PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Pasanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pasanen
vs
Fine

185 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Fine !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pasanen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fine 's guard.
Pasanen passes into half guard.
Pasanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pasanen prevents Fine from improving his position.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but Fine defending well.
Pasanen throwing shots but Fine is blocking nicely.
Fine taking some punishment here, with Pasanen in his half guard.
Pasanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pasanen is looking to advance position but Fine won't allow it.

Pasanen is trying to work for a kimura but Fine is defending well.
Fine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pasanen working Fine over with strikes.
Fine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fine is trying to keep Pasanen in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Fine is retaining full guard.
Fine wants to get back to his feet but Pasanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pasanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pasanen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pasanen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pasanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pasanen scoring with punches and elbows.
Pasanen working the head with strikes.
Pasanen lands an elbow.
Fine is trying to get back to half guard.
Fine prevents Pasanen from improving position.
Pasanen working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fine misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Pasanen scoring with punches from side control.
Pasanen lands a nice forearm strike.
Pasanen working the body and head with strikes.
Fine manages to get back to half guard.
Fine punching from the bottom.
Pasanen lands with a punch from half guard.
Fine is in trouble now - Pasanen has advanced to mount!
Pasanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pasanen prevents Fine from getting the reversal.
Pasanen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Fine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pasanen trying to mount his opponent but Fine defends it.
Fine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Pasanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Fine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pasanen is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine is looking for a sweep. Pasanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pasanen slips a nice elbow through Fine 's hands, connecting with Fine 's forehead.
Fine is looking to escape.
Pasanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pasanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fine is trying to stand.
Pasanen works his way into full mount!
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fine ?
Fine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pasanen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen prevents Fine from improving his position.
Pasanen stops Fine from getting back to his feet.
Pasanen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Pasanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Fine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pasanen lands a nice short elbow.
Pasanen is pressing down on Fine 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fine is holding on for now.
Pasanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fine ?
Pasanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen landing strikes from the mount and Fine is in trouble!
Pasanen looking to finish Fine with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fine !
Pasanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Fine .
Pasanen shoots for a takedown but Fine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pasanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pasanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pasanen prevents Fine from getting the reversal.
Pasanen is landing with some decent strikes but Fine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pasanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasanen raining down shots from the mount!
Fine is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pasanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fine 's face.

Pasanen has hold of Fine 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fine manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pasanen lands with some strikes.
Pasanen unloading with bombs!
Pasanen landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to finish Fine with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fine !
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasanen with good strikes from the mount here!
Fine regains half guard.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pasanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fine taking some punishment here, with Pasanen in his half guard.
Pasanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Fine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fine wants to get back to full guard.

Pasanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Pasanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pasanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pasanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pasanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pasanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Fine had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pasanen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fine Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pasanen's back instead.
Pasanen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fine 's guard. Nice work there by Pasanen.
Pasanen advances to half guard.
Fine is looking for a sweep. Pasanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pasanen working over Fine with some ground and pound. Fine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine wants to improve his position but Pasanen is controlling well.
Pasanen passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Pasanen.

Pasanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fine has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pasanen dominating with strikes here.

Pasanen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Fine to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fine shrugs it off.
Pasanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fine tries to lock up and control but Pasanen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Pasanen working for a submission but Fine is keeping him at bay.
Fine throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pasanen. What's that going to do exactly?
Pasanen landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fine tries to reverse the position but Pasanen maintains control.
Pasanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fine can't escape the position.
Pasanen landing strikes from the mount.

Pasanen wants to finish this one by submission but Fine is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pasanen.
Pasanen landing strikes, looking to finish!

Pasanen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fine is surviving well by controlling Pasanen's body position as best he can.
Fine tries to reverse the position but Pasanen maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fine is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pasanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fine hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pasanen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pasanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pasanen moves out of range as Fine throws a body kick.
Pasanen shoots in and drives through. Fine sprawls well.

Pasanen shoots in and bounces Fine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pasanen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pasanen pushes down on Fine 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pasanen is looking to advance position but Fine won't allow it.
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pasanen working the head and body with strikes.
Pasanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pasanen connects with a nice short shot to Fine 's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pasanen is looking to advance position but Fine won't allow it.
Fine wants to get back to full guard.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pasanen is pressing down on Fine 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fine is holding on for now.
Fine wants to improve his position but Pasanen is controlling well.

Fine has one foot on Pasanen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Pasanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lauri Pasanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pasanen has hold of Fine 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fine seems comfortable defending it but Pasanen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fine is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fine is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pasanen couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lauri Pasanen!