PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho comes into the arena with Lookin' Out My Backdoor blaring out of the sound system. Worcester Sauce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Laiho
vs
Sauce

177 cm
22
167 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Worcester Sauce!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce throws a wild body kick that Laiho sees coming a mile off.
Sauce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sauce scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Alexi Laiho has been cut.
Sauce tries to clinch up but Laiho circles away and keeps his distance.
Sauce misses with a hook.
Laiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
Sauce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laiho looks to land a right hand but Sauce moved out of range.
Sauce throws a push kick but Laiho slaps the foot to one side.
Laiho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sauce counters with a flying knee that drops Laiho!

Laiho is rocked!
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!
Laiho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sauce.
Sauce looking to sit in guard and control but Laiho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sauce trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce wants to get back to his feet but Laiho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sauce managing to control the position.
Laiho wants to stand but Sauce has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho stops Sauce from standing up.

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.
Sauce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Laiho.
A head kick misses from Sauce.
Sauce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sauce slips under a jab from Laiho.
Sauce tries to clinch up but Laiho circles away and keeps his distance.
Sauce throws a leg kick but Laiho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Worcester Sauce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Laiho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laiho scores with a shot to the body.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Laiho. No joy for Sauce on that attempt.
Laiho just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauce throws a body kick that misses.
Sauce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sauce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laiho scores with a jab to the head.
Laiho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Sauce.
Sauce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sauce tries a low kick but Laiho avoids it.
Sauce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laiho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sauce. That one must have hurt.
Sauce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sauce misses with a looping left.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Sauce.
Sauce fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sauce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laiho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laiho connects with a right hand. Sauce shakes it off.
Alexi Laiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laiho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sauce delivers a nice body kick.
Sauce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sauce misses with a head kick.
Sauce throws a head kick but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho jabs at Sauce's body.
Alexi Laiho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sauce is breathing heavily.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick and Laiho moves out of range easily.
Worcester Sauce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho scores with a body shot.
Sauce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laiho scores with a hook.
Laiho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sauce counters with a low kick, right behind Laiho 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sauce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laiho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Laiho.
Laiho slaps away a takedown attempt from Sauce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laiho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laiho lands a jab-cross combination.
Sauce takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laiho looks to land a combination but Sauce avoids it well.
Laiho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sauce slips a jab and a cross from Laiho.
Laiho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sauce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sauce on the side of the head.
Sauce looks to land a body kick but Laiho moved away.
Sauce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
Laiho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sauce wants to clinch.
Sauce drops his hands momentarily and Laiho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laiho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laiho lands with an uppercut that bounces Sauce off the cage and back into rage.
Laiho lands the left hand.
Sauce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sauce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laiho moves out of range of the body kick from Sauce.
Sauce misses with a combination
and Laiho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sauce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laiho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauce shoots in for a double leg but Laiho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexi Laiho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Worcester Sauce.
Sauce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sauce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laiho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sauce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laiho.
Laiho connects with a right hand. Sauce shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Laiho. No joy for Sauce on that attempt.
Sauce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sauce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laiho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Laiho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Laiho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laiho thuds a left hand into Sauce's body.
Sauce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laiho avoids it really well and circles away.
Laiho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laiho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laiho connects with a jab.
A combination from Laiho does no damage.
Laiho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sauce walks into a left hand.
Sauce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sauce fails with a takedown attempt.
Laiho cracks Sauce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sauce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laiho throws a good cross that connects.
Laiho clobbers Sauce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laiho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sauce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laiho finds it's way round the side to connect with Sauce's head.
Laiho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sauce has time to react.
Sauce throws a head kick that misses.
Sauce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laiho.
Laiho lands with a nice combination. Sauce backs away looking to recover.
Sauce darts in trying to clinch
and Laiho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Laiho. That snapped Sauce's head back.
Sauce dodges the punch combination from Laiho.
Alexi Laiho is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
A combination from Laiho does no damage.
Laiho lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sauce misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Laiho scores with a four punch combination!
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick and Laiho moves out of range easily.
Laiho lands a nice hook to Sauce's body. Sauce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laiho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Laiho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laiho catches Sauce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laiho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sauce misses with a takedown attempt
letting Laiho counter with a right hand.
Alexi Laiho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Worcester Sauce.
Laiho scores with a body shot.
Laiho misses with a wild combination.
Laiho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
Laiho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laiho works the jab nicely.
Sauce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laiho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Laiho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sauce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laiho throws a right hand that Sauce ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauce also avoids with ease.
Laiho lands with a right hand.
Laiho scores with a shot to the body.
Sauce throws a leg kick but Laiho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laiho connects with a jab.
Laiho checks a low kick from Sauce.
Sauce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laiho lands a jab to Sauce's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laiho.
A nice combination there by Laiho.
Laiho scores with a three punch combo!
Laiho clobbers Sauce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laiho scores with a jab.

