PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anihilator Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by Alison Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruce
vs
Laine

205 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anihilator Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Laine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruce, pushing him back against the cage.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
Laine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.

Laine moves into range and clinches up with Bruce.
Bruce pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laine.
Nice body punch from Laine - that landed with a thud.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.

Laine breaks from the clinch.

Bruce tries to keep at a distance but Laine has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bruce seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laine can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
Bruce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laine pushes Bruce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Laine.
A short left from Laine.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bruce up against the cage.
Bruce tries to break free but Laine pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Laine, against the cage.
Laine pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Laine breaks from the clinch.

Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine taking a breather.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laine lands a right hand.
Bruce tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Bruce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Laine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.

Bruce is rocked!

Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce seems to have got his legs back now.

Laine rushes Bruce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruce.
Bruce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Laine.
Laine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruce tries to stall but Laine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.

Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bruce!

Laine instigates a clinch.
Laine has Bruce pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Laine.
Bruce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laine walks away with a smile on his face. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine dodges an elbow strike from Bruce.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce tries to stall but Laine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Laine is working Bruce over against the cage.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine effectively controlling the action here.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Laine.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Boris Laine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Laine manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.
Laine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A short uppercut from Laine.
Laine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Laine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Laine lands with a short shot to the head.

Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Laine has closed the distance and engaged Bruce in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine is working Bruce over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laine jumps guard and drags Bruce to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Laine scrambles and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Laine lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Laine.

Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Laine clinches with his opponent.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine tries to pull guard but Bruce won't allow it.

Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Laine drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Laine blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Laine.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce throws an elbow but it misses.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Laine stalling the fight.

Laine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Laine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Laine pushes Bruce off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bruce tries to keep at a distance but Laine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
Laine lands a right hand.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine throws a big uppercut that drops Bruce! More strikes from Laine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bruce lies dazed against the cage as Laine celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Laine!
An out of breath Boris Laine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Anihilator Bruce had this to say: 'Sorry fans, next time we will make it'.