PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hanska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanska comes to the cage accompanied by Rytmihäiriö - Pakko Tappaa Ihminen . Reinikainen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hanska
vs
Reinikainen

188 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition 159 Energy + Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hanska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
Reinikainen works Hanska's body with a nice hook.
Hanska just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanska takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Hanska avoids the head kick by Reinikainen.
Hanska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Hanska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hanska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanska scores with a nice strike.
Hanska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a head kick.
Reinikainen misses the jab.
Hanska throws a lazy right hand but Reinikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalle Reinikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinikainen connects with the punch.
Reinikainen misses with a hook. Hanska ducked under it nicely.
Hanska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinikainen can pounce on him.
Hanska throws a series of punches but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Hanska works over Reinikainen's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Reinikainen there.
Reinikainen throws a shot to the body.
Hanska lands with a shot to the body.
Hanska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reinikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanska misses with a shot to the body
and Reinikainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanska is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reinikainen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reinikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Hanska moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Reinikainen slips a jab from Hanska.
Hanska misses with a body punch
and Reinikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reinikainen staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reinikainen cracks Hanska with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanska blocks a head kick by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen lands a nice shot that snaps Hanska's head back.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Hanska has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanska's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalle Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hanska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Hanska.
Hanska scores with a punch to the head.
Hanska misses with a body shot
letting Reinikainen counter with a right hand.
Hanska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reinikainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanska.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Hanska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reinikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
Kalle Reinikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanska misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely.
Reinikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanska misses with a body punch
and Reinikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reinikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Hanska misses
and Reinikainen counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanska shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Reinikainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanska if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen throws a head kick but Hanska moves out of range.
Reinikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanska lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanska.
Reinikainen scores with a head kick.
Hanska loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Hanska scores with a body shot.
Reinikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands with a hook. Hanska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Hanska closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reinikainen did well to prevent Hanska getting side control.
Hanska looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reinikainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanska working over Reinikainen with some ground and pound. Reinikainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reinikainen is not content to let Hanska control the position.
Reinikainen is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanska throwing shots but Reinikainen is blocking nicely.
Hanska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Reinikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Hanska misses with a body punch
and Reinikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanska blocks a head kick by Reinikainen.
Hanska is looking to wear down Reinikainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanska misses with a body shot
and Reinikainen counters with a straight right hand.
Hanska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reinikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanska looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Reinikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanska is just out of range.
Hanska throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reinikainen, as that shot connected.
Reinikainen leaves Hanska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanska misses with a body punch
and Reinikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanska lands a slapping body shot.
Hanska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Reinikainen slams his shin into Hanska's torso.
Reinikainen works Hanska's body with a nice hook.
Kalle Reinikainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands the left hand.
Reinikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Reinikainen lands a high kick!
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!
Hanska misses with a combination
and Reinikainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reinikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen looks to land a body kick but Hanska moved away.
Reinikainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reinikainen misses with a jab to the body
and Hanska counters with a nice body shot.
Reinikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanska is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reinikainen.
Seppo Hanska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanska throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinikainen.
Hanska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Kalle Reinikainen has been cut.
A big right from Hanska misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hanska misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Reinikainen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Reinikainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reinikainen 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Reinikainen!