PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Pikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pikari
vs
Reed

162 cm
22
183 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
173 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Pikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lands a body shot.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Pikari.
Reed doesn't manage to clinch there - Pikari circles away.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pikari.

Reed pushes Pikari up against the cage in a clinch.
Reed is working Pikari over against the cage.
Pikari is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
Pikari wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.

Pikari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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Reed tries to improve position but can't.

Pikari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reed knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pikari working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Pikari seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Reed is looking to regain half guard here but Pikari keeps moving and retains side control.
Reed defending against the ground and pound.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pikari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pikari is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reed!
Pikari lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pikari unloading with bombs!
Reed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pikari unloading with bombs!
Pikari thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to hold on but Pikari pushes him away.
Reed regains half guard.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed is looking to control Pikari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reed avoid being mounted?
Pikari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pikari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reed controlling the position for now.
Reed is trying to control but Pikari passes into side control!
Reed gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pikari.
BOOM! Pikari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reed is trying desperately to improve position.
Pikari lands a nice shot to the head.
Pikari landing strikes from the mount and Reed is in trouble!
Pikari throws a strike there. Reed manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Pikari thows a huge punch but Reed dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikari wants to free his trapped foot but Reed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reed manages to get to full guard.
Reed pulls Pikari in to control the position.
Reed keeping full guard, as Pikari tries to pass.
Reed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pikari postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampsa Pikari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pikari moves away.
Reed lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed throws a combination. Pikari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reed throws a series of punches but Pikari avoids them all with ease.
Pikari throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Reed takes a swing at Pikari's ribcage but misses.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Pikari circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Pikari with that takedown attempt.
Pikari misses with a hook to the body
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pikari looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed throws a series of strikes that have Pikari backpedaling.
A shot to the body from Pikari misses
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed blocks a jab.
Pikari walks into a left hand.
Pikari avoids the body shot from Reed.
Pikari misses the body punch
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pikari.
Reed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pikari at a distance.
Pikari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pikari misses with an uppercut.
Reed clobbers Pikari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pikari connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
Sampsa Pikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pikari.
Pikari looks to land a left hand but Reed moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pikari scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Reed tests Pikari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pikari.
Reed stuns Pikari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pikari.
A jab from Pikari does it's job there.
Pikari misses with a hook.
Pikari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pikari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pikari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pikari misses with a jab to the body
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pikari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pikari circles away.

Pikari gets a takedown into half guard.
Reed holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikari passes to side control.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pikari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pikari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pikari is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pikari passes Reed's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pikari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pikari swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.

Pikari feints and as Reed raises his hands in defense, Pikari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reed wants to sweep here but Pikari controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Pikari is proving a slippery customer.
Pikari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Reed working for a triangle but Pikari defends it easily.
Reed is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
Pikari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pikari is one step ahead there.
Pikari pushes down on Reed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pikari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reed has hold of Pikari's hands but Pikari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reed controlling the position well.
Pikari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reed actively working from the bottom here.
Reed wants to control but Pikari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reed is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pikari is staying active.
Pikari trying to pass the guard but Reed defending well.
Pikari uses his free foot to push down on Reed's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reed.
Pikari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reed?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikari landing strikes from the mount and Reed is in trouble!
Pikari thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pikari 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pikari with a couple of short strikes.
Pikari cracks Reed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reed taking shots to the head.
Reed regains half guard.
Pikari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reed is pressing down on Pikari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pikari tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Reed looking to control.
Pikari stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikari is fighting to break Reed's control of his arms but Reed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pikari throws and elbow that misses. Reed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pikari's guard. Nice move by Reed!
Reed preventing the sweep.
Pikari controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sampsa Pikari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pikari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampsa Pikari!