PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Reijasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Gobbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gobbles's choice of entrance music: Invicible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Reijasalo
vs
Gobbles

200 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santeri Reijasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Gobbles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reijasalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reijasalo misses with a head kick.
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reijasalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reijasalo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Santeri Reijasalo has been cut.
Reijasalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gobbles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reijasalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gobbles.
Gobbles tries to clinch up.
Gobbles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reijasalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gobbles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijasalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gobbles.
Gobbles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Reijasalo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijasalo is in close to Gobbles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gobbles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reijasalo content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reijasalo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Reijasalo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gobbles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reijasalo has managed to get both his arms back between Gobbles's legs - danger averted.
Gobbles looking to control.
Reijasalo landing some decent shots from guard.
Gobbles looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reijasalo is stalling in the full guard.
Reijasalo with a flurry of punches that miss.

Reijasalo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reijasalo won't allow Gobbles to sweep him here.
Gobbles keeping full guard, as Reijasalo tries to pass.
Reijasalo throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gobbles throws a one two combo.
Timmy Gobbles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijasalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gobbles.

Reijasalo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gobbles sprawls well initially but Reijasalo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gobbles tries to get to full guard but Reijasalo has control of the leg.
Reijasalo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reijasalo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo trying to mount his opponent but Gobbles defends it.
Reijasalo is taking a breather. Gobbles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Reijasalo is working for a kimura but Gobbles is defending it quite comfortably.
Reijasalo is breathing heavily.

Reijasalo 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reijasalo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Gobbles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Reijasalo's cut.
That's time! Reijasalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gobbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijasalo circles away.
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijasalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gobbles lands with a cross.

Santeri Reijasalo's cut is getting worse.
Gobbles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Gobbles lands a head kick that stumbles Reijasalo and the fighters go to the mat.

Santeri Reijasalo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gobbles wants to control from the top but Reijasalo keeps moving.
Reijasalo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gobbles puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gobbles trying to control from Reijasalo's half guard. Reijasalo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gobbles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gobbles wants to stand and escape but instead Reijasalo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gobbles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reijasalo trying to control but Gobbles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reijasalo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gobbles dives on top into guard.
Reijasalo keeping moving, preventing Gobbles from controlling successfully.
Gobbles wants to get up but he can't break Reijasalo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gobbles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gobbles has gone for a leg lock! Reijasalo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gobbles's guard.
Reijasalo chips away with some ground and pound.
Reijasalo landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo works over Gobbles with some ground and pound from guard.
Reijasalo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gobbles is refusing to be controlled, as Reijasalo sits in half guard.
Reijasalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reijasalo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reijasalo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reijasalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gobbles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reijasalo working the head and body with strikes.
Reijasalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gobbles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reijasalo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gobbles is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reijasalo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gobbles trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobbles is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Reijasalo is staying active.
Reijasalo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reijasalo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gobbles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gobbles is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gobbles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Santeri Reijasalo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santeri Reijasalo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reijasalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gobbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijasalo circles away.

Reijasalo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gobbles is looking to control Reijasalo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gobbles avoid being mounted?
Reijasalo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reijasalo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gobbles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gobbles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reijasalo.
Gobbles wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santeri Reijasalo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gobbles wants to control but Reijasalo is keeping busy.
Reijasalo is looking to advance position but Gobbles won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reijasalo keeps the fight on the outside.

Reijasalo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gobbles struggling a bit here.
Reijasalo working the head with strikes.

Reijasalo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gobbles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gobbles wants to control but Reijasalo postures up.
Reijasalo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gobbles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reijasalo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Reijasalo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reijasalo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gobbles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gobbles wants to control but Reijasalo postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gobbles is looking to clinch but Reijasalo is avoiding it.
Gobbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijasalo circles away.
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijasalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gobbles lands a nice shot that snaps Reijasalo's head back.

Jeez, Santeri Reijasalo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice shot lands for Gobbles.
Gobbles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reijasalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Santeri Reijasalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijasalo looks to land a body kick but Gobbles moved away.
Timmy Gobbles seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Reijasalo gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reijasalo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gobbles sees it coming and defends easily.
Gobbles gets full guard.
Gobbles is trying to keep Reijasalo in close.
Reijasalo content to stall in guard here.
Reijasalo wants to control from the top but Gobbles keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santeri Reijasalo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reijasalo 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santeri Reijasalo!