PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitela comes into the arena with Anna Hanski - Tunteisiin blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Ismo Laitela has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Laitela
vs
Jones

182 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Laitela throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Laitela shoots in but no luck this time.
Laitela looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laitela.
Laitela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Laitela. Laitela gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismo Laitela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitela tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Laitela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Laitela tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Laitela throws a head kick that misses.
Jones slow jab from Laitela misses its intended target.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Laitela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laitela counters with a nice kick to the body.
Laitela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jones has Laitela up against the cage in a clinch.
Laitela trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
Laitela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laitela scores with a knee to the head.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Laitela.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Laitela.
Laitela tries to clinch up.
Laitela throws a nice head kick!

Jones is rocked!
Adam Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Laitela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laitela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitela.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones avoids the head kick by Laitela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Laitela finish him?
Laitela is breathing heavily.
Laitela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Laitela drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones misses with the combination.
Laitela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laitela looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Laitela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Laitela counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitela tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones thuds a left hand into Laitela's body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitela manages to avoid it.
Jones takes a swing at Laitela's ribcage but misses.
Laitela goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laitela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination

and Laitela moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laitela prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Laitela looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Laitela keeps him there for the moment.
Laitela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laitela cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Laitela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laitela.
A head kick misses from Jones.

Laitela moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laitela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laitela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laitela counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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.
Laitela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jones gets a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Laitela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitela.
Jones looks to land a combination. Laitela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.

Laitela is rocked!

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Laitela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is trying to break free.
Laitela throws an elbow that misses.
Laitela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laitela prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laitela seems to have got his legs back now.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Laitela circles away.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Laitela misses with a head kick.
Jones jabs Laitela right on the nose. Laitela blinks but takes it well.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Laitela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laitela. Laitela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laitela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Laitela keeps him there for the moment.
Laitela pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laitela has him pressed against the cage.
Laitela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laitela lands a nice elbow.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones avoids the body shot from Laitela.
Adam Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitela misses with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Laitela counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones throws a right hand that Laitela ducks under and follows up with a left that Laitela also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laitela at a distance.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Laitela counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Laitela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laitela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laitela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Laitela darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones takes a swing at Laitela's ribcage but misses.
Laitela explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Laitela moved away.
Laitela throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Laitela fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laitela.
Laitela tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Laitela lands a head kick!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones lunges at Laitela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laitela's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jones lands a beautiful left hook that drops Laitela. Laitela tries to recover but Jones is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Laitela lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Jones!
Adam Jones is the new middleweight champion!