PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Jayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somnium - After All. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Laine
vs
Jayson

181 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Jayson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from Jayson misses.
Laine looks to land a combination but Jayson avoids it well.
Donk. Laine catches Jayson right on the button with a cross.
Laine throws a hook but Jayson blocks it.
Jayson wants to clinch.
Laine misses with a double jab.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Jayson is out of range.
Jayson misses with a shot to the body
and Laine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jayson, as that shot connected.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jayson's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine slips a jab from Jayson.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jayson.
Laine chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayson misses with a body kick.
Jayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Jayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jayson tries to avoid it.
Jayson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
Jayson thinks about the counter body kick.

Laine feints and as Jayson raises his hands in defense, Laine changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jayson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laine throwing strikes from guard but Jayson blocks nicely.
Jayson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laine is one step ahead there.
Jayson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayson trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jayson keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jayson misses with a body shot.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jayson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Jayson manages to avoid it.
Jayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demetrius Jayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine punishes Jayson's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laine connects with a single shot there.
Jayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jayson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine digs a good hook to Jayson's body.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine looks for the body kick but Jayson saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jayson drives through and clinches with Laine against the cage.

Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine throws a low kick but Jayson moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jayson.
Jayson walks into a left hand.
Jayson misses the shot to the body.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine clobbers Jayson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jayson connects with a crisp jab.
Jayson wants to clinch up but Laine keeps it at a distance.
Jayson misses with a kick to the body.
Laine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Laine lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jayson was covering up waiting for the punch and Laine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jayson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've been hearing that Laine has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jayson keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
Laine is in close to Jayson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine trying to control but Jayson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laine trying to control but Jayson is working from the bottom.
Jayson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Jayson is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the body from Laine misses
and Jayson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jayson is looking to score with low kicks.
Musta Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Jayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jayson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jayson throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Jayson's belly button to the back.
Jayson throws a hook but Laine blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands with a hook. Jayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Jayson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jayson.
Laine misses with a low kick.

Jayson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jayson can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Jayson misses.
Laine is looking to counter punch.

Laine drives through with a takedown into Jayson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laine throws a big right hand that misses.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laine throwing strikes from guard but Jayson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Laine lands a couple of digs.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
Jayson is trying to keep Laine in close.
Laine advances position into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Laine wants to control but Jayson is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jayson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jayson throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine has his takedown stuffed
and Jayson counters with a leg kick.
Laine lands a slapping body shot.
Jayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jayson lands with a shot to the body.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Jayson moves his leg out of the way.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine throws a leg kick but Jayson checks it.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Laine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jayson doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Jayson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jayson misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Jayson scores with a jab.
Jayson avoids the head kick by Laine.
Jayson misses the shot to the body.
Laine throws a jab when Jayson was well out of range.
Laine throws a head kick but Jayson moves out of range.
Jayson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jayson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jayson misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jayson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Jayson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine jabs at Jayson's body.
Donk. Jayson catches Laine right on the button with a cross.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Jayson.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Jayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laine misses with a hook
and Jayson counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jayson, right into the meat.
Jayson lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Jayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Jayson misses.
Laine moves out of range as Jayson strikes.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jayson's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jayson cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
Jayson connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Jayson checks a leg kick.
Jayson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine throws a series of punches but Jayson avoids them all with ease.
Jayson avoids the body shot from Laine.
Laine throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laine is defended easily by Jayson.
Jayson lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayson lands with a good body shot.
Jayson throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Jayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Laine tries to keep at a distance but Jayson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Jayson controls the action.
Laine wants a takedown but no success here.
Jayson lands a nice uppercut.
Jayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Demetrius Jayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Laine on the inside.
Jayson stalling the fight.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jayson.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.

Jayson breaks the clinch.
Jayson takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Jayson throws a push kick but Laine slaps the foot to one side.
Laine misses with a hook. Jayson ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Jayson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jayson avoids the body shot from Laine.
Jayson throws a head kick that misses.
Laine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jayson has time to react.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jayson at a distance.
Jayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demetrius Jayson.
I think Laine 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Laine!
Musta Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.