PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Laiskiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Laiskiainen

200 cm
19
272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alvaro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Laiskiainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez prevents Laiskiainen from standing back up.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Laiskiainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiskiainen defending well though.
Laiskiainen is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez is looking to pass Laiskiainen's guard but actually Laiskiainen recovers to full guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez postures up in Laiskiainen's guard and throws a big left but Laiskiainen blocks it.
Laiskiainen tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laiskiainen working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez throws a strike but Laiskiainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laiskiainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laiskiainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laiskiainen circles away.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Laiskiainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez shoots in but Laiskiainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donk. Laiskiainen catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Alvaro Sanchez has been cut.
Laiskiainen cracks Sanchez with a big right hand and Sanchez goes down!

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laiskiainen is one step ahead there.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez striking from the bottom here.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Laiskiainen is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Laiskiainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laiskiainen circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laiskiainen but Laiskiainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Laiskiainen is avoiding it.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laiskiainen but Laiskiainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laiskiainen wants to clinch.
Laiskiainen dances in with a quick combination. Sanchez is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Laiskiainen snaps Sanchez's head back. Sanchez stumbles backwards against the cage. Laiskiainen steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sanchez's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sanchez just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pauli Laiskiainen!