PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 1195 p4p, 129 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 1074 p4p, 118 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Laine
vs
Thomas

176 cm
28
146 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

160 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laine misses with a hook.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Thomas misses.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Laine.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Laine walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Laine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Thomas 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.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine slips a jab from Thomas.
Laine defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Laine there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Laine moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laine.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Laine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Laine throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Laine jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muuka Laine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Laine throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Laine slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Laine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laine has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laine defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
It looks like Laine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laine throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Laine.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine slips a straight right by Thomas.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Laine misses the body punch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab from Laine.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
Thomas checks a low kick from Laine.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laine misses with a hook
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muuka Laine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine with a jab.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Laine avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laine.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Laine slips under a jab from Thomas.
Laine staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine thumps Thomas with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laine!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Laine.
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas checks a low kick from Laine.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Laine tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Tom Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Laine is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laine. That one must have hurt.
Laine catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muuka Laine.
Well Laine 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.