PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Sauced is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irish Jig. Stew Sauced will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Latvala
vs
Sauced

190 cm
26
212 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

194 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Zipp Zapp

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala takes a swing at Sauced's ribcage but misses.
Latvala swinging wildly here.
Latvala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sauced has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Latvala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Latvala looks to land a combination but Sauced avoids it well.
Sauced throws a body punch but Latvala moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sauced.
Sauced missing with a left hand there. Latvala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Latvala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sauced fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Latvala manages to avoid it.
Sauced misses with an uppercut. Latvala saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sauced misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauced finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sauced throws an off balance right hand

and Latvala counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Latvala trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauced is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauced being controlled here, momentarily.

Latvala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Latvala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Latvala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Latvala trying to control but Sauced is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Latvala throwing strikes but missing.
Latvala throwing strikes but missing.
Latvala passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Latvala trying to control from half guard but Sauced is working away.
Sauced keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauced keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sauced does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Latvala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sauced defends it well.

Latvala looking for a submission but Sauced manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Latvala is looking to work some ground and pound but Sauced has wrist control.
Sauced is pulling down on Latvala's head. It's preventing any offense from Latvala, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauced working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latvala.
Latvala trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauced is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauced utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sauced seems keen to control Latvala's posture.
Latvala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauced trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Latvala dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sauced bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Latvala's head backwards.
Sauced ducks under a wild hook from Latvala.
Latvala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sauced throws a nice looking combination but Latvala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Latvala takes a swing at Sauced's ribcage but misses.
Latvala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Latvala throws a right hand that Sauced ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauced also avoids with ease.
Latvala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Latvala throws an overhand right that lands on Sauced's shoulder, as Sauced tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Sauced misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala pushes Sauced away with a front kick.
Latvala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Latvala throws a shot from downtown. Sauced moves away and avoids it.
Sauced slips under a jab.
Sauced lands a nice hook to Latvala's body. Latvala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Latvala misses with a wild body shot.
Sauced throws a hook but Latvala avoids it easily.
Latvala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauced throws out the jab.
Latvala throws an off balance right hand
and Sauced cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Latvala looks to land a combination but Sauced avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Latvala dips to his left and cracks Sauced with an uppercut!
Latvala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauced throws a looping overhand right but Latvala ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sauced. Those never looked like landing.

Latvala gets a double leg takedown into Sauced's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Latvala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Latvala is fighting to break Sauced's control of his arms but Sauced is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Latvala trying to control but Sauced is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Latvala landing with the ground and pound.
Sauced avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sauced avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Latvala advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Latvala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sauced has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sauced parries the strikes from Latvala easily there. Latvala is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sauced to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sauced taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauced is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Latvala's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latvala tries to pass to full mount but Sauced defends it.
Sauced has hold of Latvala's hands but Latvala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Latvala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Sauced.
Sauced throws a nice looking combination but Latvala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauced rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Latvala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Latvala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Latvala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Latvala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Latvala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauced looking to hit a scissor sweep but Latvala is one step ahead there.
Latvala passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sauced is working to avoid the ground and pound but Latvala connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sauced avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Latvala.
Sauced avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Latvala.
Latvala cracks Sauced with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Latvala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sauced keeps working.
Latvala tries to score with some ground and pound. Sauced controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced regains half guard, as Latvala was trying to land strikes.
Latvala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Latvala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latvala wants to control but Sauced is keeping him busy.
Latvala throwing shots but Sauced is blocking nicely.
Latvala throwing shots but Sauced is blocking nicely.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauced defending well though.
Stew Sauced has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sauced avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Latvala.
Sauced on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sauced is doing well to control the position and prevent Latvala from advancing to side control.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sauced does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauced's head.
Latvala is controlling the pace.
Roope Latvala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauced defending well though.
Roope Latvala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauced's head.
Sauced wants to control but Latvala is keeping busy.
Latvala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Latvala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauced defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauced moves into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Latvala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Latvala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Latvala!
A victorious Roope Latvala thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.