PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Pasila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Reed
vs
Pasila

220 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Pasila!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pasila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pasila lands a shoulder strike.
Pasila prevents Reed from breaking the clinch.

Pasila has picked Reed up - he's going for a ride! Pasila dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reed tries to roll over but Pasila keeps him under control.
Reed is looking to get back to full guard here but Pasila has managed to pass to side control instead.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pasila tries to move to mount but Reed blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Reed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pasila lands a nice forearm strike.
Pasila working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasila trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Pasila lands a few punches from side control.
Pasila has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pasila in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pasila scoring with strikes but Reed is staying in there.
Reed tries to hold on but Pasila postures up.
Pasila landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pasila with shots to the head and body - Reed looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasila controlling from the full mount.
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!
Pasila with a couple of short strikes.
Pasila with good strikes from the mount here!
Reed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pasila lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pasila is landing with some decent strikes but Reed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pasila scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reed?
Reed is squirming around, avoiding Pasila's attempts to control the action.
Pasila raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reed wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasila tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pasila unloading with bombs!
Reed tries to hold on but Pasila pushes him away.
Pasila lands a nice shot to the head.
Pasila takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pasila landing shots from mount.
Pasila controlling from the full mount.
Pasila postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reed looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasila lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasila is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasila dominating with strikes here.
Pasila pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Pasila looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pasila looking to finish Reed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pasila takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Pasila dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Pasila or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Pasila or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed which made him look bad.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown but Pasila manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Pasila closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pasila lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed goes for a takedown attempt but Pasila pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Pasila. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasila shoots and misses
and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pasila thinking.
Ray Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Pasila.
Pasila tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily
and Reed counters with a two punch combo.
Reed tries to clinch up but Pasila circles away and keeps his distance.
Reed stuffs the takedown.

Pasila bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed gets back to half guard.
Pasila lands with a punch from half guard.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Reed is staying active underneath Pasila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pasila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasila slows the pace down in half guard.
Pasila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pasila tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pasila throwing shots but Reed is blocking nicely.
Risto Pasila has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pasila wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.

Risto Pasila has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Pasila closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reed to the mat! Reed manages to get full guard.
Pasila must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasila prevents Reed from getting back to his feet.
Pasila slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reed is letting Pasila control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Pasila has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pasila trying to control the position but Reed is working away.
Reed seems a little lost for a moment, as Pasila dominates the positioning.
Pasila cracks Reed with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasila tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pasila trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Pasila cracks Reed with a big right hand but Reed just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reed throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Pasila scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reed to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee asks Pasila politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pasila prefers to stall for the moment though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasila lands an elbow.

Pasila stands up and beckons Reed to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Pasila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pasila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasila's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pasila duly obliges.

It looks like Ray Reed has been cut.

Pasila looking to score a takedown here. Reed is defending well but Pasila drives through and ends up in Reed's guard.
Reed being controlled here, momentarily.
Pasila wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Pasila throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pasila wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Pasila from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Risto Pasila wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pasila bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pasila is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reed knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Reed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pasila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
Pasila working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
Reed is trying to control Pasila's posture but Pasila avoids it.
Pasila cracks Reed with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Pasila is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reed knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasila tries to move to mount but Reed blocks the move with his legs.
Reed struggling a bit here.
Reed being controlled for a moment.
Pasila grinds an elbow into Reed's temple.
Pasila working the ground and pound from side control.
Pasila wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
Risto Pasila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasila tries to advance to mount but can't.
Reed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pasila creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed seems a little lost for a moment, as Pasila dominates the positioning.
Pasila is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ray Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Pasila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Pasila!
A victorious Risto Pasila thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.