PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pako Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon comes to the cage accompanied by LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. Laine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. Pako Laine told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Clendennon
vs
Laine

170 cm
40
158 lbs
33 - 16 - 2

174 cm
29
149 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Voodoo Nutrition

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine trying to control the action but Clendennon is working from the bottom.
Clendennon is looking to regain half guard here but Laine keeps moving and retains side control.

Laine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clendennon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clendennon struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clendennon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Laine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clendennon dodges the ground and pound from Laine.

Laine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laine taking a breather here.
Laine looks up at the clock and then as Clendennon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Laine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Laine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon is trying to control Laine's posture but Laine avoids it.
Clendennon is trying to escape the position but Laine is controlling the position.

Laine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clendennon, who protects the arm well.

Laine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clendennon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laine wants to control but Clendennon is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon tries to bench press Laine off him but Laine keeps the position.

Laine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clendennon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laine takes a little break here. Clendennon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The strikes coming from Laine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laine wants to control but Clendennon is keeping him busy.

Laine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clendennon sneaks back into half guard.
Laine controlling the action here.

Laine is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Laine is trying to work for a kimura but Clendennon is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Clendennon moves out of range easily.

Clendennon closes the distance and clinches.
Laine scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laine obliges.
Laine blocking some punches.
Clendennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Clendennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
I was talking to Clendennon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clendennon misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clendennons head.
Clendennon tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Clendennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine blocks a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon blocks a body shot from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clendennon.
Clendennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clendennon's face.

It looks like Craig Clendennon has been cut.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Clendennon misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Clendennon.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clendennons head.
Clendennon is struggling to control the position.
Laine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clendennon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clendennon blocks a body shot from Laine.
Laine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clendennon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine tries to work over Clendennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.

Laine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Laine looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Clendennon is defending well. Laine quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Clendennon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Laine celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pako Laine!
Pako Laine spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Craig Clendennon had this to say: 'Losing's like Country music- they both suck.'.