PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 381 p4p, 57 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 409 p4p, 63 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aku Serronen enters the cage!

Lacplesis
vs
Serronen

180 cm
26
171 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

185 cm
27
171 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacplesis's sensitive parts.
Lacplesis lands with an uppercut that bounces Serronen off the cage and back into range.
Serronen lands with a kick to the temple. Lacplesis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Serronen cracks Lacplesis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lacplesis lands with a nice body punch.
Serronen throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lacplesis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Serronen.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Serronen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lacplesis moves to clinch but Serronen breaks away
and Serronen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serronen.
Lacplesis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Serronen. Serronen obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacplesis wants to clinch up but Serronen keeps it at a distance.
Serronen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Serronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacplesis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacplesis with a hook.
Lacplesis dips to his left and cracks Serronen with an uppercut!
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.

Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Serronen pushes Lacplesis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Serronen takes a shot to the head.
Lacplesis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.

Serronen jumps guard and drags Lacplesis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Lacplesis stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Serronen clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.

Serronen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen's corner calls for a 1-2. Serronen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Serronen lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Serronen.
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!
Lacplesis connects with a right hand. Serronen shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Serronen.
Serronen tries a quick counter leg kick but Lacplesis is wise to it.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Serronen is just out of range.
Nice cross by Serronen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Serronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serronen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lacplesis as he jumps to the side.
Lacplesis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch but Serronen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serronen fails with a takedown attempt.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Serronen.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Lacplesis misses with a hook.
Serronen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Serronen has time to react.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Lacplesis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lacplesis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Serronen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lacplesis misses with a head kick.
Serronen is looking to land body kicks.
Serronen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Serronen misses with a low kick as Lacplesis jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands an overhand right.
Serronen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Lacplesis has managed to clinch.
Lacplesis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Serronen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lacplesis is looking to clinch but Serronen is avoiding it.
Lacplesis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lacplesis, right into the meat.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Serronen.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen connects with a jab.
Aku Serronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Lacplesis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serronen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lacplesis.
Serronen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lacplesis counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis wants to clinch up but Serronen keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serronen.
Good leg kick by Serronen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lacplesis lands a body shot.

Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Serronen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lacplesis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aku Serronen.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacplesis lands with a light punch inside.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Serronen tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Serronen back against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacplesis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Serronen working aggressively here.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lacplesis fails to land.
Lacplesis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Serronen misses with a wild body shot.

Lacplesis gets tackled into the cage by Serronen. Serronen maintains the clinch.
Serronen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Serronen drags the fight down to the ground.
Lacplesis tries to stand but Serronen is controlling from the bottom.
Serronen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Lacplesis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lacplesis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lacplesis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Serronen.
Serronen slips a straight right by Lacplesis.
Serronen swings for the body but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis tries a low kick but Serronen avoids it.
Lacplesis checks a leg kick.
Serronen blocks a low kick nicely.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serronen. Lacplesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serronen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Serronen, right into the meat.
Serronen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aku Serronen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Serronen is just out of range.
Lacplesis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Serronen under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serronen checks a leg kick.
Serronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lacplesis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Lacplesis saw that one coming.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacplesis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacplesis tests Serronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Serronen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Lacplesis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Serronen lands with a hook. Lacplesis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a lazy right hand but Serronen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serronen connects with a leg kick. Lacplesis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacplesis.
Serronen lands a really nice looking cross but Lacplesis seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Serronen.
Lacplesis fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Serronen misses.
Lacplesis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis tries to clinch there but Serronen circles away.
Lacplesis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lacplesis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Serronen can pounce on him.
Lacplesis wants to clinch up but Serronen keeps it at a distance.
Serronen dips to his left and cracks Lacplesis with an uppercut!
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Lacplesis saw that one coming.
Serronen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Serronen avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Serronen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serronen throws a body kick that misses.
Lacplesis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serronen tries to move into range but Lacplesis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Serronen misses with a low kick as Lacplesis jumps back.
Lacplesis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Serronen controls his hands.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serronen's elbow.
Serronen cracks Lacplesis with a nice body shot.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.

Serronen breaks from the clinch.
Serronen moves out of range of the body kick.
Serronen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lacplesis with a body shot.
Serronen misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lacplesis clinches.
Lacplesis blocks an uppercut.
Humors Lacplesis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Serronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Serronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lacplesis or not.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Serronen.

Serronen manages to break the clinch.
Serronen misses with a low kick.

Serronen gets tackled into the cage by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
Serronen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Serronen misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Serronen lands an uppercut.
Serronen lands a body shot.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Serronen.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis is leaning against Serronen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Serronen.
I was talking to Lacplesis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Serronen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Serronen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lacplesis doesn't manage to clinch there - Serronen circles away.
Lacplesis cracks the inside of Serronen's front leg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Serronen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lacplesis - the referee stops the clock and Serronen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lacplesis. Serronen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Serronen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Serronen manages to circle out of the way.
Lacplesis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serronen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lacplesis will feel that in the morning.
Lacplesis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serronen lunges at Lacplesis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lacplesis's hand.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacplesis.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lacplesis!

Lacplesis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Serronen tries to pull guard but Lacplesis won't allow it.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Serronen blocks it.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Serronen breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Serronen takes a swing at Lacplesis's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the body kick from Serronen.
Serronen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis connects with a jab.
Lacplesis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacplesis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Serronen.
Serronen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serronen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Serronen looks for the body kick but Lacplesis saw that one coming.
Serronen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Lacplesis throws a counter high kick but Serronen was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacplesis's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serronen checks a low kick from Lacplesis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serronen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Serronen misses.
Lacplesis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lacplesis looks for the body kick but Serronen saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Serronen misses its intended target.
Lacplesis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Serronen misses.
Serronen misses the body punch
and Lacplesis counters with a low kick, right behind Serronen 's knee.
Serronen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Lacplesis slams his shin into Serronen's torso.
Lacplesis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lacplesis throws a combination. Serronen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Serronen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serronen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Lacplesis saw that one coming.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Serronen moves out of range.
It seemed like Serronen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
It looked like Lacplesis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Lacplesis clinches up with Serronen and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Serronen controls the action.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Serronen controls the action.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis tries to work over Serronen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serronen misses with some punches.
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serronen working hard to break the clinch.

Serronen breaks from the clinch.
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Serronen moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis is looking to clinch but Serronen is avoiding it.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the body.
Serronen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lacplesis has closed the distance and engaged Serronen in a clinch.
Serronen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Serronen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lacplesis to keep the fight standing.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aku Serronen.
Lacplesis gets through Serronen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis lands with a right to the head.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lacplesis.
Serronen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serronen's elbow.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
Serronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Lacplesis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Serronen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lacplesis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
A very excited looking Humors Lacplesis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.