PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kujo Yoritsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoritsune comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JAPAN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laitela
vs
Yoritsune

180 cm
28
145 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

155 cm
22
148 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kujo Yoritsune!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritsune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoritsune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kujo Yoritsune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoritsune's waist but Yoritsune gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laitela off to one side.
Yoritsune takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoritsune throws a body punch but Laitela moves out of range.
Laitela cracks Yoritsune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laitela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yoritsune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laitela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoritsune swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Laitela counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Laitela sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoritsune's guard.
Laitela content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitela is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yoritsune!
Laitela wants to take his opponent's back but Yoritsune doesn't allow it.
Laitela controlling the pace for now.
Laitela looking to ground and pound but Yoritsune is blocking nicely.

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.
Laitela controlling the position easily from mount.
Laitela wants to take Yoritsune's back but he can't do it this time.
Laitela wants to control the pace but Yoritsune is squirming around nicely.
Yoritsune prevents Laitela from taking his back.
Laitela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yoritsune is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laitela moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yoritsune has worked his arm free - good work by Yoritsune!
You can see the frustration on Yoritsune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoritsune is letting Laitela control him for a moment.

That's four 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 tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Laitela looking to control but instead Yoritsune has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Laitela not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yoritsune swings away with a body shot that misses

and Laitela counters with a takedown into side control.
Laitela taking a break here but Yoritsune is having none of it and regains half guard.

Laitela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoritsune trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Laitela manages to pass to mount!
Laitela trying to control but Yoritsune is having none of it.
Laitela looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitela takes Yoritsune's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Laitela has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Yoritsune is defending well but eventually Laitela manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Yoritsune has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ismo Laitela!