PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Seagull has chosen Van Halen - Jump as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laitinen
vs
Seagull

177 cm
27
165 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

183 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull lands a glancing blow to the side of Laitinen's head.
Laitinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laitinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laitinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seagull misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Seagull.
A punch combination from Laitinen misses.
Seagull misses with a wild body shot.
Laitinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seagull.
Laitinen misses with a wild body shot.
Laitinen connects with the punch.
Seagull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitinen.
Laitinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Seagull thuds his shin into the meat of Laitinen's side.
Seagull looks to land a left hand but Laitinen moved out of range nicely.
Seagull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Laitinen scores with a four punch combination!
Laitinen motions for Seagull to come forward. Laitinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laitinen staying out of range there.
Laitinen dips to his left and cracks Seagull with an uppercut!
Seagull throws a big shot that misses.
Laitinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seagull.
Seagull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laitinen.
A head kick misses from Seagull.
Seagull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Seagull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Seagull is predictable there
and Laitinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laitinen misses with a hook. Seagull ducked under it nicely.
Seagull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laitinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Laitinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Laitinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seagull in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagull is just out of range.
Seagull throws a jab when Laitinen was well out of range.
A jab from Seagull does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seagull's head.
A jab from Seagull misses.
Laitinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seagull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laitinen checks it well.
Seagull slips a straight right by Laitinen.
Laitinen lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seagull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seagull throws a shot to the body.
Laitinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seagull.
Laitinen misses with a low kick.
Laitinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagull is just out of range.
Good shot there by Laitinen.
Seagull tries a head kick but it misses.
Laitinen misses with a wild body shot.
Laitinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses
and Laitinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Seagull has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laitinen.
Seagull looks gassed!
Seagull misses the jab.
Seagull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seagull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laitinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laitinen!
Seagull needs to keep his hands up - Laitinen had a free shot at his head there.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagull moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen lands a slapping body shot.
Seagull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seagull misses with a low kick.
Laitinen takes a swing at Seagull's ribcage but misses.
Laitinen slips under a jab from Seagull.
Seagull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Seagull is predictable there
and Laitinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Seagull really felt that one!

Laitinen has Seagull up against the cage in a clinch.
Laitinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Seagull.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Seagull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seagull missing with a left hand there. Laitinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laitinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laitinen throws a wild body kick that Seagull sees coming a mile off.
Laitinen swings widly with a right hand
and Seagull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seagull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laitinen.
A solid body kick from Laitinen.
Laitinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seagull if he has to take too many more of those.
Laitinen scores with a three punch combo!
Laitinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Seagull counters with a nice uppercut.
Seagull looks to land a left hand but Laitinen moved out of range nicely.
Laitinen staying out of range there.
Seagull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seagull lands a head kick. Laitinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Seagull throws the left hand but Laitinen avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagull is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laitinen, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seagull misses with a body shot.
Laitinen moves out of range of the body kick from Seagull.
Ilkka Laitinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seagull.
Seagull looks to land a left hand but Laitinen moved out of range nicely.
Seagull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seagull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laitinen takes a swing at Seagull's ribcage but misses.
Laitinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seagull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laitinen.
Laitinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Seagull's head.
Seagull just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagull gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Laitinen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Seagull is breathing heavily.
Laitinen scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull looks up at the clock. Bad move! Laitinen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Seagull. Laitinen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen gave a mention to Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).