PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 1163 p4p, 532 weight class) and Sasha Beliy (ranked 139 p4p, 60 weight class). Beliy has chosen Havana as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reinikainen
vs
Beliy

188 cm
28
162
11 - 7 - 2

175 cm
33
160
24 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasha Beliy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reinikainen checks a leg kick.
Beliy connects with a body shot.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beliy is looking to land body kicks.
Beliy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beliy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reinikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reinikainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beliy.
Beliy takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Beliy misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Reinikainen.
A head kick misses from Beliy.
Beliy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Beliy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reinikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beliy looks to land a right hand but Reinikainen moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beliy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
Beliy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reinikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Reinikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beliy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beliy staying out of range there.
Reinikainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy misses with a low kick as Reinikainen jumps back.
Reinikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beliy.
Beliy misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beliy is able to avoid easily.
Reinikainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reinikainen throws out the jab.
Beliy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reinikainen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beliy - the referee stops the clock and Reinikainen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beliy. Reinikainen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reinikainen throws a head kick but Beliy moves out of range.
Reinikainen misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beliy.
Reinikainen misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen avoids the head kick by Beliy.
Reinikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Sasha Beliy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beliy checks it well.
Beliy throws a head kick that misses.
Beliy lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinikainen misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen fails with the takedown.
Beliy lands a head kick. Reinikainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reinikainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beliy lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
Reinikainen checks a low kick from Beliy.
Beliy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beliy misses the jab.
Reinikainen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reinikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Beliy moves out of range easily.
Beliy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beliy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reinikainen scores with a decent looking hook.

Beliy tries to sprawl but Reinikainen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beliy is trying to stand back up but Reinikainen is controlling him
Reinikainen thows a huge punch but Beliy dodges it nicely.
Beliy is looking to improve his position.
Beliy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beliy is trying to maintain the position but Reinikainen is very close to passing his half guard.
Reinikainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reinikainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beliy defending well though.
Beliy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beliy looking to control.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Beliy keeps moving.
Beliy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reinikainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Beliy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beliy holds on and takes a little breather.
Reinikainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beliy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beliy wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy left from Reinikainen finds it's target.
Reinikainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beliy. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Beliy.
Reinikainen 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.
Reinikainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Beliy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reinikainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beliy.
A nice leg kick from Reinikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Reinikainen misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Beliy dominated that 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.

Reinikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Beliy slaps away a takedown attempt from Reinikainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beliy lands a front kick.
Reinikainen misses with a looping left.
Good work by Beliy as he checks the leg kick.
Beliy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beliy lands a two punch combo.
Beliy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reinikainen under the eye.
Reinikainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beliy on the side of the head.
Beliy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reinikainen.
Beliy misses the jab.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Reinikainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beliy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beliy is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Beliy.
Sasha Beliy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reinikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a straight right.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Beliy saw that one coming.
Reinikainen sets himself, and Beliy steps forward looking for the clinch! Reinikainen avoids it this time.
Beliy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
Reinikainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beliy looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Beliy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinikainen.
It seemed like Beliy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
Beliy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beliy fakes the leg kick and cracks Reinikainen in the body.

Reinikainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reinikainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beliy is looking for a sweep.
Beliy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen is looking to take a break and control but Beliy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinikainen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Beliy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beliy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reinikainen stands and throws Beliy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beliy is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The strikes coming from Reinikainen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Beliy tries to buck Reinikainen off but Reinikainen is having none of it.
Beliy regains half guard.
Beliy is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is controlling the pace.
Reinikainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beliy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beliy.

Beliy kicks Reinikainen off and gets to his feet.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
Beliy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reinikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Beliy.
Reinikainen lands with a shot to the body.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Reinikainen is looking to land body kicks.
Beliy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beliy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beliy throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Reinikainen slams his shin into Beliy's torso.
Reinikainen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reinikainen lands a leg kick that knocks Beliy off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beliy. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beliy tries to land a front kick but Reinikainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reinikainen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beliy sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Beliy. That snapped Reinikainen's head back.
Reinikainen throws out a loose jab but Beliy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reinikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Reinikainen looks to land a body kick but Beliy moved away.
Beliy throws a big shot that misses.
Beliy lands a high kick!
Reinikainen throws a low kick but Beliy moves out of range easily.
Beliy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beliy stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinikainen. Reinikainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Beliy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Beliy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Reinikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beliy.
Reinikainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Reinikainen misses.
Reinikainen sets himself, and Beliy steps forward looking for the clinch! Reinikainen avoids it this time.
Reinikainen swings for the body but Beliy moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beliy. That's going to slow Reinikainen down.
Beliy throws a head kick but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Beliy looks to land a body kick but Reinikainen moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reinikainen.
Beliy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinikainen's sensitive parts.
Reinikainen needs to keep his hands up - Beliy had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beliy.
Reinikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Beliy moves out of range easily.
Beliy connects with a leg kick.
Reinikainen dives in for a single leg takedown but Beliy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reinikainen wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Beliy on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reinikainen.

Beliy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beliy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinikainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beliy as he avoids it easily.
Beliy feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artturi Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Reinikainen misses.
Beliy walks into a jab.
Reinikainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beliy jabs at Reinikainen's body.
Beliy wants to land a leg kick but Reinikainen is out of range.
Beliy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reinikainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beliy misses with a low kick as Reinikainen jumps back.
Beliy throws a low kick but Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
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!
Reinikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beliy moves away.
Beliy lands a front kick.
Artturi Reinikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reinikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beliy is looking to score with low kicks.
Beliy scores with a nice body kick.
Beliy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beliy slips a jab and a cross from Reinikainen.
A jab from Reinikainen misses.
Beliy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reinikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beliy.
Beliy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beliy lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reinikainen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beliy - the referee stops the clock and Reinikainen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beliy. Reinikainen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beliy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Beliy.
Reinikainen misses with a leg kick
and Beliy counters with a body kick.
Reinikainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reinikainen tries for a takedown but Beliy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beliy lands with a kick to the temple. Reinikainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beliy thumps Reinikainen with a low kick.
Beliy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reinikainen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Beliy punishes Reinikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Reinikainen scores with a push kick.
Reinikainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beliy scores with a head kick.
Reinikainen tries to clinch up.
Beliy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beliy throws a head kick but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reinikainen throws a front kick aimed at Beliy's knee but Beliy avoids it well.
Reinikainen sets himself, and Beliy steps forward looking for the clinch! Reinikainen avoids it this time.
Beliy misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Beliy.
Reinikainen lands with a straight right. Beliy didn't see that one coming.
Beliy thumps Reinikainen with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beliy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reinikainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reinikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beliy lands a nice looking body shot.
Reinikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beliy.
Beliy throws a front kick aimed at Reinikainen's knee but Reinikainen avoids it well.
Beliy walks into a straight right hand from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Beliy is just out of range.
Beliy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reinikainen.
A lazy left from Beliy finds it's target.
Beliy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reinikainen is able to avoid easily.
Beliy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reinikainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinikainen lands a jab.
Beliy works Reinikainen's body with a nice hook.
Beliy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick lands for Reinikainen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Beliy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beliy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Beliy!
Sasha Beliy looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Sorry Alex......'.