PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cardamom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Somnium - After All. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Laine
vs
Cardamom

181 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
179 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cardamom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardamom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Cardamom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cardamom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Cardamom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Laine quickly recovers to half guard.
Laine trying to control here.
Cardamom wants to pass to mount but Laine is defending the position.

Laine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cardamom pulls his head out easily.
Cardamom trying to mount his opponent but Laine defends it.

Laine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardamom trying to pass the guard but Laine defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cardamom seems to be working for a kimura but Laine defends the submission attempt.
Cardamom is trying to control the action in half guard but Laine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cardamom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Laine actively working from the bottom here.
Cardamom is looking to advance position but Laine won't allow it.

Laine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cardamom pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cardamom passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Laine!
Laine tries to hold on but Cardamom pushes him away.

Cardamom is working for a guillotine from mount but Laine frees his head quite easily.
Laine tries to reverse the position but Cardamom maintains control.
Laine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Laine lands a couple of digs.
Laine chips away with some ground and pound.
Laine slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laine not doing much here.
Cardamom wants to get back to full guard.
Cardamom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laine is working away from the top position though.

Cardamom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cardamom is trying to maintain the position but Laine is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardamom tries to get to full guard but Laine has control of the leg.
Laine working Cardamom over with strikes.
Cardamom wants to get back to full guard but Laine has mounted him!
Laine raining down hammerfists from mount.

Laine working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardamom tries to hold on but Laine pushes him away.
Laine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Laine connects with a jab.
Laine tests Cardamom's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Max Cardamom has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Cardamom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardamom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine throws the left hand but Cardamom avoids the punch easily.
Cardamom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cardamom can do to turn this around?
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cardamom momentarily.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cardamom.
Cardamom avoids the body shot from Laine.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Cardamom moves away and avoids it.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Cardamom slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine moves away from the strike by Cardamom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Cardamom is out of range.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cardamom.
Cardamom throws a big shot that misses.
Cardamom lands a lovely overhand right.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Cardamom ducks down to avoid it.
Cardamom throws a series of punches but Laine moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cardamom misses its intended target.
Laine connects with a leg kick. Cardamom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cardamom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laine cracks Cardamom with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Cardamom tries to clinch but Laine is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardamom throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Cardamom throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardamom avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Cardamom off balance momentarily.
Musta Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cardamom has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cardamom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laine as he jumps to the side.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardamom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cardamom.
Laine misses with a few strikes there.
Cardamom digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardamom. Cardamom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cardamom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cardamom looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cardamom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardamom.
Cardamom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cardamom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine tests Cardamom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine dips to his left and cracks Cardamom with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Cardamom throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Laine. That snapped Cardamom's head back.
Cardamom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cardamom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Laine catches Cardamom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardamom looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Laine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cardamom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cardamom wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.

Cardamom is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laine has escaped and now he's on top!
Laine wants to pass the guard but Cardamom is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Laine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cardamom dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Cardamom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cardamom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cardamom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Laine moves out of range as Cardamom strikes.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Cardamom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Cardamom is looking for the big counter here.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Laine.
Cardamom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine swings for the body but Cardamom moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardamom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cardamom slips a straight right by Laine.
Laine lands with a cross.
Cardamom misses with a wild body shot.
Laine moves away from the strike by Cardamom.
A good leg kick by Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Cardamom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
Laine misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Cardamom throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Cardamom throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardamom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cardamom throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Cardamom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
A head kick by Laine misses

so Cardamom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Laine looking for a guillotine here but Cardamom defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine can't keep his opponent in guard - Cardamom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Cardamom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laine sees it coming and defends easily.
Laine is looking for a sweep. Cardamom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cardamom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laine keeps working.

Cardamom seems to be looking for submissions.

Laine is defending against the submission attempts here by Cardamom.
Laine gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cardamom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cardamom has managed to get both his arms back between Laine's legs - danger averted.
Cardamom postures up.

Laine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cardamom is aware though and is defending well.

Laine looking for subs off his back but Cardamom has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cardamom is keen to just control but Laine is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cardamom tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Laine looking for submissions off his back.
Laine is looking for a sweep. Cardamom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cardamom is keen to just control but Laine is a slippery customer.
Max Cardamom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gangsterdamage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Cardamom has control of the leg.
Max Cardamom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laine keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cardamom is pressing down on Laine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laine is holding on for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Laine!
Musta Laine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Max Cardamom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Suppose it be time for a pint then.'.