PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Goulart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shaggy - Mr. Boombastic. This should be fireworks!

Laitinen
vs
Goulart

177 cm
22
164 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

168 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Goulart!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen misses with a two punch combination.
Laitinen misses with a straight left.
Goulart moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goulart.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Goulart moves out of range.
Laitinen lands with a good body shot.
Laitinen throws a looping overhand right but Goulart ducks down to avoid it.
Laitinen throws an overhand right that lands on Goulart's shoulder, as Goulart tries to avoid the shot.
Goulart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goulart blocks a jab.
Goulart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laitinen.
Goulart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laitinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Laitinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Goulart's head.
Laitinen looks to land a left hand but Goulart moved out of range nicely.
Goulart avoids the body shot from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a big shot that misses.

Goulart tries to keep at a distance but Laitinen has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laitinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laitinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goulart takes one to the chin there.
Goulart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laitinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laitinen throws a jab when Goulart was well out of range.
Goulart wants to clinch
and Laitinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goulart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Goulart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goulart throws a jab but it's blocked by Laitinen.
Laitinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Goulart.
Goulart ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goulart was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Laitinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laitinen throws a series of punches but Goulart avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goulart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitinen pinned against the cage. Laitinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen tries to bum rush Goulart with a series of wild strikes but Goulart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goulart was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Goulart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laitinen lunges at Goulart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goulart's hand.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Goulart moves out of range.
Laitinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Goulart defending well as Laitinen loads up on a big left hand.
Laitinen moves in looking to clinch but Goulart pushes him off.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Goulart slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Goulart.
Laitinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goulart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laitinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goulart thinking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laitinen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Goulart.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Laitinen misses its intended target.
Goulart tries to clinch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Ilkka Laitinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Laitinen.
Laitinen thuds a left hand into Goulart's body.
Goulart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goulart misses with a kick to the body.
Laitinen missing with a left hand there. Goulart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laitinen misses the jab.
Goulart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goulart shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laitinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goulart.
Laitinen lands a right hook to the body.
Laitinen looks to land a right hand but Goulart moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laitinen but Laitinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laitinen thuds his right hand into Goulart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goulart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laitinen.
Laitinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goulart.
Jab by Laitinen.
Goulart shoots in but Laitinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ilkka Laitinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Goulart.
Laitinen scores with a one two! Goulart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laitinen scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goulart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goulart moves away from the strike by Laitinen.
Goulart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laitinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Laitinen.
Goulart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laitinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Laitinen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Laitinen throws a body punch but Goulart moves out of range.
Goulart thows a leg kick but Laitinen checks it
and Laitinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laitinen misses with a straight left.
Goulart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goulart tries a low kick but Laitinen avoids it.
Laitinen with a hook.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laitinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Goulart misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen is looking to clinch.
Laitinen scores with a body shot.
No luck for Goulart with that takedown attempt.
Goulart slips under a jab.
Laitinen misses with an uppercut. Goulart saw that one coming.
Laitinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goulart.
Goulart slips a jab and a cross from Laitinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laitinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goulart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Laitinen misses.
Goulart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laitinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Goulart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laitinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goulart was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laitinen cracks Goulart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laitinen thows a leg kick but Goulart checks it
and Goulart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laitinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goulart wants to clinch.
Goulart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joao Goulart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goulart checks a leg kick nicely.
Joao Goulart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laitinen.
Goulart is looking to clinch.
Laitinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Laitinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laitinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goulart can do to turn this around?
Goulart tries to clinch up but Laitinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Goulart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laitinen counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Goulart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Goulart 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkka Laitinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laitinen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkka Laitinen!