punch combo.

Lai forces Do back against the cage and clinches.
Lai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai slows down the pace here.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lai taking a breather.
Lai scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Do up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lai.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lai is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jao Lai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Do has time to react.
Do moves out of range as Lai strikes.

Lai has Do up against the cage in a clinch.
Lai tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Lai avoids the damage to the body.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lai is defending well for now.
Lai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lai avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai is struggling to control the position.
Lai taking a breather.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Lai tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lai avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Do blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lai blocks an elbow strike.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Do tries a knee to the head but Lai blocks it.
Lai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Do in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Lai.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Lai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Do.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do lands an elbow that stopped Lai in his tracks for a moment.
Lai lands a nice knee to the body.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lai blocks an elbow strike from Do.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Do's brow.
Lai blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Lai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Do avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.

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.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Do breaks the clinch.

Lai rushes Do and presses him up against the cage.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lai is defending well for now.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
Lai landing knees to the body.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Lai taking a breather.
Lai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai missing with knees to the body.
Do crunches a lovely knee into Lai's ribcage.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lai.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Do avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lai misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lai avoids it.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Lai slows down the pace here.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
Do avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Lai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lai missing with knees to the body.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lai managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lai's brow.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Lai has Do pushed against the cage.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
Lai lands a nice knee to the body.
Do comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jao Lai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Lai is blocking nicely.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lai looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Lai avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
Lai slowing the pace effectively.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Do in his tracks for a moment.
Lai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lai.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Lai avoids the damage to the body.
Lai scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lai trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lai into the cage.
Lai managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do with a knee to the head.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jao Lai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jao Lai!