PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Lasi Leuka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lamotta
vs
Leuka

175 cm
29
147 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

167 cm
25
153 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamotta.
Lamotta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lamotta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leuka counters with a two punch combo.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Lamotta slips the punch.
Lamotta misses with a lunging right hand
and Leuka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lamotta.
Lamotta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lamotta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leuka.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a leg kick
enabling Leuka to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Leuka.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamotta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta motions for Leuka to come forward. Lamotta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamotta circles away quickly and effectively.
Jake Lamotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamotta thows a leg kick but Leuka checks it
and Leuka counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamotta throws a combination that misses
and Leuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamotta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lamotta throws a shot from downtown. Leuka moves away and avoids it.
Leuka blocks a jab.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut.
Lamotta tries to land a leg kick but Leuka saw it coming and moves away.
Leuka leaves Lamotta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Leuka takes a swing at Lamotta's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Lamotta throws an off balance right hand
and Leuka counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lamotta tries to avoid it but Leuka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lamotta to the ground. Lamotta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka walks into a straight right hand from Lamotta.
Leuka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leuka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leuka misses with a left hand
and Leuka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Lamotta
and Leuka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamotta connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamotta misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leuka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamotta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Leuka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lamotta keeping full guard, as Leuka tries to pass.
Leuka sitting in guard here, content to control.

Lamotta looking for subs off his back but Leuka has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lamotta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Lamotta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamotta scores with a nice right hand.
Leuka throws a leg kick
and Lamotta counters with a low kick, right behind Leuka 's knee.
Leuka moves out of range as Lamotta strikes.
Lamotta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leuka moves away.
Leuka tries to move into range but Lamotta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leuka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leuka wants it to stay on the feet.
Leuka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lamotta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamotta throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.
Lamotta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka scores with a jab to the body.
Lamotta throws a hook to the side of Leuka's head but Leuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamotta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leuka circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Lamotta misses.
Jake Lamotta is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamotta connects with a high kick.
Lamotta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leuka can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamotta misses the target.
Lamotta misses with a double jab.
Lamotta thumps Leuka with a low kick.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leuka throws a jab when Lamotta was well out of range.
Lamotta misses with a straight right.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Lamotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamotta throws a jab when Leuka was well out of range.
Lamotta takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka shoots for a double leg takedown but Lamotta sprawls well. He's pushed Leuka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lamotta misses with a straight right.
Leuka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamotta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamotta throws a good cross that connects.
Lamotta misses with a hook
and Leuka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Lamotta is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Leuka misses
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamotta misses with a hook
and Leuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Leuka throws a looping overhand right but Lamotta ducks down to avoid it.
Lamotta slips a straight right by Leuka.
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!
Jab by Lamotta.
Leuka thuds a left hand into Lamotta's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Leuka blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Lamotta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Lamotta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lamotta rushes Leuka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamotta backwards.

Leuka breaks the clinch.

Leuka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lamotta swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lamotta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leuka passes into side control.
Leuka is looking to take a break and control but Lamotta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lamotta is looking for a sweep.
Leuka wants to control but Lamotta is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta sneaks back into half guard.
Leuka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lamotta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lamotta trying to get back to full guard but Leuka takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lamotta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Leuka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lamotta?
Lamotta tries to reverse the position but Leuka maintains control.
Leuka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lamotta can't escape the position.
Leuka looking to control but Lamotta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leuka working for a guillotine from mount but Lamotta is in no mood to give up.
Leuka looking to finish with strikes here!
Lamotta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Lamotta throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamotta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leuka is keeping the position for now.
Leuka wants to stand but Lamotta is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta won't allow Leuka to sweep him here.
Lamotta lands a couple of elbows.
Lamotta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lasi Leuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamotta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lamotta is working Leuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leuka looking for a sweep. Not yet Leuka, not yet.
Lamotta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lamotta advances to half guard.
Lamotta lands with a punch from half guard.
Leuka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta wants to pass to mount but Leuka is defending the position.

Leuka looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamotta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leuka's head.
Jake Lamotta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leuka is trying to stand up here but Lamotta is controlling him well.
Lamotta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lamotta stops Leuka from standing up.

Leuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leuka keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lasi Leuka.
I think Lamotta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lamotta!
Jake Lamotta very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.