Sauce is rocked!
Sauce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laiho pinned against the cage. Laiho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to de liver by Laiho. Beautiful body shot.
Sauce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sauce has his takedown stuffed
and Laiho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Laiho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laiho.
Sauce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Laiho clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Laiho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good work by Laiho as he checks the leg kick.
Sauce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laiho but Laiho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sauce throws a body kick that misses.
Laiho throws a series of strikes that have Sauce backpedaling.
Laiho scores with a three punch combo!
Sauce throws a head kick that misses.
Sauce throws a combination that misses
and Laiho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laiho.
Sauce is still on wobbly legs! Can Laiho finish him?
Laiho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce seems to have recovered his senses.
Laiho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laiho sizes up Sauce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sauce is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Laiho's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Laiho duly obliges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sauce.
Laiho lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to de liver by Laiho. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laiho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laiho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sauce is trying desperately to land a takedown but Laiho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sauce.
Laiho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laiho.
Sauce misses with a hook to the body
and Sauce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sauce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laiho connects with a single shot there.
Sauce missing with a left hand there. Laiho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laiho throws a one two combo.
Sauce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sauce tries to clinch but Laiho moves away
enabling Laiho to counter with a crisp jab.
Laiho throws a right hand that Sauce ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauce also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Laiho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laiho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sauce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laiho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sauce misses with a head kick.
Laiho lands a right hook to the body.
Sauce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sauce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laiho lands a head shot.
Sauce throws a low kick, looking for Laiho's leg but Laiho calmly moves out of range.
Laiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
Laiho is working the combinations to good effect here.
Laiho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sauce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laiho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Laiho. That snapped Sauce's head back.
Sauce throws a combination that misses
and Laiho counters with a three punch combo that has Sauce backing up. Sauce nods at Laiho to acknowledge the strikes.
Laiho lands a nice shot to the body.
Laiho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laiho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauce in his tracks.
Sauce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laiho.
Sauce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Sauce.
Sauce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sauce looks to land a left hand but Laiho moved out of range nicely.
Laiho scores with a jab to the head.
Laiho lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Laiho. No joy for Sauce on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laiho throws a series of punches but Sauce moves out of range.
Sauce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laiho scores with a jab to the body.
Sauce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laiho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sauce misses with a hook.
Sauce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laiho.
Laiho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laiho misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laiho looks to land a combination. Sauce sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sauce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Laiho had his way with Worcester Sauce in that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Laiho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sauce wants to clinch
and Laiho counters with a series of strikes. Sauce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laiho moves out of range of the body kick from Sauce.
Sauce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laiho connects with a jab.
A combination from Laiho does no damage.
Sauce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laiho is able to avoid easily.
Laiho cracks Sauce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sauce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laiho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sauce can do to turn this around?
Laiho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laiho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sauce is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Laiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
Laiho sizes up Sauce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laiho swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sauce on the side of the head.
Sauce lands a jab-cross combination.
Sauce lands with a straight right. Laiho didn't see that one coming.
Laiho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Laiho misses.
Laiho 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.
A nice combination there by Laiho.
Sauce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laiho circles away quickly and effectively.
Sauce throws a low kick, looking for Laiho's leg but Laiho calmly moves out of range.
Laiho thuds a left hand into Sauce's body.
Sauce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laiho.
Laiho misses with a two punch combination.
Sauce tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Laiho. That snapped Sauce's head back.
Laiho jabs at Sauce's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sauce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laiho is out of range.
A left and a right from Laiho both land. Nice combination.
Sauce throws a head kick that misses.
Sauce tries to clinch but Laiho moves away
and Laiho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauce throws a body kick that misses.
Laiho lands a body shot.
Sauce misses with a straight right.
Laiho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sauce.
Sauce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sauce drops his hands momentarily and Laiho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laiho.
Laiho tries to bum rush Sauce with a series of wild strikes but Sauce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laiho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sauce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laiho.
A right-left combo lands from Laiho.
Laiho jabs at Sauce's body.
Laiho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sauce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laiho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Sauce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sauce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laiho.
Laiho cracks Sauce with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laiho with a hook.
Sauce tries to move into range but Laiho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laiho scores with a one two! Sauce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Laiho lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sauce misses.
Laiho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sauce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laiho scores with a shot to the body.
Sauce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauce tries to land a front kick but Laiho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sauce shoots and misses
and Laiho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Worcester Sauce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexi Laiho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Worcester Sauce.
Sauce walks into a left hand.
Laiho cracks Sauce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sauce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laiho finds it's way round the side to connect with Sauce's head.
Laiho lands a nice looking body shot.
Laiho blocks the body kick.
Laiho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sauce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Laiho does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Laiho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laiho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:44
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:44
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Laiho!
Alexi Laiho retains his lightweight title!