PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Von Reinar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Reinar has chosen Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Allan Von Reinar enters the cage!

Kimura
vs
Von Reinar

185 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
174 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Von Reinar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Reinar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Von Reinar clinches up with Kimura and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Reinar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura jumps guard but Von Reinar stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Von Reinar holds him up against the cage and eventually Kimura drops back down to his feet.
Kimura tries to break free but Von Reinar pushes him back against the cage.
Von Reinar stalls.

Von Reinar breaks the clinch.
Von Reinar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Von Reinar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kimura.

Von Reinar has managed to clinch.

Von Reinar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura looks to clinch

and Von Reinar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Von Reinar.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Von Reinar as Kimura tries to tie him up.
Kimura seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Von Reinar is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

Von Reinar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reinar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Kari Kimura has been cut.

Von Reinar closes the distance and clinches.

Von Reinar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Reinar tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Von Reinar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Von Reinar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Von Reinar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Von Reinar just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Reinar lands an elbow just above Kimura 's eye.

Von Reinar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Reinar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Reinar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura has his takedown stuffed

and Von Reinar moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura takes an elbow to the forehead.

Von Reinar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Von Reinar has managed to clinch.

Von Reinar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Von Reinar moves into range and clinches up with Kimura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Reinar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Von Reinar breaks from the clinch.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Von Reinar.

Von Reinar clinches up with Kimura and pushes him back against the cage.

Von Reinar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Reinar throws a lazy right hand but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.

Von Reinar moves into the clinch successfully.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Von Reinar holds him up against the cage and eventually Kimura drops back down to his feet.
Kimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Reinar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Reinar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allan Von Reinar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Von Reinar circles away.

Von Reinar instigates a clinch.

Von Reinar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Reinar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Von Reinar moves into the clinch.
Kimura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Von Reinar just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kimura pulls guard effortlessly.

Kimura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kimura looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Von Reinar passes into half guard.
Kimura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kimura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Von Reinar wants to stand but Kimura is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Von Reinar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Kimura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Reinar.

Von Reinar takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Reinar tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.

Von Reinar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimura tries to clinch but Von Reinar moves away

and Von Reinar counters by moving into the clinch.
Von Reinar misses with a knee strike.
Von Reinar prevents the takedown attempt.

Von Reinar manages to break the clinch.
Von Reinar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Von Reinar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimura wants a takedown.
Kimura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Reinar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Reinar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reinar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allan Von Reinar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Reinar tries to land a front kick but Kimura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Von Reinar moves into the clinch.
Von Reinar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Von Reinar is controlling the position.
Von Reinar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kimura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Von Reinar breaks from the clinch.
Von Reinar misses with a head kick.
Von Reinar stuns Kimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Von Reinar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kimura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Von Reinar pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Von Reinar to work.

Von Reinar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Reinar to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Von Reinar.
Von Reinar lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Kimura crumples to the floor! Von Reinar milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Allan Von Reinar!