PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laar
vs
Bruno

182 cm
23
213 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
215 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Hellbent
DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar fails to land with a series of punches.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Bruno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laar lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Johann Bruno has been cut.
Laar throws a push kick but Bruno slaps the foot to one side.
A solid body kick from Laar.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Laar looks to throw a body kick
and Bruno counters with a series of strikes. Laar will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Laar throws the kick towards the body but Bruno avoids it.

Bruno moves into the clinch successfully.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Bruno has the dominant position.
Bruno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laar's face.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Bruno is controlling him.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar throws a head punch that misses.
Bruno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laar tries to work over Bruno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laar looking to throw knees to the head but Bruno is blocking nicely.
Laar can't break the clinch.
Bruno can't find room to land a body shot as Laar controls the action.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno prevents a body shot from Laar.
Bruno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruno throws an elbow that misses.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bruno as the two fighters clinch.
Laar is breathing heavily.
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!
Laar prevents a body shot from Bruno.
Laar blocks the elbow strike.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Laar manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Laar circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Laar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruno doesn't seem phased though.

Bruno rushes Laar and presses him up against the cage.
Bruno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bruno has Laar pressed against the cage, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruno can't find room to land a body shot as Laar controls the action.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruno missing with knees to the body.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laar trying to control the position but instead, Bruno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laar into the cage.
Laar tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
Bruno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruno controls his hands.
Laar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laar throws a head punch that misses.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laar is defending well for now.

Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar is looking to slow Bruno down with leg kicks.
Bruno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Laar.
Bruno tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Bruno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno works the jab nicely.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laar throws a front kick that sends Bruno stumbling back into the cage.
Bruno lands a high kick!
Laar cracks a nice hook into Bruno's ribs.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruno is looking to clinch but Laar is avoiding it.
Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Laar slams his shin into Bruno's torso.
Laar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruno's head.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
Bruno is looking to clinch but Laar is avoiding it.
Laar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Arvo Laar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Bruno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johann Bruno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laar scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch combination from Laar misses.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Bruno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Bruno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruno tries to avoid it.
Laar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Laar lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bruno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruno prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Bruno misses with a punch to the body.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laar misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Laar as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruno.
A body shot lands from Laar.
Laar tries to work over Bruno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laar cracks Bruno with a nice body shot.
Bruno is breathing heavily.

Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Laar lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Laar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruno tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
Laar misses with a kick to the body.
Bruno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruno has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Laar.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Laar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruno avoids the head kick by Laar.
Bruno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
Bruno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar feints and then cracks Bruno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruno down.
Bruno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body kick from Laar.
Bruno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Bruno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laar.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laar - that will leave a mark!
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruno at a distance.
Bruno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
Laar throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Bruno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laar thuds his shin into the meat of Bruno's side.
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!
Laar looks to throw a body kick
and Bruno counters with a three punch combo that has Laar backing up. Laar nods at Bruno to acknowledge the strikes.
Laar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bruno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruno will feel that in the morning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar keeps Bruno at a distance using the push kick.
Bruno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Laar moves out of range.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Laar slams his shin into Bruno's torso.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar looks for the body kick but Bruno saw that one coming.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Laar lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johann Bruno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bruno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruno moves in looking to clinch but Laar pushes him off.

Bruno clinches with his opponent.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Bruno keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruno obliges.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruno won't allow it.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laar's elbow.

Laar manages to break the clinch.
Laar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruno will feel that in the morning.
Laar connects with a body shot that sends Bruno's belly button to the back.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laar is looking to wear down Bruno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Laar circles away and keeps his distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laar.
Laar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruno can do to turn this around?
That kick from Laar tenderised Bruno's leg. Bruno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.

Bruno closes the distance and clinches.
Laar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruno blocks a body shot from Laar.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Bruno has the dominant position.
Laar working aggressively here.
Laar lands with a right to the head.
Laar looking to stall.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar lands with a right to the head.
Arvo Laar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Laar is trying to push Bruno away but Bruno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar is trying to stall.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruno is leaning against Laar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruno looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laar's elbow.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Bruno has the dominant position.
Bruno has a couple of punches blocked by Laar.
Laar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruno's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Bruno has the dominant position.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno works on Laar's body with a couple of short punches.
Laar tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laar's elbow.
Laar is trying to push Bruno away but Bruno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruno lands a nice elbow.
Bruno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot in the inside from Laar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruno.
Laar tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
Laar tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
Laar managing to block the knees to the body from Bruno.
Bruno pushes Laar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno missing with knees to the body.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Bruno avoids it by throwing Laar back against the cage.
Laar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johann Bruno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno lands a right hand.
Bruno can't find room to land a body shot as Laar controls the action.
Bruno missing with knees to the body.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruno controls his hands.
Laar tries to break free but Bruno pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laar 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
In his post fight interview, Arvo Laar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.