PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 2172 p4p, 2078 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 125 p4p, 116 weight class). Laine has chosen Thats Not Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiger
vs
Laine

172 cm
37
146
28 - 35 - 1

176 cm
45
146
35 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 28 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiger slips under a jab.
A jab from Laine misses.
Tiger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Tiger is looking to counter the offense by Laine and move into the clinch.
Nice body kick from Tiger.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Laine misses.
Tiger fakes the leg kick and cracks Laine in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger checks a leg kick nicely.
Tiger blocks the body kick.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiger throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Laine checks a low kick from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiger.
Tiger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Tiger saw it coming and moves away.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laine.
Tiger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiger has time to react.
Laine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine tries to work over Tiger's front leg with a kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiger slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Tiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger lunges at Laine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laine's hand.
Tiger is looking to score with low kicks.
Tiger tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tiger attempts a counter takedown but Laine avoids it well and moves away.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Tiger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine with a nice calf kick.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Tiger with a nice calf kick.
Tiger has been working on his balance at Sprawl & Brawl, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Laine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Laine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Laine breaks from the clinch.

Tiger darts in and clinches Laine up against the cage.

Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiger scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Laine misses.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Laine is quick to defend against it.

Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.

Laine breaks from the clinch.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tiger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laine sprawls well initially but Tiger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger wants to take a breather but Laine is having none of it.
Laine is trying to control but can't.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Tiger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiger tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
Tiger takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Tiger thumps Laine with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiger's head.
Tiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laine lands the left hand.
Tiger checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Tiger counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Muuka Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Tiger motions for Laine to come forward. Tiger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laine.
A big right from Laine misses.
Tiger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laine manages to circle out of the way.
Tiger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Tiger saw it coming and moves away.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger misses with a body punch
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Laine.
Tiger feinted with a counter takedown.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Laine throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger throws a quick counter kick to the body but Laine avoids it.
Tiger misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Laine.
Tiger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiger throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Laine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tiger counters with a single leg into guard. Laine didn't expect that.
Laine keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laine wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
Tiger prevents Laine from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger slips nicely into half guard.
Laine is refusing to be controlled, as Tiger sits in half guard.
Laine wants to get back to full guard.
Tiger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tiger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laine's head.
Tiger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Great Tiger 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. 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.

Tiger avoids the head kick by Laine.
Tiger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laine manages to circle out of the way.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine tries to land a body kick

and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiger.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laine tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Laine.

It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Tiger is looking for a takedown.

Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Tiger is looking to counter the offense by Laine and move into the clinch.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine throws a leg kick but Tiger moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine motions for Tiger to come forward. Laine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tiger connects with a leg kick.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiger takes one on the button.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Laine.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laine!
Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muuka Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laine doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Tiger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tiger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laine works over Tiger's head and body with a nice combination.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiger throws a head kick that half lands.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiger's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tiger trying to mount his opponent but Laine defends it.
Tiger stops Laine from getting back to his feet.
Laine has hold of Tiger's hands but Tiger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tiger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tiger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laine is just riding it out for now. Tiger eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiger.
Laine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiger.
Tiger is keen to just control but Laine is a slippery customer.
Laine wants to control but Tiger is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muuka Laine.
I think Laine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yoshihiro Asai Jr I Know Your My Team Mate But Im Gonna Retire You '.