PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Wayne has chosen Open your eyes before you die! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Laitinen
vs
Wayne

177 cm
34
165 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

184 cm
31
166 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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CEC Nutrition Q160

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 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitinen pinned against the cage. Laitinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Laitinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Laitinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Laitinen takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Laitinen lands a head kick. Wayne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wayne is leaning against Laitinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laitinen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Laitinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne takes a swing at Laitinen's ribcage but misses.
Laitinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laitinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laitinen wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Laitinen misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
Laitinen swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laitinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen slips under a jab.
Wayne feints and then cracks Laitinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laitinen down.
Laitinen misses the shot to the body.
Laitinen walks into a left hand.
Laitinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laitinen tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Laitinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laitinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laitinen connects with a jab.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Laitinen throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Laitinen ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.

Wayne gets a double leg takedown into Laitinen's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitinen has wrist control.
Wayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wayne throws a big right hand that misses.
Wayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laitinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wayne throws a strike but Laitinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne seems keen to control Laitinen's posture.
Laitinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Laitinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wayne controlling Laitinen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Wayne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laitinen counters with a low kick, right behind Wayne 's knee.
Wayne lands a jab to Laitinen's midsection.
Laitinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laitinen's head backwards.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Laitinen is out of range.
Laitinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Laitinen as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Laitinen misses.
Laitinen throws a chopping leg kick but Wayne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laitinen keeps Wayne at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wayne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wayne stops Laitinen from getting back to his feet.
Wayne is keen to just control but Laitinen is a slippery customer.
Wayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Wayne.
Ground and pound from Wayne.
Wayne stalling.
Laitinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne postures up and lands a big shot to Laitinen's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is looking to stand up but Wayne isn't so interested in that idea.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitinen has wrist control.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wayne cracks Laitinen with a solid left hand.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
Wayne throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wayne throwing strikes but missing.
Laitinen wants to stand and escape but Wayne is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zachariah Wayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wayne scoring with punches to the head and body.

Laitinen wriggles free and stands up.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laitinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Laitinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen slips under a jab from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen stuffs the takedown.
Wayne tries to clinch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Laitinen wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Laitinen defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Laitinen misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Laitinen avoids the body shot from Wayne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Laitinen misses the target.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne misses with a shot to the body
and Laitinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wayne throws a body punch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laitinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throws a sloppy body shot
and Laitinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Wayne swings for the body but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wayne throws out a powerful jab.
Wayne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laitinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laitinen cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne lands a jab to Laitinen's midsection.
Laitinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
No luck for Wayne with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Laitinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laitinen. Laitinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Laitinen's defenses.
Decent striking displayed by Wayne there.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Laitinen avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Laitinen's leg but Laitinen calmly moves out of range.
Wayne lands with a nice combination. Laitinen backs away looking to recover.
Laitinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laitinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Laitinen ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Laitinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wayne on the side of the head.

It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Laitinen tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
Laitinen moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Jab from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as Laitinen strikes.
Wayne throws a right hand that Laitinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Laitinen also avoids with ease.
Laitinen slips a jab from Wayne.
Laitinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
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 Wayne is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne lands the left hand.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Laitinen is just out of range.
Laitinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laitinen.
Wayne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laitinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Wayne!
An out of breath Zachariah Wayne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.