PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 2200 p4p, 1430 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 120 p4p, 75 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. Laine has chosen Thats Not Me as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Asai
vs
Laine

172 cm
47
140
49 - 34 - 2

176 cm
45
146
35 - 25 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 49 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai misses with a low kick.
Asai lands a jab to the head.
Asai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Asai throws a body kick that misses.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Asai .
Laine looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asai , as that shot connected.
Asai is looking to land body kicks.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai throws a body kick that misses.
Laine is trying to counter with his kicks.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Laine with the counter takedown but Asai avoids it easily.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
Laine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine checks a leg kick.
As Asai backs off Laine throws a huge counter combo but Asai manages to avoid it all.
Asai cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
Laine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asai slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Asai thuds a left hand into Laine's body.
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laine is looking for the big counter here.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Asai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Asai there.
A big right from Asai misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asai . Laine shrugs it off though.
Asai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Asai finds it's way through Laine's defenses.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Asai .
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Asai thows a leg kick but Laine checks it

and Laine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Asai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Laine wants to counter with a clinch but Asai pushes him away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asai , as that shot connected.
Laine stuns Asai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laine stalks Asai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asai 's face. Asai staggers backwards, shaken.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Asai slams his shin into Laine's torso.
Asai throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asai sets himself, and Laine steps forward looking for the clinch! Asai avoids it this time.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laine throws a counter combo.
Asai misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Asai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Asai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai scores with a jab.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Laine throws a low kick but Asai avoids it.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Asai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asai misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine throws a low kick but Asai avoids it.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laine avoids a kick to the body.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asai tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Asai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Laine feints the counter takedown.
Asai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Laine unleashes a big counter combination but Asai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Laine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Asai scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range.
Asai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asai throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asai swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Laine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Asai throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Asai misses.
Laine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Asai throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Asai is looking to chop away at Laine's legs.
Asai looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Laine throws a right hand that Asai ducks under and follows up with a left that Asai also avoids with ease.
Asai throws a hook but Laine blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
Laine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Asai .
Laine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asai rather than just go for the knockout.
Laine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Asai scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Laine throws a series of punches but Asai avoids them all with ease.
Asai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Laine does no damage.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asai throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Asai throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Asai lunges at Laine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laine's hand.
Laine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laine takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laine on the side of the head.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muuka Laine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laine throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Asai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Laine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Asai misses the body punch
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Laine looks to land a combination but Asai avoids it well.
Laine moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Asai scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Laine lands a jab-cross combination.
Asai scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Laine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Laine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asai misses with an uppercut
and Laine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Asai really felt that one!
Asai throws a head kick that half lands.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asai takes a step back to recover.
Asai misses with a shot to the body
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Asai counters with a leg kick.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Asai avoids the head kick by Laine.
Asai misses the jab.
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asai throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Asai lands the left hand.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laine duly obliges.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Asai misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
A head kick misses from Laine.
Asai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asai wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Asai 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.
Asai misses the jab.
Asai scores with a jab.
Asai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
Asai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laine if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Laine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asai .
Asai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Asai . That snapped Laine's head back.
Asai throws a push kick but Laine slaps the foot to one side.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asai delivers a nice body kick.
Laine throws a right hand that Asai ducks under and follows up with a left that Asai also avoids with ease.
Asai throws a leg kick
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshihiro Asai .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asai , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
An intense looking Yoshihiro Asai took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I Want To Thank My Fans For Giving You Entertaining Fights And Knockouts I Always Fight 100%, Thanks To My Manager Andrew Tran Helping My Career And Trainers In Tran MMA Gym Too. Also Thank Brian Jensen As Is My Favorite Promoter. Time To Relax And Enjoy Fights Now Peace'.
In defeat, Muuka Laine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'.