PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamppa Reponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jamppa Reponen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jamppa Reponen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Reponen
vs
Gach

181 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

164 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamppa Reponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gach!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Reponen as Gach shoots in.
Jamppa Reponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Reponen scores a takedown into full mount!
Reponen breaks from Gach's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reponen landing strikes from the mount and Gach is in trouble!
Reponen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gach takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reponen raining down shots from the mount!
Reponen with good strikes from the mount here!
Reponen dominating with strikes here.
Gach in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Reponen.
Gach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reponen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reponen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gach can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reponen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reponen with the ground and pound from mount.
Reponen unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gach looks gassed!
Reponen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reponen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reponen lands with some strikes.

Gach defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reponen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reponen landing punches.
Reponen dominating with strikes here.
Reponen with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reponen scoring with strikes but Gach is staying in there.
BOOM! Reponen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reponen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gach?
Reponen cracks Gach with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reponen lands a big shot there that rocks Gach but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reponen unloading with bombs!
Reponen looking to finish Gach with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gach!
Reponen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reponen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reponen working the ground and pound effectively.

Reponen quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Reponen but it's paid off an Gach is forced to tap! Nice work by Reponen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamppa Reponen!