PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens has chosen Superman By Goldfinger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laitinen
vs
Stevens

175 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Laitinen.
Laitinen misses with a jab to the body

and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Laitinen.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laitinen.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laitinen.

Laitinen pulls Stevens into guard.

Laitinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Laitinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stevens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Laitinen is looking for a triangle here but Stevens uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Laitinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laitinen sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laitinen keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Laitinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stevens tries to stand but Laitinen is controlling from the bottom.

Laitinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Stevens gets to his feet - Laitinen follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Laitinen circles away.
Laitinen cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
A left lands for Laitinen.
Stevens slaps away a takedown attempt from Laitinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laitinen closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Laitinen pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Laitinen misses its intended target.
Laitinen throws a right and a left that Stevens avoids nicely.
Laitinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laitinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Laitinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Laitinen misses with a looping left.
Laitinen lands a really nice looking cross but Stevens seems unphased.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Laitinen circles away.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.

Stevens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Laitinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevens wants to stand but Laitinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laitinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitinen has wrist control.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.

Laitinen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stevens has passed into half guard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stevens stands up and beckons Laitinen to join him on the feet.
Laitinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevens counters with a head kick.

Stevens gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Laitinen pulls guard.
Laitinen wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.

Stevens stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Laitinen throws up his legs and catches Stevens in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Stevens tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Laitinen! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ville Laitinen!
After the fight, Ville Laitinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.