PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 1434 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 89 p4p, 112 weight class). Laine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thats Not Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sripituksakul
vs
Laine

168 cm
31
136
22 - 11 - 1

176 cm
44
146
33 - 24 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sripituksakul. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Laine.
Sripituksakul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laine is looking to slow Sripituksakul down with leg kicks.
Sripituksakul throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Sripituksakul 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.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine misses with a leg kick

and Sripituksakul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sripituksakul drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Laine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sripituksakul has Laine in his guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sripituksakul looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laine's back!
Will Sripituksakul go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Sripituksakul is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Laine knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Laine for a finish.

Sripituksakul is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Laine defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sripituksakul missing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul missing with punches from the back.
Sripituksakul tries to get the hooks in deep but Laine pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sripituksakul controlling the positon.

Sripituksakul goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Laine escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Sripituksakul trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Laine manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine is looking to control Sripituksakul but Sripituksakul is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sripituksakul is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sripituksakul is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Laine.
Sripituksakul tries to escape but Laine has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Laine is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sripituksakul is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sripituksakul breaks Laine's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sripituksakul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sripituksakul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine connects with a leg kick.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laine!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sripituksakul is defended easily by Laine.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laine misses with a leg kick

and Sripituksakul counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laine won't be happy with that.

Laine bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a leg kick

and Sripituksakul counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Laine!
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is being controlled here.
Laine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sripituksakul working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sripituksakul tries to score with some ground and pound. Laine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Laine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sripituksakul.
Laine is not content to let Sripituksakul control the position.
Laine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sripituksakul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.
Sripituksakul misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sripituksakul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laine, who protects the arm well.
Sripituksakul wants to control but Laine is keeping him busy.

Sripituksakul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Sripituksakul saw it coming and moves away.
Sripituksakul tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sripituksakul throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Muuka Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Sripituksakul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick by Laine misses
and Sripituksakul makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laine lands with a hook. Sripituksakul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is 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. 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.

Sripituksakul lands a nice looking body shot.

Sripituksakul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Laine throws Sripituksakul to one side and escapes!
Sripituksakul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sripituksakul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a head kick but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
Sripituksakul scoring well with a low kick there.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sripituksakul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sripituksakul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laine has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Laine throws a low kick but Sripituksakul avoids it.
Laine with a nice calf kick.

Sripituksakul looking to score a takedown here. Laine is defending well but Sripituksakul drives through and ends up in Laine's guard.
Sripituksakul pushing down on Laine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sripituksakul throwing shots but Laine is blocking nicely.
Laine trying to control but Sripituksakul postures up.
Sripituksakul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laine's head.
Sripituksakul working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Laine's thigh. Laine counters though and makes it back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sripituksakul is looking to advance position but Laine has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Sripituksakul looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Laine trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul trying to control the hands but Laine won't let him.
Sripituksakul is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine is trying to stick to Sripituksakul's back but Sripituksakul is turning into Laine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Laine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul is stalling in the full guard.
Sripituksakul throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sripituksakul throws a big elbow that misses.
Sripituksakul looking to sit in guard and control but Laine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Laine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Sripituksakul working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Laine has passed into half guard!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muuka Laine.
Well Laine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.