PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lare comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lare
vs
Black

178 cm
29
220 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lare on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.

Lare moves into the clinch.
Black presses Lare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lare is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Lare backwards.
Black has Lare pressed against the cage, preventing Lare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lare working hard to break the clinch.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lare wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black keeps control of Lare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lare tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lare is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lare wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Black.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
Lare is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lare is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black cracks Lare with a nice body shot.
Black is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lare looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black is working Lare over against the cage.
Lare is breathing heavily.

Lare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Luimunaama Lare has been cut.
Black digs a good body shot into Lare's ribs.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Lare seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Black has managed to clinch.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lare backwards.
Lare is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Lare is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Lare is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lare's efforts to push away.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Lare working hard to break the clinch.
Black lands an uppercut.
Lare is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lare wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lare is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.

Lare drags the fight down to the ground.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Lare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Lare misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with the punch.
Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lare's head.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Lare moves out of range easily.
Lare shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luimunaama Lare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lare is rocked!
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lare. That did some damage!
Oh Lare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lare seems to have got his legs back now.
Black lands with a shot to the body.

Black clinches up with Lare and pushes him back against the cage.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black prevents Lare from breaking the clinch.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lare.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Lare tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Lare tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Lare drops back down to his feet.
Black is leaning against Lare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lare is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lare has his back to the cage.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Black is working Lare over against the cage.
Lare is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black prevents Lare from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Black.
Lare wants to break free but Black has control.
Black presses Lare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Lare is trying to break free.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black is pushing Lare up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lare is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luimunaama Lare's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lare's sensitive parts.
Lare misses with a body shot.
A big right from Lare misses.
Lare fails to land the takedown.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lare has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lare. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Black.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Black 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.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Lare pushes him off.
Black goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lare has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Black.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Lare's front leg but catches the back leg as Lare tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lare takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black with a jab.

Lare tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black digs a right hand into Lare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lare's gas tank.
Lare wants to break free but Black has control.
Lare is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Lare into the cage.
Lare takes a shot to the head.
Black digs a right hand into Lare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lare's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lare has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black digs a right hand into Lare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lare's gas tank.
Black prevents Lare from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Black.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Black.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black keeps control of Lare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Black.
Black lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Mike Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lare backwards.
Black lands a body shot.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black digs a right hand underneath Lare's ribcage. Lare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black pushes Lare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Black digs a right hand into Lare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lare's gas tank.
Black is pushing Lare up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Black.
A short uppercut from Black.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Black stalls.
Black lands a left hand.
Black digs a right hand underneath Lare's ribcage. Lare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Black on the inside.
A short right from Black on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Black pushes Lare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black is leaning against Lare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.

Lare manages to break the clinch.
Black lands a nice looking body kick.
Whack! Black lands a heavy head kick that drops Lare. The ref tackles Black to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lare was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mike Black!