PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 147 p4p, 70 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 22 p4p, 10 weight class). Inarritu comes to the cage accompanied by Vulcano. Laine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Inarritu
vs
Laine

200 cm
29
265
21 - 8 - 0

199 cm
35
248
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laine takes the fight into the clinch.
Inarritu misses with the head strike.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Inarritu avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Laine on the inside.
Inarritu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine lands a left hand.
Laine can't break the clinch.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Inarritu.
Inarritu working aggressively here.
Inarritu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Laine.
Inarritu blocks an uppercut.
Inarritu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
Laine lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inarritu tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Inarritu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inarritu tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine prevents a body shot from Inarritu.
Still in the clinch, Inarritu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine is trying to break free.

Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick lands for Inarritu.
Inarritu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
A nice leg kick from Inarritu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inarritu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laine is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Inarritu throws a lazy body kick
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab by Inarritu.
Inarritu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inarritu moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Inarritu staying out of range there.
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!
Inarritu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Inarritu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Laine slips a straight right by Inarritu.
Inarritu sets himself, and Laine steps forward looking for the clinch! Inarritu avoids it this time.
Laine throws a hook but Inarritu avoids it easily.
Inarritu throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
Inarritu throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Inarritu is looking to land body kicks.
Inarritu lands a nice hook to Laine's body. Laine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inarritu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inarritu looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Inarritu swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Inarritu is looking to chop away at Laine's legs.
Laine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. Inarritu should have avoided that one.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a jab.
Inarritu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inarritu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Inarritu throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Laine raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Inarritu connects with a solid leg kick.
Inarritu scores with a nice right hand.
Inarritu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inarritu connects with a looping right hand.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inarritu scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Inarritu misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inarritu.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inarritu walks into a left hand.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Good work by Laine as he checks the leg kick.
Inarritu scoring well with a low kick there.
Inarritu misses with a hook.
Laine misses with a hook. Inarritu ducked under it nicely.
Inarritu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laine.
Inarritu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inarritu misses with a low kick.
Inarritu with a nice calf kick.
Jab by Laine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Inarritu.
Laine moves out of range as Inarritu throws a body kick.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inarritu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inarritu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Inarritu with a jab.
A cross from Inarritu lands.
Inarritu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine 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.
Inarritu connects with a nice looking jab.
Inarritu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inarritu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu scores with a punch to the head.
Inarritu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Inarritu misses with a wild body shot.
Inarritu misses with a low kick.
Inarritu lands a nice hook to Laine's body. Laine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.

Laine gets a clinch.
Inarritu tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Inarritu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Inarritu working aggressively here.
Inarritu swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inarritu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Inarritu can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Inarritu scores with a shoulder strike.
Inarritu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Inarritu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
Inarritu misses with the head strike.
Inarritu tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inarritu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inarritu works on Laine's body with a couple of short punches.
Inarritu lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Inarritu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inarritu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Inarritu.
Laine is trying to break the clinch but Inarritu is controlling him.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Felix Inarritu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine takes a shot to the head.
Inarritu misses with a body punch.
Inarritu misses with a hook from the clinch.

Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu misses with a low kick.
Inarritu throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the body from Inarritu misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Inarritu - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Inarritu misses its intended target.
Laine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Inarritu with a body shot.
Inarritu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inarritu lands with a good body shot.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inarritu moves away.
Inarritu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laine just manages to avoid it.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inarritu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Inarritu lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Inarritu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
Laine misses with a hook. Inarritu ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Inarritu connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine wants to slow Inarritu down by chopping away at his legs.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inarritu throws a lazy uppercut
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Inarritu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inarritu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inarritu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine swings for the body but Inarritu moves out of range.

Laine drives through and clinches with Inarritu against the cage.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Inarritu.
Inarritu blocks a body shot from Laine.
A short uppercut from Laine.
Nice body punch from Laine - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inarritu backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Inarritu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Inarritu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.

Laine rushes Inarritu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Inarritu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Inarritu backwards.
Inarritu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Inarritu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inarritu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Felix Inarritu is winning the standup battle so far.
Inarritu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Felix Inarritu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inarritu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inarritu looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
Inarritu slips a straight right by Laine.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inarritu's head backwards.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inarritu.
Inarritu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Inarritu.
Jab from Inarritu.
A big left from Inarritu misses.
Inarritu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inarritu, as that shot connected.
Inarritu lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Inarritu counters with a low kick, right behind Laine 's knee.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inarritu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laine counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inarritu scores with a jab.
Inarritu throws an off balance right hand
and Inarritu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inarritu slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Inarritu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
Laine misses with a combination
and Inarritu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Inarritu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laine - the referee stops the clock and Inarritu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laine. Inarritu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Inarritu tries to work over Laine's front leg with a kick but Laine checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Inarritu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inarritu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine unleashes a big counter combination but Inarritu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Inarritu throws a good cross that connects.
Laine throws a hook but Inarritu blocks it.
Inarritu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inarritu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inarritu. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Inarritu.
Inarritu misses with a leg kick.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.
Laine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inarritu throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Laine misses.
Inarritu with the inside leg kick.
Inarritu feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Inarritu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Inarritu counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Laine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inarritu connects with a nice looking jab.
Inarritu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inarritu tries to work over Laine's front leg with a kick but Laine checks it.
Laine checks a low kick from Inarritu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inarritu 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
An out of breath Felix Inarritu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.