PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Laine
vs
Whitaker

181 cm
27
173 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Bullet Proof System

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Laine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laine cracks Whitaker with a good jab.
Laine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whitaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Laine blocks the leg kick.
Laine takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker .
Whitaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot.
Laine tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a lazy head kick
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine keeps Whitaker at a distance using the push kick.
Whitaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitaker walks into a jab.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ray Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Laine misses.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker leaves Laine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker 's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker tries to avoid it.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitaker moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Whitaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker ! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Laine. Laine gets slowly back to his feet.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Laine misses.

Laine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whitaker to the mat! Whitaker manages to get full guard.
Whitaker is looking to stand up but Laine isn't so interested in that idea.
Whitaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whitaker has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.

Laine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitaker controls the pace.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Laine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker manages to get himself to full guard.

Whitaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laine trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
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 Musta Laine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Musta Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whitaker .

Laine moves into the clinch successfully.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine tries for a takedown. No joy.

Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine connects with a crisp jab.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a combination that misses
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker misses with a body shot

so Laine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
Laine preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing that Laine has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
Laine pushes down on Whitaker 's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine is nestled in close to Whitaker , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Laine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laine misses with a head shot. Whitaker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Laine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitaker tries to stand but Laine is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitaker throwing strikes but missing.
Whitaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker wanted to stand there but Laine had control of the position.
Musta Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laine pulls Whitaker in close to prevent any damage.
Whitaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitaker won't allow Laine to sweep him here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker . Those never looked like landing.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Whitaker punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitaker can do to turn this around?
Laine misses with the body kick
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Whitaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Laine off the cage and back into range.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker saw it coming and moves away.
Whitaker slips a jab from Laine.
Laine defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Whitaker , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that second round.
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!

Whitaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.

Whitaker is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Whitaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
Laine drops Whitaker with a straight right hand, right on the button! Laine follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Laine!
Musta Laine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.