PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki comes to the ring accompanied by The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Ratatat Remix). Sax has chosen Somebody gonna get they ass kicked by: 36 Mafia as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Reki
vs
Sax

202 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Bushido Clothing
South Side Swagger

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sax!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sax tries to clinch up

and Reki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Reki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sax on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reki.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reki lands a nice short elbow.
Reki uses his free foot to push down on Sax's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sax.
Reki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sax is trying to escape the mount.
Reki working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki unloading with bombs!
Sax wants to control but Reki is having none of it.
Reki with the ground and pound from mount.
Sax really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reki working Sax over with strikes here.
Reki with the ground and pound from mount.
Reki with shots to the head and body - Sax looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sax wants to hold on but Reki pushes him away.
Sax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reki with good strikes from the mount here!
Reki lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Reki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sax tries to reverse the position but Reki maintains control.
Sax takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax is bucking up trying to escape but Reki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sax looks gassed!
Reki scoring with strikes but Sax is staying in there.
Reki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Sax is rocked!
Reki lands a heavy elbow.
Sax is still in real trouble! Can Reki finish him?
Reki landing shots from 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 landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Reki.
Reki lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Sax that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Reki working for a guillotine from mount but Sax is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reki has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sax's face.
Reki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sax can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sax seems to have recovered his senses.
Reki 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sax is looking to get to half guard.
Reki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reki unloading with bombs!
Reki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sax takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sax is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sax is looking to improve his position but Reki isn't that keen on the idea.
Sax tries to hold on but Reki pushes him away.
Sax is trying to escape the mount.
Sax wants to try and get back to his feet.
Reki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sax is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax is trying to escape the mount.
Sax wants to get back to his feet.
Reki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reki lands a big shot there that rocks Sax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reki breaks from Sax's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Reki has hold of Sax's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sax manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reki avoids the attempt from Sax to control.
Reki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Reki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown by Reki or perhaps it was just good defense by Sax which made him look bad.
Sax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sax's guard now.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sax can do to turn this around?
Reki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reki winds up and cracks Sax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Reki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kimmo Reki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sax is breathing heavily.
Reki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reki connects with a nice short shot to Sax's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reki lands a nice short elbow.
Reki slips a nice elbow through Sax's hands, connecting with Sax's forehead.
Reki moves nicely into side control.
Reki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sax takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sax taking a bit of punishment here - Reki scoring with strikes.
Reki working the body and head with strikes.
Reki grinds an elbow into Sax's temple.
Sax can't do much from the bottom here.
Sax takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reki working the ground and pound from side control.
Reki throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sax works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sax misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki wants to pass to mount but Sax is defending the position.
Reki is working hard here to advance position.
Reki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sax trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sax throws out a powerful jab.

Reki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sax looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sax sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Sax's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reki lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reki connects with a decent elbow.
Reki tries to score with some ground and pound. Sax controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reki grinds an elbow into Sax's temple.
Reki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sax is avoiding damage well.
Reki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Reki crashes against the mat.
Reki working the body and head with strikes.
Reki advances nicely into full mount.
Reki cracks Sax with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reki lands a nice shot to the head.
Reki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sax?
A big strike lands for Reki! That's really hurt Sax and he's turned his back - Reki keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Reki Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Reki!