PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teh Spanker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Spanker
vs
Laiho

170 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teh Spanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanker keeps the fight on the outside.
Laiho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spanker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spanker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laiho.
Spanker lands with an overhand left.
Spanker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laiho at a distance.
Spanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Spanker.
Spanker misses with a hook. Laiho ducked under it nicely.
Spanker misses with a shot to the body
and Laiho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Spanker misses.
Laiho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanker.
Laiho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spanker is fending him off so far but Laiho persists. Nope, Spanker circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laiho.
Laiho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laiho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spanker throws a head kick but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spanker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teh Spanker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Laiho.
Spanker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spanker.
Spanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spanker swats away the attempt to clinch by Laiho.
Laiho blocks a head kick by Spanker.
Some wild striking there from Spanker.
Spanker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Spanker coming out on top.
Spanker misses with a kick to the body.
Spanker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spanker stalks Laiho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laiho's face. Laiho staggers backwards, shaken.
Laiho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spanker.
Laiho moves in looking to clinch but Spanker pushes him off.
Laiho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spanker circles away.
Laiho throws a sloppy head kick and Spanker moves out of range easily.

That's two 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.
Decent striking displayed by Spanker there.
Laiho tries to clinch up.
Spanker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teh Spanker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laiho tries to clinch up but Spanker circles away and keeps his distance.
Laiho slips under a jab from Spanker.
Spanker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spanker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laiho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laiho is defended easily by Spanker.
Laiho looks gassed!
Spanker lands a head kick!
Laiho shoots in for a takedown but Spanker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laiho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laiho throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spanker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laiho counters with a three punch combo that has Spanker backing up. Spanker nods at Laiho to acknowledge the strikes.
Laiho drops his hands momentarily and Spanker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spanker misses with the body kick
and Laiho counters with a head kick. That will keep Spanker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spanker misses with a head kick.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Spanker.
Spanker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanker 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.
Spanker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laiho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spanker.
A combination from Spanker does no damage.
Laiho shoots in for a double leg but Spanker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spanker lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Spanker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanker looks to score with a jab to the body but Laiho is just out of range.
Spanker looks to land a left hand but Laiho moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laiho moves out of range as Spanker throws a body kick.
Spanker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laiho.
Jab, jab by Spanker - just one landing.
Laiho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spanker throws a body punch but Laiho moves out of range.
Spanker misses with a head kick.
Laiho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laiho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spanker works over Laiho's head and body with a nice combination.
Spanker scores with a sloppy right hand. Laiho should have avoided that one.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Spanker.
Spanker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spanker lands a really nice looking cross but Laiho seems unphased.
Laiho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spanker.
Laiho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teh Spanker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spanker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Teh Spanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho walks into a jab.
Laiho avoids a kick to the body.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laiho staying out of range there.
Spanker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laiho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laiho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spanker clobbers Laiho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spanker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laiho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laiho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spanker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laiho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laiho looks to land a right hand but Spanker moved out of range.
Laiho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laiho is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho throws a head kick but Spanker moves out of range.
Spanker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A left lands for Spanker.
Laiho moves out of range of the body kick from Spanker.
Spanker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laiho tries to clinch up but Spanker circles away and keeps his distance.
Spanker scores with a sloppy right hand. Laiho should have avoided that one.
Spanker tests Laiho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spanker fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanker fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanker scores with a jab. Laiho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses
and Laiho counters with a solid body kick.
Spanker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laiho slips a straight right by Spanker.
Spanker looks to land a body kick but Laiho moved away.
Spanker checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanker misses with a series of wild punches.
Spanker slips a jab and a cross from Laiho.
Spanker throws a sloppy body shot
and Laiho counters with a one-two to the body.
A left lands for Spanker.
Laiho moves in looking to clinch but Spanker pushes him off.
Spanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Laiho shoots for a takedown but Spanker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laiho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spanker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laiho.
A head kick by Spanker misses
and Laiho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spanker avoids the head kick by Laiho.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spanker, as that shot connected.
Laiho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spanker.
Spanker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spanker lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Spanker.
Spanker scores with the left hand. Laiho knows he should have avoided that one.
Spanker scores with a jab to the head.
Spanker punishes Laiho's body with a nice straight punch.
Spanker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spanker stuns Laiho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spanker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Spanker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spanker!
Laiho is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spanker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laiho.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Spanker.
Teh Spanker is winning the standup battle so far.
Spanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laiho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spanker misses with a straight right.
Spanker throws a jab but it's blocked by Laiho.
Spanker avoids the head kick by Laiho.
Laiho throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanker throws a nice looking combination but Laiho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spanker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laiho's head backwards.
Spanker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spanker with a hook.
Spanker misses with a looping left.
Spanker misses with a wild body shot.
Spanker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spanker throws a jab when Laiho was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Spanker.
Laiho tries to clinch up.
Laiho is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spanker.
Spanker blocks a head kick by Laiho.
Laiho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teh Spanker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spanker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spanker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teh Spanker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Spanker throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Spanker.
Spanker throws an overhand right that lands on Laiho's shoulder, as Laiho tries to avoid the shot.
Spanker throws a body punch but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho shoots in but no luck this time.
Laiho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laiho lands with a kick to the temple. Spanker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spanker avoids the body shot from Laiho.
Spanker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laiho manages to avoid it.
Laiho throws a combination that misses
and Spanker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laiho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho blocks a head kick by Spanker.
Laiho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laiho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laiho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spanker sizes up Laiho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laiho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spanker to score with a decent uppercut.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spanker.
Spanker throws a lazy head kick
and Laiho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laiho tries to clinch up but Spanker circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Spanker.
Spanker throws a lazy body kick
and Laiho counters with a left and a right that stings Spanker.
Spanker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laiho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanker.
Spanker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spanker throws an overhand right that lands on Laiho's shoulder, as Laiho tries to avoid the shot.
Spanker misses with a few strikes there.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Spanker.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanker lands a body shot.
Laiho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spanker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Laiho has Spanker up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spanker's efforts to push away.
Laiho tries for a takedown but Spanker manages to get underhooks.

Spanker breaks from the clinch.
Spanker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spanker with a jab.
Spanker connects with the punch.
Spanker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spanker misses with a two punch combination.
Spanker throws a right hand that Laiho ducks under and follows up with a left that Laiho also avoids with ease.
Spanker misses with a head kick.
Spanker is looking to land body kicks.
Laiho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spanker counters with a left and a right that stings Laiho.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laiho.
Teh Spanker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Laiho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spanker misses with a head kick.
Spanker cracks Laiho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spanker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanker looks for the body kick but Laiho saw that one coming.
Laiho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laiho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spanker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laiho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body kick there by Spanker.
Spanker looks to land a combination but Laiho avoids it well.
Spanker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spanker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Laiho clinches.
Spanker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Laiho tightens his grip and picks Spanker up, before dumping him to the ground. Spanker manages to land in guard.
Laiho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Spanker is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Laiho has his hands clasped together but Spanker extends an breaks Laiho's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Spanker.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teh Spanker!