PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 299 p4p, 44 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 351 p4p, 52 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laine
vs
Van Rooy

199 cm
32
248 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

196 cm
28
256 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laine throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Van Rooy tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Laine counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Laine.
A big right from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Laine
and Van Rooy counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Van Rooy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
Van Rooy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine slips under a jab from Van Rooy.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
Van Rooy thuds a left hand into Laine's body.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a leg kick. Van Rooy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Rooy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Laine.
Van Rooy connects with the punch.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Van Rooy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Laine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Laine misses with a body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laine throws a push kick but Van Rooy slaps the foot to one side.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
Laine throws a counter high kick but Van Rooy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine misses with a low kick as Van Rooy jumps back.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rooy blocks a leg kick.
Van Rooy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laine avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Oulu Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Laine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Rooy lands a high kick!
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Van Rooy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
enabling Van Rooy to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Rooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Van Rooy sees coming a mile off.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine scores with a nice body kick.
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a solid body kick.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Rooy connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Rooy tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Rooy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rooy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Van Rooy's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Rooy tries to avoid it.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Van Rooy misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine throws a series of strikes that have Van Rooy backpedaling.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Rooy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Van Rooy shrugs it off though.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Rooy cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rooy is just out of range.
Laine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Van Rooy swings widly with a right hand
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laine.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Laine throws a leg kick but Van Rooy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Rooy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Rooy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Laine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Van Rooy gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Rooy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rooy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Laine.
Van Rooy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy misses with a hook.
Laine punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine with a hook.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oulu Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine 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.