PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe has chosen Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laine
vs
Masoe

195 cm
26
240 lbs
17 - 3 - 1

177 cm
26
281 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Seven Sins™

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masoe moves away.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Masoe misses.
Masoe misses with a straight left.
Masoe misses with a wild body shot.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Masoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Masoe clinches up with Laine and pushes him back against the cage.
Laine prevents a body shot from Masoe.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine is looking to control Masoe's arms but Masoe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laine has his back to the cage.
Masoe controlling the action here for a moment.
Masoe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.

Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laine throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Masoe misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
A big left from Laine misses.
Masoe misses with a looping right.
Masoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Laine misses.
Masoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
A right-left combo lands from Laine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Masoe throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masoe lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Viljo Laine has been cut.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Laine moves out of range as Masoe throws a body kick.
Masoe looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Masoe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
A jab from Masoe misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masoe throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine throws a hook but Masoe blocks it.
Masoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Masoe takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masoe backwards.
Masoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masoe has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine blocks an elbow strike.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masoe presses Laine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine scores with a hook to the body.
Laine lands a body shot.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Masoe.
Laine pushes Masoe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine tries to work over Masoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masoe lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laine as Masoe tries to tie him up.
Masoe blocks an uppercut.
Masoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Masoe avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Masoe blocks an uppercut.
Laine lands a right hand.
Masoe prevents Laine from breaking the clinch.
Masoe prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe lands an elbow inside.
Laine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe slows down the pace here.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but Laine blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viljo Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viljo Laine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Masoe misses with a right hand
and Laine counters with a head kick.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masoe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Laine lands with a kick to the temple. Masoe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laine moves away from the strike by Masoe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Masoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masoe throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Viljo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masoe misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masoe thinking.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Laine scores with a nice right hand.

Masoe is rocked!
Masoe is breathing heavily.
Laine lands a nice hook to Masoe's body. Masoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laine connects with a jab.
Masoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
Masoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masoe seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine throws out a powerful jab.
Laine drops Masoe with a big left hand! Masoe is injured, injured bad! Laine jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Laine!