PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnarok Laturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki comes to the ring accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Hand Of Blood. Laturi has chosen Amon Amarth - Guardians of Asgaard as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Reki
vs
Laturi

202 cm
25
261 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

205 cm
24
276 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnarok Laturi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reki dips to his left and cracks Laturi with an uppercut!

It looks like Ragnarok Laturi has been cut.
Reki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laturi manages to avoid it.
Reki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laturi.

Reki gets a clinch.
Reki cracks Laturi with a nice body shot.
Laturi can't find room to land a body shot as Reki controls the action.
Laturi swings wildly with an uppercut but Reki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laturi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laturi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Reki as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laturi tries to work over Reki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Reki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laturi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reki tries to close the distance and clinch but Laturi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laturi throws the kick towards the body but Reki avoids it.
Reki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laturi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reki misses the shot to the body.
Reki moves out of range of the body kick.
Laturi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laturi connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reki throws an overhand right that lands on Laturi's shoulder, as Laturi tries to avoid the shot.
Laturi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Laturi misses its intended target.
Laturi slips a jab from Reki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laturi staying out of range there.
Laturi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laturi misses with a few strikes there.
Reki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laturi. That did some damage!
Laturi looks gassed!
Reki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Laturi.
Laturi throws the kick towards the body but Reki avoids it.
Laturi takes a swing at Reki's ribcage but misses.
Laturi throws a body kick that misses.
Reki misses with the combination.
Reki throws out a leg kick but Laturi moves out of range and Reki only half commits.
Reki misses the shot to the body.
Laturi misses the shot to the body.
Laturi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Laturi misses the target.
Laturi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reki is just out of range.
Reki throws a good cross that connects.
Reki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laturi misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laturi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laturi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body kick there by Laturi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laturi cracks Reki with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Kimmo Reki has been cut.
Reki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laturi misses with a body kick.
A big left from Reki misses.
Laturi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laturi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reki was well out of range. Poor timing from Laturi.
Reki misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Laturi.
Laturi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laturi scores with a hook.
Laturi punishes Reki's body with a nice straight punch.
Laturi throws the kick towards the body but Reki avoids it.
Reki blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Reki.
Laturi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki shoots in but Laturi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laturi swinging wilding here.
Reki walks into a straight right hand from Laturi.
Laturi tries to land a front kick but Reki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laturi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laturi tries for a takedown but Reki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Reki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Laturi.
Laturi blocks the elbow strike.
Laturi tries to throw a body punch but Reki avoids it by throwing Laturi back against the cage.
Laturi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reki's elbow.
Reki blocks a body shot from Laturi.
Laturi misses with a body punch.
Reki scores with a knee to the head.
Laturi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laturi blocks an elbow strike.
Laturi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reki's elbow.
Reki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki is trying to break the clinch but Laturi has him pressed against the ropes.
Laturi tries to work over Reki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Laturi.
Laturi lands a nice shot to the body.
Reki gets underhooks to prevent Laturi's takedown attempt.
Reki lands a body punch.
Laturi misses with a punch to the body.
Reki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laturi's brow.
Reki lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laturi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laturi can't find room to land a body shot as Reki controls the action.
Reki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laturi misses with the head strike.
Reki has a couple of punches blocked by Laturi.
Laturi is working Reki over against the ropes.
Laturi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laturi. Reki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laturi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laturi fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Reki does no damage.
Laturi looks to throw the jab but Reki is out of range.
Reki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnarok Laturi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laturi's head.
Nice takedown defense from Laturi. No joy for Reki on that attempt.
Reki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laturi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reki takes one to the side of the head.
Laturi connects with a looping right hand.
Laturi slips a straight right by Reki.
Laturi throws a low kick, looking for Reki's leg but Reki calmly moves out of range.
Ragnarok Laturi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laturi lands a slapping body shot.
Reki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reki misses with a body shot
letting Laturi counter with a right hand.
Laturi looks to land a body kick but Reki moved away.
Reki throws the left hand but Laturi avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Laturi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reki lands a nice shot that snaps Laturi's head back.
Laturi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reki moves out of range of the body kick from Laturi.
Reki stuffs the takedown.
Reki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki throws a leg kick but Laturi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reki tests Laturi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laturi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laturi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laturi there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Reki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laturi is defended easily by Reki.
Reki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Reki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reki working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laturi looks a forlorn figure.
Laturi taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki raining down shots from the mount!
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.
Reki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Laturi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Laturi really wants to buck Reki off and get back to his feet.
Reki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laturi hang on?
Reki with good strikes from the mount here!
Reki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laturi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That has opened up Ragnarok Laturi's cut even more.
Reki punishing his opponent with strikes.

Ragnarok Laturi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragnarok Laturi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kimmo Reki!