PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 980 p4p, 122 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 892 p4p, 111 weight class). Bottura comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bottura
vs
Laine

173 cm
34
158 lbs
28 - 17 - 2

176 cm
35
146 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

FF Gear

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 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Bottura connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bottura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy.
Bottura scores with a spinning back kick!
Bottura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Botturas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottura.
A big left from Laine misses.
Bottura tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Bottura misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bottura.
Laine digs a good body shot into Bottura's ribs.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a hook. Bottura ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bottura. Laine shrugs it off though.
Bottura throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Bottura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura throws a leg kick
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bottura cracks Laine with a good jab.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Laine avoids a kick to the body.
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bottura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bottura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and Bottura settles back down.
Laine unleashes a big counter combination but Bottura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura misses with a wild combination.
Laine flicks out a counter leg kick but Bottura steps away.
Bottura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
A quick step to the side and Bottura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Bottura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bottura is looking to score with low kicks.
Bottura checks a leg kick.
Bottura moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
Bottura connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laine throws a right hand that Bottura ducks under and follows up with a left that Bottura also avoids with ease.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bottura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine cracks Bottura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bottura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Bottura's knee but Bottura avoids it well.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Bottura's knee but Bottura avoids it well.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Bottura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine misses with an uppercut

and Bottura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bottura.
Bottura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Laine.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botturas head.

Bottura successfully pulls guard.
Laine looking to pass the guard.
Bottura is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Bottura looking for a sweep. Not yet Bottura, not yet.

Bottura has his foot on Laine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laine works his way back into a safe position though.
Bottura controls Laine momentarily but Laine frees himself.

Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laine is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine wants to get up but he can't break Bottura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Laine trying to control but Bottura is working from the bottom.
Bottura controlling the position.
Bottura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laine controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laine wants to control from the top but Bottura keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
As Laine tries to get set, Bottura tries to push him back and clinch up but Laine manages to avoid the attempt.
Laine swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura blocks a head kick by Laine.
Bottura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bottura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bottura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bottura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bottura is looking to clinch.
Bottura throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bottura.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Laine jabs Bottura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laine slips under a jab from Bottura.
Bottura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Bottura throws a series of punches but Laine moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bottura.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bottura throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Bottura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bottura is looking to wear down Laine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Bottura only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Laine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Bottura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bottura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottura pushes Laine away with a front kick.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.
A bone on bone clash there as Laine blocks the leg kick.

Bottura clinches.
Bottura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Laine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bottura drags the fight down to the ground.
Laine is pushing down on Bottura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottura is fighting to maintain full guard but Laine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bottura wants to control but Laine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laine in particular looking to stall.

Laine is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is pressing down on Laine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bottura keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.

Bottura looking for a guillotine here but Laine defends easily.

Laine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bottura has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Laine is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bottura.

That's four 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.
Bottura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bottura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Laine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bottura wants to control but Laine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muuka Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Bottura backs off Laine throws a huge counter combo but Bottura manages to avoid it all.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine feints and then cracks Bottura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottura down.
A big left from Laine misses.
Bottura throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Bottura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Bottura.
Muuka Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine misses with a hook.
Bottura is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bottura scores with a one two! Laine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bottura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Bottura is out of range.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bottura slips under a jab.
Bottura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laine just manages to avoid it.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bottura at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura tries to close the distance and clinch but Laine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bottura tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Bottura misses with a few strikes there.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Bottura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
Bottura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Laine avoids it.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura motions for Laine to come forward. Bottura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottura.
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bottura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laine, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away.
Bottura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura misses with a jab to the body
and Laine counters with a nice leg kick.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bottura swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bottura misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura avoids the body shot from Laine.
Bottura tries to clinch up.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Bottura throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Bottura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bottura.
Caio Bottura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura staying out of range there.
Laine moves away from the strike by Bottura.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Bottura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Laine lands a head shot.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine is looking to slow Bottura down with leg kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.

Bottura pulls Laine into guard.
Laine looking to pass the guard.

Bottura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bottura looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laine passes into half guard.

Bottura actively working from the bottom here.
Laine wants to take a breather but Bottura is having none of it.
Bottura is trying to get back to full guard.
Muuka Laine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Laine is looking for a kimura but Bottura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laine to get the leverage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Laine seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muuka Laine.
I've got Laine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.