PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1743 p4p, 96 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 2336 p4p, 121 weight class). Clay's entrance music is Believe. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Clay
vs
Lalla

170 cm
26
146 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

175 cm
24
144 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clay rushes Lalla and presses him up against the ropes.

Lalla has Clay pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lalla pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Clay tumbling to the mat - Lalla dives into Clay's guard.
Lalla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clay trying to control the position.
Lalla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Lalla drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clay!

Clay in side control, throwing shots but Lalla defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Clay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lalla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lalla has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Clay postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lalla takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay trying to control the action but Lalla is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Clay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clay controls the position from side control.
Lalla is not content to let Clay control the position.
Lalla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clay lands a few punches from side control.
Clay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lalla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to control but Lalla is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Clay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Clay is trying to get an arm triangle but Lalla is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clay cracks Lalla with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Clay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lalla is not content to let Clay control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Clay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lalla drops his hands momentarily and Clay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clay tries a head kick but it misses.
Lalla appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lalla can do to turn this around?
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lalla flicks out a counter leg kick but Clay steps away.
Lalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Clay.
Lalla blocks a head kick by Clay.
Lalla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Lalla moved out of range nicely.
Lalla flicks out a counter leg kick but Clay steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Clay.

Clay drives through with a takedown into Lalla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Clay passes Lalla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clay seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lalla for as long as he can get away with.

Lalla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to take a break and control but Lalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Clay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lalla defends it well.
Clay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clay wants to free his trapped foot but Lalla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Clay dominated that second round.
That's time! Clay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Clay fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaro Lalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay looks to land a combination but Lalla avoids it well.
Clay throws a right hand that Lalla ducks under and follows up with a left that Lalla also avoids with ease.
Lalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lalla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Lalla.
Clay scores with a jab. Lalla acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clay closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lalla's guard.
Clay postures up in Lalla's guard and throws a big left but Lalla blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay landing some decent shots from guard.
Lalla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Lalla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay wants to pass the guard but Lalla is keeping the position.
Clay wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clay seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Andre Clay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clay wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clay pushing down on Lalla's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clay is keen to just control but Lalla is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lalla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clay pulls his head out easily.
Clay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Clay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Andre Clay!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Andre Clay!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Andre Clay!

Andre Clay wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Clay made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jaro Lalla stepped up to the mic, saying '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.