PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka comes to the cage accompanied by Milk - The Knife Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laane's choice of entrance music: Sans Pression - Numero 1. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ankka
vs
Laane

205 cm
35
220 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

193 cm
30
218 lbs
12 - 25 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane throws a combination. Ankka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Laane tries to land a leg kick but Ankka saw it coming and moves away.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Ankka pushes him off.
Laane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ankka's head.
Ankka avoids a kick to the body.
Laane throws a right and a left that Ankka avoids nicely.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laane throws a front kick aimed at Ankka's knee but Ankka avoids it well.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ankka shoots in but Laane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ankka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laane avoids it really well and circles away.
Ankka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laane.
Laane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ankka counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka working away.
Laane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laane is trying to improve his position.
Laane is trying to get back to his feet.
Ankka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Laane is avoiding damage well.
Laane is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ankka off and has taken his back!
Ankka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ankka is trying to get back to full guard.
Ankka has his hands clasped together around Laane's back. He's all about the action.
Ankka manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane trying to control but Ankka is working from the bottom.
Ankka wants to sweep but no luck.
Ankka is looking to stand up but Laane isn't so interested in that idea.
Laane wants to control from the top but Ankka keeps moving.
Laane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ankka wants to stand but Laane is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Ankka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ankka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Laane trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laane throws a head kick that misses

and Ankka counters with a head kick that drops Laane!
Laane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Laane trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ankka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ankka has control of Laane's left arm, preventing Laane from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laane looking to sit in guard and control but Ankka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ankka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankka trying to control the position from guard on top but Laane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Laane blocks nicely.
Laane working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rankka Ankka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ankka.
Ankka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laane as he avoids it easily.
Laane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Ankka pushes him off.
Laane misses with an uppercut. Ankka saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ankka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Ankka rushes Laane and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankka dives in and grabs Laane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laane pushes down on Ankka's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laane throws an off balance right hand

and Ankka counters by clinching up.
Ankka dodges an elbow strike from Laane.
Laane swings wildly with an uppercut but Ankka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ankka misses with a punch to the body.
Laane prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Laane to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka trying to land knees to the body.
Ankka is looking for a takedown.
Ankka goes for a takedown attempt but Laane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Laane.
Laane is looking to clinch.

Laane moves into the clinch.

Ankka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laane misses with a looping right.
Ankka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laane.
Laane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ankka if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laane throws a series of strikes that have Ankka backpedaling.
Laane throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ankka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laane's guard.
Laane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ankka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ankka preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ankka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ankka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ankka chips away with some ground and pound.
Laane wants to stand and escape but Ankka is having none of it.
Ankka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laane looking to control.
Laane wants to stand up but Ankka is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Laane blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankka won't allow Laane to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Laane closes the distance and clinches.

Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ankka goes for a double leg but Laane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laane continues to drive forward.
Ankka missing with knees to the body.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Ankka with that takedown attempt.
Andrus Laane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Laane
letting Ankka counter with a right hand.
Rankka Ankka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Laane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ankka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Ankka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laane pinned against the cage. Laane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ankka swats away the attempt to clinch by Laane.
Laane loads up on a big right hand but Ankka slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankka tries to clinch but Laane is having none of it.
Laane tries to clinch up but Ankka circles away and keeps his distance.
Laane scores with a three punch combo!
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane digs a good hook to Ankka's body.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown but Laane shows good takedown defense.
Laane wants to clinch up but Ankka keeps it at a distance.
Ankka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Laane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ankka, pushing him back against the cage.
Laane misses with a knee strike.

Ankka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laane clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laane tries to roll but Ankka sticks to his back.
Ankka punishes Laane with strikes from the back mount.
Laane staying busy and making it hard for Ankka to control.
Ankka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Laane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laane trying to control but not successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka has the hooks in. Laane is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka lands punches and elbows.
Can Laane hold on?! Ankka is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Laane rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ankka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ankka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ankka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rankka Ankka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ankka scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Ankka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ankka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Ankka's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane is looking for a sweep. Ankka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ankka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ankka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laane wants to control but Ankka is keeping busy.

Laane looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ankka pushes past his half guard into mount!
Laane trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ankka landing shots from mount.
Laane tries to hold on but Ankka postures up.
Ankka lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Laane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laane working to try and regain half guard.
Ankka 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.
Ankka lands with some strikes.

Laane is rocked!
Laane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Laane is still in real trouble! Can Ankka finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ankka! Laane is hurt baaadly! Ankka is firing away with more strikes - Laane is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rankka Ankka!
A relieved looking Rankka Ankka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.