PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 77 p4p, 11 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 301 p4p, 44 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Laine
vs
Tepes

181 cm
37
173 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

176 cm
31
170 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Tepes throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Tepes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laine.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tepes.
Laine moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Laine with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes lands with a nice body punch.
Tepes scores with a shot to the body.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tepes looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Tepes misses with a straight right.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepes counters with an inside leg kick.
Tepes stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tepes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laine connects with a single shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine blocks a head kick by Tepes.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes with a hook.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Tepes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lands with a nice body punch.
Tepes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Laine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Tepes kicks Laine off and gets to his feet.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
Laine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tepes pinned against the cage. Tepes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tepes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Tepes throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Tepes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Tepes. That snapped Laine's head back.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Tepes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tepes defends well and Laine ends up having to push Tepes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laine's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Tepes moved out of range.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Tepes counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Tepes.
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine checks a low kick from Tepes.
Tepes scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
Tepes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tepes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tepes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes.
Laine swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Tepes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tepes.
Tepes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Tepes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tepes scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes. Tepes obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy body kick from Laine
and Tepes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Tepes only half commits.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tepes enables Laine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tepes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tepes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laine is working Tepes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tepes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tepes controlling Laine's posture.
Laine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tepes is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Laine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tepes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tepes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Laine being controlled here momentarily.
Laine postures up and lands a big shot to Tepes's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
Tepes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laine throws a big right hand that misses.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tepes swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tepes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tepes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bruno Tepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tepes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laine.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tepes circles away quickly and effectively.
And Tepes responds with a good body kick, but Laine manages to step out the way in time.

Laine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tepes to the ground. Laine is now in Tepes's guard.
Laine is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Tepes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes working a defensive guard here.
Laine scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tepes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laine throws a big right hand that misses.
Laine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tepes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laine is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Tepes is adopting a defensive guard.
Laine postures up in Tepes's guard and throws a big left but Tepes blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tepes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Laine misses with a hook
and Tepes counters with an inside leg kick.
Tepes connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Tepes works the jab nicely.
Laine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tepess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tepes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Laine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tepes to the ground. Laine is now in Tepes's guard.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tepes looking to control.
Tepes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tepes trying to control the position here.
Laine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tepes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes is retaining full guard.
Laine cracks Tepes with a solid left hand.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tepes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laine throwing strikes from guard but Tepes blocks nicely.
Tepes has his hands on Laine's head, controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Tepes seems keen to control Laine's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tepes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tepes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laine counters with a good, hard body kick but Tepes shrugs it off.
Tepes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Bruno Tepes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook but Tepes blocks it.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Laine with a jab.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Laine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Tepes blocks the low kick.
Tepes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and Tepes settles back down.
Laine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Tepes's head but Tepes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepes counters with a nice leg kick.

Tepes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Tepes has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Laine has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine has Tepes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tepes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laine has had enough of the clinch but Tepes keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laine breaks from the clinch.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine misses with a low kick as Tepes jumps back.
Tepes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
Tepes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tepes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tepes.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Tepes throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Tepes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.
Tepes throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Tepes.
I think Tepes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Musta Laine!
Musta Laine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.