PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme has chosen Tony Halme - Kuningas Voittamaton as his entrance music. Tony Lase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lase
vs
Halme

190 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Lase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Halme!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lase throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Tony Halme has been cut.
Halme lands with a nice body punch.
Tony Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halme misses with a wild body shot.
Lase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halme manages to avoid it.
Halme throws a right hand that Lase ducks under and follows up with a left that Lase also avoids with ease.
Lase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halme.
Lase tries to clinch up.
Lase uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halme.
No joy there for Lase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halme throws a combination that misses
and Lase counters with a nice kick to the body.
Halme looks gassed!
Halme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halme catches Lase with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halme throws a combination that misses
and Lase counters with a one-two to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lase.
Halme misses with a double jab
and Lase makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halme really felt that one!
Nice jab there from Lase.
Lase lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lase thumps Halme with a low kick.
Lase throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halme.
Lase fails to land with a series of punches.
Lase cracks Halme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lase throws a sloppy head kick and Halme moves out of range easily.
Lase throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lase throws a sloppy head kick and Halme moves out of range easily.

Lase moves into the clinch.
Halme is trying to force a seperation but Lase has the dominant position.
Lase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Halme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halme swings for the body but Lase moves out of range.
Lase moves out of range of the strikes.
Halme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lase counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lase knocks Halme to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halme is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lase working the ground and pound but Halme is defending the strikes.
Lase fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lase creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Halme sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Lase crashes against the mat.
Lase is trying to ground and pound but Halme uses the momentary lack of control by Lase to regain half guard.
Halme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lase missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lase drops an elbow to the side of Halme's head.

That has opened up Tony Halme's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme is trying to stand back up but Lase is controlling him
Lase sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halme defending well though.
Lase thows a huge punch but Halme dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lase missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lase tries to pass to full mount but Halme defends it.
Lase not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lase thows a huge punch but Halme dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lase.
Halme is positioning himself well to prevent Lase advancing to mount.
Lase thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
Lase with the ground and pound but Halme uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lase throws a strike but Halme rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halme postures up in Lase's guard and throws a big left but Lase blocks it.
Lase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halme working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lase is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halme is controlling him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halme trying to control but Lase is working from the bottom.
Halme postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halme stops Lase from standing up.
Lase keeping moving, preventing Halme from controlling successfully.
Lase is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halme is controlling him.
Halme landing with the ground and pound.
Halme stops Lase from standing up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halme is looking to work some ground and pound but Lase has wrist control.
Halme throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lase works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lase wants to get back to his feet but Halme is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Halme must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lase wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Halme manages to pass to side control.
Halme wants to control but Lase is keeping him busy.
Halme thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lase pushes Halme off but Halme dives into side control.
Lase 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.
Halme misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Halme throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halme landing strikes.
Halme in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lase wants to get back to his feet but Halme drags him back down.
Halme working the ground and pound from side control.
Halme scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lase wants to get back to his feet.
Lase managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Halme.
The referee asks Halme politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Halme prefers to stall for the moment though.
Halme misses with the ground and pound.
Lase is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Halme has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Halme working the head with strikes.
Halme looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lase is avoiding damage well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halme working the ground and pound from side control.
Halme throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Halme decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Halme throws a right and a left that Lase avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lase.

Lase closes the distance and pushes Halme back into the cage.

Halme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halme misses with a jab to the body
and Lase counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Tony Halme's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lase lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lase counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Lase gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Lase has him pressed against the cage.
Lase throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lase tries to land knees in the clinch but Halme avoids the damage to the body.
Lase throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halme blocks it with crossed arms.
Lase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halme avoids it.
Halme is looking to break free of the clinch but Lase has double underhooks.
Lase lands a knee to the body.

Halme breaks from the clinch.
Halme misses with a double jab
and Lase counters with a head kick. That will keep Halme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lase tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halme lands a nice shot to the body.
Halme throws a right hand that Lase ducks under and follows up with a left that Lase also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lase dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Halme's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lase ducks under a wild hook from Halme.
Halme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lase was well out of range. Poor timing from Halme.
Halme blocks a head kick by Lase.
Halme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lase circles away quickly and effectively.
Halme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lase throws a one two combo.
Lase plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Tony Halme's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crunch! Lase slams his shin into Halme's torso.

Lase closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lase lands an elbow that stopped Halme in his tracks for a moment.
Lase trying to land knees to the body.
Lase throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lase misses with a knee to the head.

Halme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halme misses with a shot to the body
and Lase counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lase scores with a four punch combination!
Lase lands with a kick to the temple. Halme shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Lase!