PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Von Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Ruthless is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: E Nomine-Schwarz Sonne. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Laine
vs
Von Ruthless

195 cm
22
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

188 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hannibal Von Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ruthless.
Jab from Laine.
Von Ruthless keeps Laine at a distance using the push kick.
Hannibal Von Ruthless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine misses with a two punch combination.
Von Ruthless scores with a leg kick.
Von Ruthless takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine cracks Von Ruthless with an open hand slap.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Von Ruthless slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Ruthless throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Von Ruthless bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Ruthless finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Ruthless looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Ruthless throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Von Ruthless dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Von Ruthless saw that one coming.
Von Ruthless is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Ruthless slips a jab from Laine.
Crunch! Von Ruthless slams his shin into Laine's torso.
Von Ruthless lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Von Ruthless throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Von Ruthless lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Ruthless throws a head kick that half lands.
Von Ruthless chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Ruthless lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
Von Ruthless chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Ruthless throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless scores with a spinning back kick!
Von Ruthless thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
A good leg kick by Von Ruthless.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Ruthless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Ruthless with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Ruthless with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Von Ruthless moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Ruthless lands a front kick.
Von Ruthless scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Ruthless scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laine in his tracks.
Von Ruthless fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Von Ruthless lands a high kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Ruthless - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Ruthless. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Von Ruthless looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Von Ruthless scores with a head kick.
Von Ruthless feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Von Ruthless swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Ruthless scores with a push kick.
Von Ruthless scores with a kick to the midsection.
Von Ruthless darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Von Ruthless.
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!
Von Ruthless bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laine's head backwards.
Von Ruthless uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laine has time to react.
Nice body kick from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
Von Ruthless pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Ruthless looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine misses with a body punch
and Von Ruthless counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Ruthless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless lands a nice looking body kick.
Von Ruthless fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Ruthless scores with a kick to the midsection.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Von Ruthless thumps Laine with a low kick.
Von Ruthless thumps Laine with a low kick.
Von Ruthless lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
Von Ruthless lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Ruthless throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
Von Ruthless lands a high kick!
Von Ruthless darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Ruthless looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Ruthless swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Von Ruthless changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Ruthless throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Von Ruthless dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Von Ruthless swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Von Ruthless in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Von Ruthless. Beautiful body shot.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Von Ruthless. That one must have hurt.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Ruthless. Von Ruthless obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Ruthless connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ruthless scores with a kick to the midsection.
Von Ruthless is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Von Ruthless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless scores with a kick to the body.
Von Ruthless lands a head kick. Laine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laine takes a kick to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless lands with a shot to the body.
Laine avoids the head kick by Von Ruthless.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Von Ruthless.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Ruthless lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Ruthless.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Ruthless can pounce on him.
Von Ruthless throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Ruthless. That snapped Laine's head back.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
Von Ruthless lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless moves into range and connects with a jab.
Von Ruthless throws a head kick that Laine semi-blocks.
Von Ruthless plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Von Ruthless there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Ruthless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Ruthless jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Von Ruthless plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Laine is rocked!
Von Ruthless throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Ruthless, right into the meat.
Von Ruthless throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage.
Von Ruthless lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hannibal Von Ruthless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Ruthless uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Laine avoids the body shot from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Ruthless cracks Laine with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Ruthless thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
Laine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Ruthless chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Nice body kick there by Von Ruthless.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Ruthless. That's going to slow Laine down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Ruthless looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Von Ruthless.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Ruthless.
Nice body kick from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.
Von Ruthless moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Von Ruthless lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Ruthless scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Ruthless.
Crunch! Von Ruthless slams his shin into Laine's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Von Ruthless pushes Laine away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Ruthless can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Von Ruthless moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Von Ruthless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Von Ruthless uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Ruthless. Von Ruthless obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Ruthless lunges at Laine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laine's hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Ruthless throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Ruthless, right into the meat.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine takes one to the chin there.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Ruthless.
A solid body kick from Von Ruthless.
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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Ruthless!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Ruthless chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Ruthless - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Ruthless. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice shot lands for Von Ruthless.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Von Ruthless throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Von Ruthless connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Ruthless scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless thows a body kick. Laine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ruthless darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Ruthless bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Von Ruthless thuds his right hand into Laine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Ruthless plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless with a hook.
Von Ruthless throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Von Ruthless throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Von Ruthless. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless lands with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine moves out of range as Von Ruthless throws a body kick.
Von Ruthless throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless fakes the leg kick and cracks Laine in the body.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine tries to move into range but Von Ruthless moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Viljo Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Ruthless scores with a kick to the midsection.
Von Ruthless scores with a kick to the body.
Von Ruthless throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Von Ruthless moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless connects with a body shot.
Hannibal Von Ruthless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage.
Von Ruthless lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Von Ruthless scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Ruthless pushes Laine away with a front kick.
Von Ruthless explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Von Ruthless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Ruthless. Laine shrugs it off though.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Von Ruthless. That one must have hurt.
Von Ruthless lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice body kick.
Von Ruthless works Laine's body with a nice hook.
Von Ruthless scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Laine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Ruthless. Von Ruthless obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Ruthless slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Von Ruthless lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless pushes Laine away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Ruthless throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Von Ruthless lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Von Ruthless keeps Laine at a distance using the push kick.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Ruthless.
A head kick misses from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Von Ruthless throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Ruthless comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Von Ruthless dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Ruthless - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Ruthless. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Ruthless.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Von Ruthless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Ruthless has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Von Ruthless!