PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Breen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen comes to the cage accompanied by The Mutilation of Christ. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Laukkanen
vs
Breen

168 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarmo Laukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Breen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laukkanen moves away.

Breen tries to sprawl but Laukkanen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Laukkanen is thwarting Breen's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laukkanen in particular looking to stall.
Breen wants to control but Laukkanen is keeping busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Laukkanen stands up and beckons Breen to join him on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laukkanen!
Jordan Breen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breen throws a hook but Laukkanen blocks it.
Breen throws a lazy head kick
and Laukkanen counters with an outside leg kick.
Breen blocks a head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Breen is just out of range.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that Breen semi-blocks.
A head kick from Laukkanen lands but Breen takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Breen's head.

It looks like Jordan Breen has been cut.
Breen throws a sloppy head kick
and Laukkanen counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Breen misses
and Laukkanen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Breen moves out of range easily.
Laukkanen lands a head kick. Breen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laukkanen lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breen throws a lazy head kick
and Laukkanen counters with a head kick. That will keep Breen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Breen misses with the body kick
and Laukkanen counters with a big head kick but Breen shrugs it off.

Breen is rocked!
Laukkanen scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laukkanen at a distance.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Breen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laukkanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Breen's knee momentarily.
Breen looks gassed!
Breen throws a lazy head kick
and Laukkanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Breen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Breen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Breen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laukkanen counters with a low kick, right behind Breen 's knee.
Breen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Breen scores with the left hand. Laukkanen knows he should have avoided that one.
Laukkanen lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laukkanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Breen's knee momentarily.
Breen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laukkanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laukkanen lands a head kick!
Breen is still on wobbly legs! Can Laukkanen finish him?
Laukkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Breen tries to land a body kick
and Laukkanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Breen's knee momentarily.
Breen seems to have recovered his senses.
Laukkanen thuds his shin into the meat of Breen's side.
Breen avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen lands a high kick!
Laukkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen lands a head kick. Breen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Breen throws a sloppy body shot
and Laukkanen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Breen moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Breen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a nice head kick!
Laukkanen throws a head kick but Breen moves out of range.
Laukkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Breen blocks a head kick by Laukkanen.
Breen takes a swing at Laukkanen's ribcage but misses.
Laukkanen lands a nice looking body kick.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laukkanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukkanen lands a high kick!
Breen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laukkanen rather than just go for the knockout.
Laukkanen lands a head kick. Breen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laukkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laukkanen lands a head kick. Breen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Laukkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Breen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laukkanen throws a leg kick which misses Breen's front leg but catches the back leg as Breen tries to avoid it.
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Breen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Breen throws a lazy head kick
and Laukkanen counters with a body kick that stops Breen in his tracks momentarily.
Breen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That has opened up Jordan Breen's cut even more.
A punch combination from Laukkanen misses.
Laukkanen connects with a high kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Breen enables Laukkanen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Breen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Laukkanen slips nicely into half guard.
Laukkanen content to control rather than advance.
Breen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breen is trying to get back to full guard.
Breen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laukkanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Laukkanen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Laukkanen controlling the pace for now.
Laukkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breen can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Laukkanen is working for a guillotine from mount but Breen frees his head quite easily.
Breen tries to improve his position but instead Laukkanen has taken his back!

Laukkanen is looking for the choke from the back position but Breen is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laukkanen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.

Breen is trying to shake Laukkanen off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Laukkanen won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.

Laukkanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Breen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laukkanen is working away from the top position though.

Breen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Breen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Laukkanen jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Laukkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Breen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Breen is predictable there
and Laukkanen counters with a good low kick that Breen was not able to check.
Laukkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Breen's head.
Laukkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Breen's head.
Laukkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laukkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Laukkanen. That's going to slow Breen down.
Jarmo Laukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Breen moves out of range easily.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Breen throws a lazy head kick

and Laukkanen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Breen!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukkanen controlling from mount.
Laukkanen lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen controlling the pace for now.
Breen is looking to improve his position but Laukkanen isn't that keen on the idea.
Laukkanen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Breen tries to hold on but Laukkanen pushes him away.
Laukkanen with shots to the head and body - Breen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laukkanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Breen?
Breen tries to control the position but Laukkanen now has his back.
The referee is taking a good look at Breen as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Laukkanen!
Laukkanen biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Laukkanen controlling the position easily from mount.
Breen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laukkanen controlling from mount.
Breen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laukkanen looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Laukkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laukkanen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarmo Laukkanen!