PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 2363 p4p, 332 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 1361 p4p, 206 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laiho's choice of entrance music: Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Owen
vs
Laiho

189 cm
30
211 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
34
225 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Bullet Proof System

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Owen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Laiho sprawls and moves away.
Harry Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho lands a head shot.
Laiho throws a series of strikes that have Owen backpedaling.
Owen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Owen throws a body shot but no joy.
Owen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Owen lands with a right hand.
Owen lands with a good body shot.
Owen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Owen throws a right and a left that Laiho avoids nicely.
Owen misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Laiho takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Laiho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Owen's half guard.
Laiho is looking to take a break and control but Owen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Owen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Owen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laiho.
Laiho is trying to control. Owen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laiho is looking to advance position but Owen won't allow it.
Owen wants to improve his position but Laiho is controlling well.
Laiho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Owen is defending against the submission attempts here by Laiho.
Owen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laiho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen is staying active underneath Laiho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Laiho there.
Laiho wants to control but Owen is keeping him busy.

Owen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laiho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laiho drops an elbow to the side of Owen's head.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Owen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laiho pulls his head out easily.
Laiho is trying to control. Owen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laiho wants to control but Owen is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Laiho.
Laiho wants to take a breather but Owen is having none of it.
Owen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laiho.
Laiho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Owen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laiho pulls his head out easily.
Laiho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Owen defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Laiho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Laiho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen is in trouble now - Laiho has advanced to mount!
Laiho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Owen?
Laiho with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Laiho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Laiho content just to control the position here.
Laiho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Owen hang on?

Owen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Laiho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Owen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Laiho gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Owen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexi Laiho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexi Laiho thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).