PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niska Laukaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro has chosen sulfur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Niska Laukaus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Laukaus
vs
Pedro

177 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Warrior Suplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niska Laukaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukaus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pedro loads up on a big right hand but Laukaus slips the punch.
Pedro moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Niska Laukaus has been cut.
A punch combination from Pedro misses.

Laukaus clinches up against the ropes.
Laukaus avoiding damage.
Laukaus has Pedro pressed against the ropes, preventing Pedro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Pedro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Laukaus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pedro's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Laukaus.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Pedro is trying to break the clinch but Laukaus has him pressed against the ropes.
Laukaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laukaus stalling the fight.
Laukaus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pedro is trying to break the clinch but Laukaus is controlling him.
Pedro working hard to break the clinch.
Pedro working hard to break the clinch.
Laukaus works on Pedro's body with a couple of short punches.
Pedro has had enough of the clinch but Laukaus keeps him there for the moment.
Laukaus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pedro wants to get back to striking at distance but Laukaus won't allow it.
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus digs a right hand underneath Pedro's ribcage. Pedro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laukaus is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukaus connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Joao Pedro has been cut.
Pedro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pedro manages to break the clinch.

Laukaus darts in and clinches Pedro up against the ropes.
Laukaus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Laukaus crunches a lovely knee into Pedro's ribcage.
Pedro looks gassed!
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus tries to score a body lock takedown but Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niska Laukaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laukaus scores with a hook to the body.
Laukaus works on Pedro's body with a couple of short punches.
Laukaus lands with a light punch inside.
Laukaus prevents Pedro from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Laukaus.
Laukaus scores with a knee to the head.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Laukaus gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus digs a right hand into Pedro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedro's gas tank.
Laukaus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pedro's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Laukaus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laukaus scores with a hook to the body.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Laukaus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laukaus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedro or not.
Pedro is pressed up against the ropes. Laukaus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pedro down to the mat. Pedro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laukaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and Laukaus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pedro thinking.
A jab from Laukaus does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laukaus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pedro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laukaus throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Laukaus.

Laukaus closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Laukaus controlling the action here for a moment.
Pedro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laukaus has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niska Laukaus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Laukaus shoots in for a double leg but Pedro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laukaus digs a good body shot into Pedro's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laukaus. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laukaus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pedro circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Pedro there.
Pedro stalks Laukaus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laukaus's face. Laukaus staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laukaus throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laukaus duly obliges.
Laukaus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niska Laukaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laukaus slips a jab and a cross from Pedro.
Laukaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laukaus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laukaus closes the distance and clinches up with Pedro, looking for a takedown. Laukaus pushes Pedro against the ropes but Pedro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus shoots for a takedown but Pedro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laukaus is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Laukaus counter with a right hand.
Pedro throws a big shot that misses.
Laukaus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pedro back to the ropes. Laukaus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pedro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laukaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Niska Laukaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedro is breathing heavily.

Laukaus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pedro's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laukaus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laukaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro has momentary wrist control but Laukaus slips an elbow through the middle.
Laukaus throwing strikes from guard but Pedro blocks nicely.
Laukaus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laukaus stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laukaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laukaus postures up in Pedro's guard and throws a big left but Pedro blocks it.
Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laukaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laukaus forces his way into half guard.
Laukaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Laukaus connects with a nice short shot to Pedro's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laukaus.
Laukaus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laukaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Laukaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Laukaus thows a huge punch but Pedro dodges it nicely.
Laukaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Laukaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Laukaus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laukaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Laukaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pedro defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niska Laukaus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Laukaus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pedro misses with a right hand
and Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedro leaves Laukaus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Laukaus closes the distance and pushes Pedro back into the ropes.
Pedro tries to break the clinch but Laukaus is controlling the position.
A short right from Laukaus on the inside.
Laukaus controlling the action here for a moment.
Pedro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus has Pedro pressed against the ropes, preventing Pedro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pedro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laukaus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedro or not.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laukaus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laukaus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pedro tries to break free but Laukaus pushes him back against the ropes.
Pedro wants to break free but Laukaus has control.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pedro stops a takedown attempt from Laukaus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niska Laukaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro is trying to break free.
Laukaus is working Pedro over against the ropes.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Laukaus on the inside.
Come on Laukaus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laukaus digs a right hand into Pedro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedro's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a body punch.
Pedro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro tries to break free but Laukaus pushes him back against the ropes.

Laukaus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pedro regains guard immediately.
Laukaus won't allow Pedro to get back to his feet.
Pedro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Laukaus postures up in Pedro's guard and throws a big left but Pedro blocks it.
Pedro keeping full guard, as Laukaus tries to pass.
Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laukaus thows a big elbow that misses.
Laukaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laukaus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niska Laukaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laukaus stops Pedro from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Pedro is retaining full guard.
Laukaus pushes down on Pedro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Laukaus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laukaus lands a nice short elbow.
Laukaus thows a huge punch but Pedro dodges it nicely.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laukaus.
Laukaus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pedro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laukaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laukaus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laukaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laukaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laukaus.
Laukaus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pedro!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus with shots to the head and body - Pedro looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Laukaus with good strikes from the mount here!
Laukaus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pedro's face.
Laukaus breaks from Pedro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Laukaus cracks Pedro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Laukaus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laukaus unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukaus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pedro is squirming around, avoiding Laukaus's attempts to control the action.
Laukaus punching from mount but Pedro doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niska Laukaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laukaus 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Niska Laukaus!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Niska Laukaus!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Niska Laukaus!

Niska Laukaus wins by unanimous decision!