PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes to the cage accompanied by my way. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Driver
vs
Leuka

175 cm
35
147 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

167 cm
30
153 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Leuka.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leuka.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka throws a head kick but Driver moves out of range.
Driver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Driver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leuka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Driver back to the cage. Leuka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Driver checks a leg kick.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka moves out of range of the leg kick from Driver.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka lands an overhand right.
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leuka moves away.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Leuka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leuka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.

Leuka closes the distance and pushes Driver back into the cage.

Driver breaks from the clinch.
Driver lands a nice shot that snaps Leuka's head back.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Leuka throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a low kick, looking for Driver's leg but Driver calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka scores with a hook to the body. Driver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka swinging wildly here.
Leuka wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Driver tried to score with a low kick but Leuka checks it.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
Leuka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leuka tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Leuka's head but Leuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leuka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Leuka misses.
Leuka lands a right hook to the body.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Driver counters with a right hand to the body.
Driver blocks a low kick nicely.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Driver pushes him off.
Leuka throws a lazy uppercut
and Driver counters with a nice leg kick.
Leuka throws a right hand that Driver ducks under and follows up with a left that Driver also avoids with ease.
Leuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Driver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Driver is avoiding it.
Donk. Leuka catches Driver right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Leuka misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Leuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leuka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Driver.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Driver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses
and Driver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leuka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Leuka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuka takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Driver.
Driver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
That's time! Driver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Driver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leuka tries to avoid it but Driver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leuka to the ground. Leuka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leuka digs a good body shot into Driver's ribs.
Driver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Driver slips a jab from Leuka.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Driver is avoiding it.
Leuka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
Driver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Driver's hands.
Leuka needs to keep his hands up - Driver had a free shot at his head there.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a jab.
Leuka stalks Driver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Driver's face. Driver staggers backwards, shaken.
Driver misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Driver.
Leuka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but Leuka slips the punch.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
Leuka misses with a low kick.
Driver avoids the body shot from Leuka.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leuka.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka moves away from the strike by Driver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leuka.
Leuka throws a right hand that Driver ducks under and follows up with a left that Driver also avoids with ease.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Driver.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver throws a hook but Leuka avoids it easily.
Driver connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Driver looks to throw the jab but Leuka is out of range.
Leuka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
Leuka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Driver slips under a jab from Leuka.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Driver moves away and avoids it.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Leuka's head but Leuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka lands with a right hand.

Leuka clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leuka.
Driver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Driver working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leuka to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Leuka.

Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Leuka on that attempt.
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!
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.

Leuka pushes Driver up against the cage in a clinch.
Driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Driver wants to break the clinch but can't.

Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka wants to land a leg kick but Driver is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka slips under a jab from Driver.
Driver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Driver circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Leuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
Leuka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Driver lands with an overhand left.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka looks to land a combination. Driver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka tries to bum rush Driver with a series of wild strikes but Driver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver misses with a looping left.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Driver's head back.
Driver lands a head shot.
Leuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Driver stuns Leuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Leuka drives through and clinches with Driver against the cage.

Driver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Driver.

Leuka clinches.
Driver tries to pull guard but Leuka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leuka trying to stall but Driver improves his position.

Driver breaks from the clinch.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Driver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuka cracks Driver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leuka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driver counters with a big head kick but Leuka shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Driver moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Leuka throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Driver there.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Driver throws a one two combo.
Leuka misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Driver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driver was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Driver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leuka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Driver connects with a body shot that sends Leuka's belly button to the back.
Pile Driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leuka.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Driver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver throws a front kick that sends Leuka stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Driver - just one landing.
Leuka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Driver eats them both and turns towards Leuka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A clash of legs there as Driver blocks the low kick.
Leuka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leuka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leuka tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Driver avoids it well.
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Leuka scores with a four punch combination!
Leuka connects with a body shot that sends Driver's belly button to the back.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Driver throws a hook but Leuka blocks it.
Driver thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Driver's head back.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pile Driver.
Well Leuka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!