PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Sisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak comes into the arena with Pain - Shut your mouth blaring out of the sound system. Sisko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crooked (Remix) by the Bassbin Twins kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andreas Sisko enters the cage!

Laak
vs
Sisko

180 cm
28
208 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko connects with a body shot that sends Laak's belly button to the back.
Laak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laak manages to avoid it.
Laak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sisko is out of range and Laak settles back down.
Sisko throws the left hand but Laak avoids the punch easily.
Sisko fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Sisko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sisko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sisko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Laak has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sisko but great work by Laak.
Laak slows the pace down.
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!
The ground and pound from Laak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko is trying to control Laak's posture but Laak avoids it.
Sisko is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Laak is staying active.
Sisko is looking to regain half guard here but Laak keeps moving and retains side control.
Sisko is not content to let Laak control the position.
Sisko pushes Laak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Laak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisko tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Laak decides to stand back up.
Andreas Sisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sisko blocks a head kick by Laak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko throws a right and a left that Laak avoids nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laak!
Laak avoids the body shot from Sisko.
Sisko jabs at Laak's body.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laak but Laak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eric Laak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sisko throws a hook but Laak avoids it easily.
Laak thumps Sisko with a low kick.
Laak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sisko misses with a takedown
and Laak counters with a head kick. That will keep Sisko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eric Laak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Sisko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laak clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Laak fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Laak.
Sisko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laak stalling the fight.

Sisko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sisko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sisko throws a series of punches but Laak avoids them all with ease.
Laak ducks under a wild hook from Sisko.
Sisko misses with a looping left.
Laak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sisko.
Sisko swats away the attempt to clinch by Laak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sisko. That did some damage!
Laak motions for Sisko to come forward. Laak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sisko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laak is fending him off so far but Sisko persists. Nope, Laak circles away and we're back to standing.
Sisko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laak is fending him off so far but Sisko persists. Nope, Laak circles away and we're back to standing.
Sisko swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laak.
Sisko looks gassed!
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!
Laak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Laak tenderised Sisko's leg. Sisko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laak, as that shot connected.
Laak tries to clinch but Sisko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Laak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laak throws a front kick aimed at Sisko's knee but Sisko avoids it well.
Sisko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laak tries to avoid it but Sisko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laak to the ground. Laak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laak slips under a jab from Sisko.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown but Laak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laak manages to avoid it.
Sisko shoots and misses
and Laak counters with an inside leg kick.
Eric Laak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Sisko.

Laak drives through and clinches with Sisko against the cage.
Sisko has had enough of the clinch but Laak keeps him there for the moment.
Laak misses with a knee strike.
Laak lands an elbow that stopped Sisko in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Andreas Sisko has been cut.
Sisko tries to work over Laak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laak lands a nice uppercut.
Laak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sisko backwards.
Sisko tries to break the clinch but Laak is controlling the position.
Sisko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laak has a couple of punches blocked by Sisko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sisko tries a body shot but Laak blocks it.
Laak lands a nice elbow.
Laak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sisko's face.
Laak lands a nice elbow.
Laak lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That has opened up Andreas Sisko's cut even more.
Laak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laak obliges.
Sisko is breathing heavily.
Sisko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sisko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sisko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laak lands a shoulder strike.
Laak lands a nice knee to the body.
Laak lands an elbow that stopped Sisko in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak trying to land knees to the body.
Laak is pushing Sisko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sisko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sisko misses with a punch to the body.
Laak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sisko avoids it.
Laak misses with a punch on the inside.
Laak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sisko tries to throw a body punch but Laak avoids it by throwing Sisko back against the cage.
Laak lands a nice uppercut.

The cut above Andreas Sisko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Laak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sisko's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sisko looking to slow down the pace here.
Sisko takes an elbow to the temple.
Laak working Sisko over with knees to the body.
Laak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sisko's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Laak.

Andreas Sisko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andreas Sisko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eric Laak!
Eric Laak made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.