PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shadie
vs
Laitinen

172 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shadie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shadie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Shadie is working for a guillotine from mount but Laitinen frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shadie controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laitinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laitinen tries to hold on but Shadie pushes him away.
Shadie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shadie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Shadie.
Laitinen blocking the ground and pound.
Shadie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shadie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shadie is landing with some decent strikes but Laitinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laitinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shadie with shots to the head and body - Laitinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laitinen is trying to escape the mount.
Shadie working Laitinen over with strikes here.
Shadie throwing strikes here but Laitinen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shadie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laitinen can't escape the position.
Shadie avoids the attempt from Laitinen to control.
Shadie tries to control but Laitinen wriggling away.
Shadie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laitinen?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shadie cracks Laitinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Laitinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laitinen tries to lock up and control but Shadie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shadie lands a big shot there that rocks Laitinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shadie lands a big elbow.
Shadie working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen is working to get back to half guard.
Shadie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laitinen looks a forlorn figure.
Laitinen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shadie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Laitinen tries to reverse the position but Shadie maintains control.
Laitinen is in a horrible position here. Shadie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Laitinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shadie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shadie raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shadie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Laitinen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shadie lands a big elbow.
Laitinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shadie looking to ground and pound but Laitinen is blocking nicely.
Shadie with the ground and pound from mount.
Laitinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Shadie has a good base and remains in mount.
Shadie wants to control the pace but Laitinen is squirming around nicely.
Laitinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laitinen tries to hold on but Shadie postures up.

Shadie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Laitinen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shadie working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shadie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Shadie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shadie tries to score with some ground and pound. Laitinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shadie looks up at the clock and then as Laitinen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shadie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Shadie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laitinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen is trying to control Shadie's posture but Shadie avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Shadie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Laitinen as he connects with a hook.
Shadie throws a hook to the side of Laitinen's head but Laitinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laitinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Shadie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Laitinen keeping moving, preventing Shadie from controlling successfully.
Laitinen wants to sweep here but Shadie controlling him for the moment.
Shadie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shadie postures up in Laitinen's guard and throws a big left but Laitinen blocks it.
Shadie wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadie throwing strikes from guard but Laitinen blocks nicely.
Laitinen wants to sweep here but Shadie controlling him for the moment.
Shadie thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Laitinen throws a shot to the body.
Laitinen throws a big shot that misses.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadie moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shadie, as that shot connected.
Shadie looks to land a right hand but Laitinen moved out of range.
Shadie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laitinen sprawls well. Laitinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shadie gets slowly back to his feet.

Shadie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slim Shadie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laitinen wants to stand and escape but Shadie is having none of it.
Shadie tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitinen is retaining full guard.
Laitinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Shadie trying to control but Laitinen is working from the bottom.
Shadie postures up.
Laitinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laitinen, not yet.
Shadie throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shadie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laitinen as he avoids it easily.
Laitinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Shadie's head.
Laitinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadie manages to avoid it.
Shadie slips a jab from Laitinen.
Shadie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laitinen tries to avoid it but Shadie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laitinen to the ground. Laitinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Shadie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shadie takes a swing at Laitinen's ribcage but misses.

Shadie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shadie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laitinen pulls Shadie in close to his closed guard and prevents Shadie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laitinen trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie is fighting to break Laitinen's control of his arms but Laitinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shadie wants to pass the guard but Laitinen is keeping the position.

Shadie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shadie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laitinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laitinen looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Laitinen catches Shadie right on the button with a cross.
Laitinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laitinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Shadie shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Laitinen.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laitinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadie staying out of range there.
Laitinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laitinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadie ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Shadie avoids the body shot from Laitinen.
Laitinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shadie scores with a shot to the body.
Shadie shoots for a double leg takedown but Laitinen sprawls well. He's pushed Shadie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Shadie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laitinen to the mat! Laitinen manages to get full guard.
Shadie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shadie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laitinen's head.
Shadie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadie preventing the sweep.
Shadie trying to control but Laitinen is working from the bottom.
Shadie with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Slim Shadie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shadie throws a big shot that misses.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Shadie slips the punch.
Shadie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laitinen, as that shot connected.
Shadie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Shadie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laitinen is trying to defend but Shadie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shadie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Laitinen trying to hold on to Shadie's head to control him but Shadie postures up.
Laitinen wants to get back to full guard.
Laitinen is controlling Shadie's trapped leg to prevent Shadie from advancing to side control.
Laitinen is looking for a sweep. Shadie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laitinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laitinen keeping hold of Shadie's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen tries to roll over but Shadie keeps him under control.
Shadie working over Laitinen with some ground and pound. Laitinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shadie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Shadie is working for a kimura but Laitinen is defending it quite comfortably.
Laitinen trying to hold on to Shadie's head to control him but Shadie postures up.
Laitinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shadie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shadie moves into full mount! Laitinen won't be happy about that!

Shadie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Shadie.
Shadie controlling the position easily from mount.

Shadie working for a submission but Laitinen is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shadie with a couple of short strikes.
Laitinen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shadie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Laitinen tries to hold on but Shadie pushes him away.
Laitinen is squirming around, avoiding Shadie's attempts to control the action.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shadie.
Laitinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Shadie looking to control but Laitinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laitinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Laitinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shadie is trying to control. Laitinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laitinen gets full guard.
Laitinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Shadie trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shadie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laitinen's head.
Shadie tries to free his leg and advance position but Laitinen is retaining full guard.

Shadie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Laitinen dives on top into guard.
Slim Shadie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laitinen tries to stand but Shadie is controlling from the bottom.
Shadie pulls Laitinen in close to prevent any damage.
Laitinen stopping the sweep attempt from Shadie.
Shadie controlling the position.
Shadie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laitinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Shadie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shadie, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Shadie!