PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

War
vs
Laloosh

197 cm
38
212 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

200 cm
34
220 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War scores with a nice head shot.
Laloosh checks a leg kick.
Laloosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laloosh checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Laloosh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laloosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but War circles away quickly and effectively.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Laloosh circles away.
Laloosh lunges at War with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by War's hand.
Laloosh needs to keep his hands up - War had a free shot at his head there.
War takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
War moves out of range as Laloosh strikes.
Holy War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laloosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. War sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laloosh throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
Laloosh moves away from the strike by War.
Laloosh throws a low kick, looking for War's leg but War calmly moves out of range.
War feinted there with a counter leg kick.
War fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laloosh on the side of the head.
Laloosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laloosh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
Laloosh throws a shot from downtown. War moves away and avoids it.
War takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laloosh is looking to land body kicks.
War throws a leg kick which misses Laloosh's front leg but catches the back leg as Laloosh tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War ducks under a wild hook from Laloosh.
A nice leg kick lands there from War.
A swing and a miss from Laloosh.
Laloosh takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Nuke Laloosh has been cut.
Laloosh checks a low kick from War.
Laloosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laloosh misses with a straight right.
War walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laloosh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laloosh tries a quick counter leg kick but War is wise to it.

Laloosh clinches.
War tries a body shot but Laloosh blocks it.
Laloosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of War backwards.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Laloosh controls his hands.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laloosh blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
War prevents a body shot from Laloosh.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War being controlled against the cage.
War scores with a shot to the side of Laloosh's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laloosh backwards.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War blocking some punches.
Laloosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laloosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laloosh pushes War back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laloosh throws a punch but it's blocked by War.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laloosh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laloosh.
Laloosh misses with the head strike.
War lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laloosh backwards.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Laloosh controls his hands.
Laloosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of War backwards.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
War misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laloosh misses with a body punch.
War lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from War.
Laloosh tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laloosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
A short uppercut from Laloosh.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
War pushes Laloosh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laloosh looks winded!
A short left from War.
Nice body punch from War - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from War.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
War with an attempt at a knee that misses.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from War.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.

Laloosh is rocked!
War blocks a body shot from Laloosh.
Laloosh is still on wobbly legs! Can War finish him?
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
War blocks an uppercut.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laloosh swings wildly with an uppercut but War uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laloosh seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Laloosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from War on the inside.
War lands a body shot.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Laloosh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
War walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
War throws out a leg kick but Laloosh moves out of range and War only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Laloosh down.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Laloosh.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Laloosh is just out of range.
War throws a low kick but Laloosh avoids it.
War takes a swing at Laloosh's ribcage but misses.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laloosh was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laloosh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laloosh misses with a looping left.
Laloosh throws a lazy right hand but War sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh is looking to slow War down with leg kicks.
Laloosh looks to land a right hand but War moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Laloosh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
War tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laloosh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War throws out a loose jab but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laloosh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laloosh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War ducks under a wild hook from Laloosh.
Laloosh throws a shot from downtown. War moves away and avoids it.
Laloosh sizes up War with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
War connects with a right hand. Laloosh shakes it off.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laloosh.
Laloosh misses with a looping left.
War is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laloosh can do to turn this around?
Laloosh blocks a head kick by War.
Laloosh avoids the body shot from War.
War displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laloosh throws out the jab.
War takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
War misses with a low kick.
War sizes up Laloosh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laloosh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh dips to his left and cracks War with an uppercut!
Laloosh throws a hook but War blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from War.
Laloosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
War slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laloosh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but War checks it well.
Laloosh misses with a leg kick
and War makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laloosh.
As Laloosh backs away, War returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
War checks a low kick from Laloosh.
An attempted straight right counter from War misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
Laloosh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laloosh.
War scores with the left hand. Laloosh knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from War.
War scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laloosh walks straight into a right hand from War - that's dropped him! War jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Laloosh from any more punishment! Laloosh complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Holy War!
Holy War decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.