PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ismo Laitela enters the cage!

Gepardi
vs
Laitela

169 cm
26
152 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
145 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Powerful

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitela fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Gepardi.
Gepardi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gepardi staying out of range there.
Laitela misses with an uppercut
and Gepardi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gepardi misses with a few strikes there.
Gepardi slips under a jab.
Laitela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gepardi.
Laitela doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gepardi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gepardi moves out of range as Laitela strikes.

Laitela shoots in and gets a takedown into Gepardi's guard.
Laitela looking to pass the guard.
Laitela trying to control the position from guard on top but Gepardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Laitela has gone for a leg lock! Gepardi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laitela's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi controlling from the top position.
Laitela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gepardi postures up in Laitela's guard and throws a big left but Laitela blocks it.
Gepardi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gepardi stopping the sweep attempt from Laitela.
Gepardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laitela is keeping the position for now.
Gepardi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laitela looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gepardi throws a big shot that misses.
Gepardi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitela.
Gepardi looks to throw the jab but Laitela is out of range.
Laitela has his takedown stuffed
and Gepardi counters with a nice body shot.
Uolevi Gepardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismo Laitela.
Gepardi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laitela counters with a straight right hand.
Gepardi misses with a looping right.
Laitela shoots and misses
and Gepardi counters with a nice leg kick.
Gepardi misses with a double jab.
Gepardi tries to clinch up.
Gepardi throws a series of punches but Laitela moves out of range.
Laitela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gepardi.
Laitela is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gepardi clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gepardi has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gepardi - that landed with a thud.
Gepardi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gepardi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laitela or not.

Gepardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Gepardi lands.
Laitela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gepardi.
Gepardi scores with a decent looking hook.
Laitela misses with a takedown attempt - Gepardi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laitela with a poor takedown
and Gepardi counters with a left to the body.
Gepardi lands a jab to the head.
Gepardi misses with a hook. Laitela ducked under it nicely.
Gepardi throws a series of punches but Laitela moves out of range.
Gepardi leaves Laitela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laitela fails with the takedown
and Gepardi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laitela looks gassed!
Laitela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gepardi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gepardi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gepardi misses with a body shot.
Laitela takes one to the side of the head.

Laitela is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gepardi loads up on a big right hand but Laitela slips the punch.
Laitela is still on wobbly legs! Can Gepardi finish him?
Gepardi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Laitela! He's out on his feet! Gepardi rushes in and drops Laitela with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uolevi Gepardi!