PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 1711 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 105 p4p, 142 weight class). Laine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thats Not Me. Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Laine
vs
Vuce

176 cm
47
146
40 - 31 - 0

180 cm
37
145
25 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 40 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vuce.
Vuce blocks the body kick.

Vuce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.
Laine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
Laine avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
Laine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
Vuce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce managing to block the knees to the body from Laine.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuce checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vuce tries to clinch up.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vuce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vuce tries to clinch there but Laine circles away.
Vuce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laine circles away from the clinch attempt.

Laine tries to keep at a distance but Vuce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vuce blocks a body shot from Laine.
Vuce lands an elbow inside that Laine shrugs off.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Vuce has Laine pressed against the cage.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Vuce controls the action.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a body punch.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laine avoids it.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Laine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Laine breaks from the clinch.
Laine swings for the body but Vuce moves out of range.
Vuce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vuce stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laine tries a body shot but Vuce blocks it.
Laine is trying to break free.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Vuce controls the action.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vuce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Laine breaks from the clinch.

Vuce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Laine working aggressively here.
Vuce takes an elbow to the temple.
Vuce has Laine pushed against the cage.
Laine tries to circle away but Vuce has him pinned against the cage.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Laine.
Vuce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Laine seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vuce can turn it around.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Vuce has the dominant position.
Vuce connects with a knee to the head.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce wants to stall.
Vuce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laine's efforts to push away.
Laine tries to circle away but Vuce has him pinned against the cage.
Vuce lands an elbow just above Laine 's eye.
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!
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laine is defending well for now.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Vuce lands a good knee to the midsection. Laine won't want to take too many of those.
Vuce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laine.
Vuce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vuce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leo Vuce 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.

Vuce wants to clinch up but Laine keeps it at a distance.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Laine backing away here, and Vuce unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Vuce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vuce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vuce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laine avoiding damage as Vuce throws knees to the body.
Vuce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laine's defenses.
Laine avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
Come on Vuce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce looking to slow down the pace here.
Laine avoiding damage as Vuce throws knees to the body.
Laine avoiding damage as Vuce throws knees to the body.
Vuce scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laine.
Laine cracks Vuce with a nice body shot.
Vuce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine takes an elbow to the temple.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce is trying to stall.
Laine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laine working aggressively here.
Vuce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laine as Vuce tries to tie him up.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Laine misses with an elbow strike.
Vuce lands an elbow inside.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Vuce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laine avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leo Vuce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vuce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Muuka Laine has been cut.
Vuce lands a nice knee to the body.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.
Vuce lands an elbow that stopped Laine in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Vuce.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vuce crunches a lovely knee into Laine's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the head but Laine blocks with his arms.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vuce.
Vuce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuce avoids it.
Vuce with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Laine.
Vuce trying to control the position but instead, Laine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vuce into the cage.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vuce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vuce lands a good knee to the midsection. Laine won't want to take too many of those.
Vuce pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.
Vuce avoids a wild elbow strike from Laine.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
Vuce scores a nice knee to the body.
Vuce lands an elbow just above Laine 's eye.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Vuce has the dominant position.
Vuce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vuce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce lands an elbow inside.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.

Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.

Vuce closes the distance and pushes Laine back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Vuce tries to land knees in the clinch but Laine avoids the damage to the body.
Vuce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vuce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vuce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Vuce.
Vuce digs a right hand into Laine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laine's gas tank.
Vuce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Vuce avoids the damage to the body.
Laine is trying to push Vuce away but Vuce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vuce stalling in the clinch but Laine improves position.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Vuce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muuka Laine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Laine sizes up Vuce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vuce explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vuce throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Vuce seems unphased.

Vuce has closed the distance and engaged Laine in a clinch.
Laine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Vuce.

Laine breaks the clinch.
Vuce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Vuce clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vuce wants to stall.
Vuce dodges an elbow strike from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vuce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Laine.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vuce is trying to stall.
Laine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laine tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Vuce avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vuce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vuce blocks an elbow strike.
Vuce lands an elbow inside.
Laine misses with an elbow strike.
Vuce stalling in the clinch.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vuce avoids a wild elbow strike from Laine.
Laine tries a body shot but Vuce blocks it.
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!
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Vuce pushes Laine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vuce lands an elbow inside.
Laine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vuce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vuce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laine misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vuce obliges.
Leo Vuce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laine tries a knee to the head but Vuce blocks it.
Laine throws an elbow but it misses.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vuce landing knees to the head.
Vuce misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce avoids a wild elbow strike from Laine.
Laine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laine is defending well for now.
Laine wants to break free but Vuce has control.
Vuce effectively controlling the action here.
Laine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vuce has him pressed against the cage.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Laine.
Vuce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vuce.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuce avoids it.
Laine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vuce blocks the elbow strike.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine tries a body shot but Vuce blocks it.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Vuce.
Vuce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laine.
Vuce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laine's defenses.
Vuce blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Vuce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vuce winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Vuce!
After winning the bout, Leo Vuce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Muuka Laine was interviewed post fight and said 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'.