PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Komokallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Reznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Komokallio
vs
Reznar

193 cm
19
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannes Komokallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Reznar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Komokallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Komokallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Reznar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznar wants to sweep here but Komokallio controlling him for the moment.
Komokallio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reznar on the ground.
Komokallio throwing strikes but missing.
Reznar keeping moving, preventing Komokallio from controlling successfully.
Reznar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Komokallio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Komokallio looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komokallio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komokallio fails to land the takedown.
Komokallio throws a lazy uppercut
and Reznar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Komokallio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reznar counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Komokallio does no damage.
Komokallio slips a jab and a cross from Reznar.
Brett Reznar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Komokallio fails with a takedown attempt.
Komokallio is breathing heavily.
Komokallio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reznar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Komokallio rushes Reznar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reznar wants to get back to striking at distance but Komokallio won't allow it.
Reznar is pressed up against the cage. Komokallio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reznar down to the mat. Reznar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Komokallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komokallio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Komokallio shoots in for a takedown but Reznar shows good takedown defense.
Komokallio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reznar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reznar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Komokallio's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznar throws a shot to the body.
Reznar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Komokallio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komokallio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Komokallio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reznar can't keep his opponent in guard - Komokallio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Komokallio controlling the action here.
Reznar has hold of Komokallio's hands but Komokallio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Komokallio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznar's head.
Reznar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio works his way into side control.
Reznar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Komokallio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Komokallio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reznar some visible discomfort.
Komokallio scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Komokallio advances nicely into full mount.
Reznar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Komokallio is landing with some decent strikes but Reznar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Brett Reznar has been cut.
Reznar is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reznar's face.
The referee warns Reznar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Reznar is rocked!
Komokallio controlling the position easily from mount.
Reznar is still in real trouble! Can Komokallio finish him?
Komokallio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Komokallio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reznar seems to have recovered his senses.
Komokallio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Komokallio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Komokallio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Reznar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Komokallio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reznar but Reznar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Komokallio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reznar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reznar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Komokallio.
Nice defenses there by Reznar.
Komokallio throws a series of punches but Reznar avoids them all with ease.
Reznar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reznar throws a combination. Komokallio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Komokallio slips a jab and a cross from Reznar.
Reznar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reznar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Komokallio fails with the takedown.
Reznar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reznar misses with the combination.
Reznar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Komokallio slips a jab and a cross from Reznar.
Reznar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Komokallio backs up against the cage.

Komokallio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Komokallio showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Komokallio in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komokallio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Komokallio drops an elbow to the side of Reznar's head.
Komokallio working the head and body with strikes.
Reznar is not content to let Komokallio control the position.
Reznar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Komokallio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komokallio content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komokallio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reznar wants to control but Komokallio is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Komokallio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Komokallio tries to pass to full mount but Reznar defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reznar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Komokallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Reznar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Komokallio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Komokallio throws a strike but Reznar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reznar stands and throws Komokallio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reznar wants to control but Komokallio is keeping him busy.
Komokallio looking for a sweep but Reznar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Reznar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Komokallio is looking to escape.
Komokallio tries to control Reznar's body but Reznar pushes him off. Komokallio squirms to his side and now Reznar has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Reznar has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Komokallio wants to escape the position.
Komokallio trying to control the hands but Reznar won't let him.

Reznar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reznar keeps control of the position as Komokallio tries to break free.

Komokallio showing good submission defense here.
Reznar trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Reznar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Reznar's cut.
That's time! Komokallio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Komokallio throws a sloppy head kick and Reznar moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Komokallio or perhaps it was just good defense by Reznar which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reznar!
Komokallio looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reznar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reznar lands a nice looking body shot.
Reznar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Komokallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reznar is trying to keep Komokallio in close.
Komokallio content to stall in guard here.
Reznar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Komokallio is stalling in the full guard.
Reznar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Komokallio gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Komokallio fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Komokallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznar lands with a hook. Komokallio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Komokallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Komokallio wants to pass the guard but Reznar is keeping the position.
Komokallio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Komokallio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Komokallio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio pushing down on Reznar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reznar is pressing down on Komokallio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Komokallio trying to control but Reznar is working from the bottom.
Komokalliois looking to pass into half guard but Reznar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reznar is in guard.
Komokallio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reznar is one step ahead there.
Komokallio trying to control the position.

Komokallio has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reznar is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Komokallio.
Komokallio tries to bench press Reznar off him but Reznar keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reznar off and has taken his back!
Komokallio is looking to control Reznar but Reznar is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Komokallio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Komokallio controlling the position well here. Reznar rolled but Komokallio kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Komokallio lands shots from the back.
Komokallio slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Komokallio has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Komokallio biding his time, controlling Reznar.
Johannes Komokallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Komokallio missing with punches from the back.

Komokallio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Reznar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Komokallio throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Komokallio looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Komokallio connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Reznar to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Komokallio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Komokallio 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Komokallio!