PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 44 p4p, 8 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 9 p4p, 4 weight class). Laine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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
Rain

199 cm
37
248
22 - 8 - 0

222 cm
38
252
38 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oulu Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rain back to the cage. Laine follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Laine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Rain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Rain is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Rain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rain.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Rain scores with a one two! Laine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
Rain defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain feints a counter leg kick.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain moves away from the strike by Laine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a hook
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Laine throws a one two combo.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Rain down.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Laine scores with a head kick.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Laine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Rain moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine slips a straight right by Rain.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rain connects with an inside leg kick.
Rain slips a straight right by Laine.
Rain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
And Rain responds with a good body kick, but Laine manages to step out the way in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a decent looking hook.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rain blocks a head kick by Laine.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rain on the side of the head.
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rain in his tracks.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Laine misses the jab.
Rain throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Rain blocks a head kick by Laine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oulu Laine dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Laine throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laine has got the better of the exchanges.
Rain connects with a crisp jab.
Rain jabs Laine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laine lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Rain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.
Oulu Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain throws a combination that misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine lands with a nice combination. Rain backs away looking to recover.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Laine lands with a kick to the temple. Rain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain slips a straight right by Laine.
Rain moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a body kick that stops Laine in his tracks momentarily.
A left lands for Rain.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Rain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine throws a low kick but Rain moves out of range easily.
Laine blocks a jab.
A left lands for Rain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
The crowd cheers as Laine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Rain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rain finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Rain seems unphased.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Laine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Rain counters with a nice body kick.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Rain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine throws a head kick that misses
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Laine.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain moves forwards but Laine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rain throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heavy Rain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rain scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rain will feel that in the morning.
Laine blocks a head kick by Rain.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine misses with a right hand
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Rain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rain throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Laine misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine sizes up Rain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rain misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rain shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rain takes one to the chin there.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
Rain moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Laine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Rain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Laine misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws a lazy body kick
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rain slips a jab from Laine.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Rain is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laine throws a series of punches but Rain avoids them all with ease.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Rain counters with a series of strikes. Laine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laine cracks Rain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laine throws a good cross that connects.
Rain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Laine walks into a jab.
Laine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rain.
Laine looks to throw a body kick
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laine takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine with the inside leg kick.
Laine is looking to slow Rain down with leg kicks.
Rain staying out of range there.
Laine throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Oulu Laine did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab lands there for Laine.
Nice body kick from Laine.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Rain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain looks to throw a body kick
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Laine.
Laine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rain swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Rain is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Rain throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Rain scores with a kick to the body.
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine slips a straight right by Rain.
Laine lands a body shot.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rain under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
Rain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rain's head backwards.
Rain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Rain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Laine.
Rain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rain replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Laine blocks it well.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Rain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Rain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Rain counters with a body kick.
A big right from Laine misses.
Rain 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.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Rain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
Rain misses with a double jab.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oulu Laine had his way with Heavy Rain in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rain slips a jab from Laine.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Laine shrugs it off though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine throws a shot to the body.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Rain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rain unleashes a big counter combination but Laine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laine walks into a left hand.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.

Rain cracks Laine with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rain has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Laine to stand back up!

Laine is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain blocks a jab.
Rain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rain works the jab nicely.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine seems to have got his legs back now.

Rain cracks Laine with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rain has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Laine to stand back up!
Rain lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Laine - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heavy Rain! Heavy Rain retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Heavy Rain was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.