PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 340 p4p, 33 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 481 p4p, 54 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Laine
vs
Fuller

174 cm
32
146 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

190 cm
33
148 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine clobbers Fuller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Laine tenderised Fuller's leg. Fuller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fuller thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Fuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Fuller moved away.
Fuller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine is looking to counter with a body kick.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been hearing reports that Laine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laine lands a head kick. Fuller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuller tries a quick counter leg kick but Laine is wise to it.
Laine avoids the head kick by Fuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.
Fuller punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine jabs Fuller right on the nose. Fuller blinks but takes it well.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine looks for a takedown but Fuller sprawls well.
A nice side step and Fuller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Laine clinches up against the cage.
Laine wants a takedown but no success here.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine is looking to clinch.
Fuller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine misses with a hook
and Fuller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fuller's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fuller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuller looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine throws a lazy head kick
and Fuller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
Fuller misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Fuller.
Fuller throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Fuller is out of range.
Fuller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Laine cracks Fuller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuller.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fuller throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Fuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Fuller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine with a hook.

Laine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet.

Laine is looking for a kimura here.
Fuller felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Laine is looking for a kimura here.
Laine content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller pushes Laine off looking to stand but Laine dives back in and keeps control.
Laine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laine trying to mount his opponent but Fuller defends it.
Laine stops Fuller from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Laine seems to be looking for submissions.
Fuller is trying to stand back up but Laine is controlling him

Laine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fuller is just riding it out for now. Laine eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pako Laine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laine blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller misses with a straight left.
A jab from Fuller misses.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!

Laine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laine lands in his opponent's guard.
Fuller can't keep his opponent in guard - Laine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Laine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fuller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laine.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine moves nicely into side control.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Fuller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Laine tries for a kimura but Fuller is defending well.
Fuller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fuller is pushing Laine's head away, looking to escape. Laine manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuller keeps working.
Fuller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fuller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fuller gets back to half guard.

Fuller is defending against the submission attempts here by Laine.
Fuller looks like he's trying to stand up.

Laine seems to be looking for submissions.
Fuller is trying to stand up here but Laine is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fuller makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Laine throws a good cross that connects.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Fuller misses with a hook.
Laine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laine throws the left hand but Fuller avoids the punch easily.
Laine tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Fuller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!

Laine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Laine is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuller is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuller throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Laine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Fuller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine throws a hook but Fuller blocks it.
Fuller lands with a shot to the body.
Fuller throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a body kick that stops Fuller in his tracks momentarily.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pako Laine dominated that second round.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laine tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.
Laine throws a body punch but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuller.
Fuller throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Fuller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Laine shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuller tries to sprawl out of it but Laine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fuller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuller slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Laine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuller's head.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fuller throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Fuller throws a series of punches but Laine avoids them all with ease.
Fuller throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Fuller misses with a shot to the body
and Laine counters with a good, hard body kick but Fuller shrugs it off.
Laine throws a low kick, looking for Fuller's leg but Fuller calmly moves out of range.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pako Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine is looking to slow Fuller down with leg kicks.
Fuller misses with an uppercut
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuller. That's going to slow Laine down.
Fuller lands with a shot to the body.
Fuller throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuller thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Chris Fuller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laine misses with a knee strike.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine lands a knee to the head.
Fuller struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Fuller is trying to break the clinch but Laine has him pressed against the cage.
Fuller blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Laine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuller pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fuller.
Laine takes an elbow to the temple.
Fuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.

Fuller breaks the clinch.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Laine has managed to clinch.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine gets through Fuller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fuller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuller's calf.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuller manages to avoid it.
Fuller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Fuller thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Fuller is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Fuller down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laine.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
Fuller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine cracks Fuller with a hook to the temple - Fuller is on wobbly legs here! Laine swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fuller falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Laine wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pako Laine!
A very excited looking Pako Laine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Chris Fuller spoke after the fight, saying 'Motha motha fuck, motha motha fuck, motha fuck motha fuck, fuck fuck fuck'.