PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuck the USA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matti Laine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stein
vs
Laine

204 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Laine!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Laine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice shot by Stein.
Decent striking displayed by Stein there.
Matti Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stein clinches up against the cage.

Stein breaks from the clinch.

Laine clinches up with Stein and pushes him back against the cage.
Stein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Stein manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Laine wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Laine tries to stand but Stein is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stein holds on and takes a little breather.
Stein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laine on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein trying to strike off his back.
Laine preventing the sweep.
Stein working a defensive guard here.
Laine trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.

Matti Laine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stein scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stein throws a one two combo.
Stein throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein fails to land with a series of punches.
Laine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stein throws a head kick that Laine semi-blocks.
Stein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.

Laine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein is controlling Laine's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stein trying to hold on to Laine's head to control him but Laine postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Stein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Stein wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Laine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Stein has taken the fight to the clinch.

Laine has picked Stein up - he's going for a ride! Laine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Stein is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stein is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein trying to control but Laine postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stein wants to get back to full guard but Laine has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stein defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Laine.
Stein is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stein shoots for a double leg takedown but Laine sprawls well. He's pushed Stein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Laine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stein's half guard.

Stein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stein trying to control here.
Laine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stein trying to hold on to Laine's head to control him but Laine postures up.
Laine is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein is pressing down on Laine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stein is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Stein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stein is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laine to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stein breaks from the clinch.

Stein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laine to the mat! Laine manages to get full guard.
Laine being controlled here, momentarily.

Laine looking for a guillotine here but Stein defends easily.
Stein prevents Laine from getting back to his feet.

Laine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roy Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laine's head.

Laine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stein defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stein scoring with some ground and pound.
Stein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Stein dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stein stalks Laine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laine's face. Laine staggers backwards, shaken.
Stein fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stein content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Laine wants to get back to full guard.
Laine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stein perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roy Stein has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stein throws a one two combo.

Stein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stein with a nice head shot there.
Stein controlling from the top position.
Stein is looking to work some ground and pound but Laine has wrist control.
Stein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
Stein throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stein's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Laine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Stein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stein controlling from the top position.
Stein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stein controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roy Stein just wasn't active enough.
Stein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stein wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Stein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine looking to control.
Matti Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Stein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Stein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stein 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Stein!
In defeat, Matti Laine stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gave mercy tonight, but I'm not going to give next time.'.