PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hull could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viljo Laine's chin.

Hull
vs
Laine

210 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
240 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
Seven Sins™

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
Hull moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Laine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hull counters with a solid body kick.
Laine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hull's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Hull counters with a thumping low kick.
Hull looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Laine blocks a leg kick.
Hull lands a front kick.
Hull moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hull.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Hull.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hull.
Laine looks gassed!
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
A head kick from Hull lands but Laine takes it in his stride.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into Laine's torso.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Hull is looking to land body kicks.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hull.
Hull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull lands a high kick!
Hull misses with a body kick.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hull.
Hull misses with a leg kick.
Laine throws a low kick, looking for Hull's leg but Hull calmly moves out of range.
Laine throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Hull tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hull.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hull. That one must have hurt.
Hull scores with a head kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull motions for Laine to come forward. Hull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hull fakes the leg kick and cracks Laine in the body.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
Hull feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Hull throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Laine misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Laine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hull has got the better of the exchanges.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Hull is out of range.
Hull throws a head kick that half lands.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Hull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine thuds his right hand into Hull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Hull counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Hull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Hull tries to work over Laine's front leg with a kick but Laine checks it.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Hull tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hull throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage.
Laine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hull throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Hull cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hull.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Hull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Mike Hull is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hull!
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hull.
Hull connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hull.
Hull lands with a nice body kick.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Viljo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hull.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
A good leg kick by Hull.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine thows a leg kick but Hull checks it
and Hull counters with a solid body kick.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Hull scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Hull.
Hull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Hull.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hull checks the leg kick.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hull's calf.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull misses with a kick to the body.
Hull thows a body kick. Laine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Laine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Hull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hull's head backwards.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Hull.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hull.
Hull connects with a solid leg kick.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Laine.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hull connects with a high kick.
Viljo Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull 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 Hull. That one must have hurt.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
Laine thows a leg kick but Hull checks it
and Hull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Hull lands a head kick!
Hull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Hull lands with a slapping head kick.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Hull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Hull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a hook
and Hull counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Hull counters with a body kick.
Hull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laine moves out of range as Hull throws a body kick.
Hull avoids the head kick by Laine.
Good leg kick by Hull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Hull.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hull 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hull!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Hull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.