PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredruk Reinfeldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reinfeldt
vs
Gail

199 cm
24
263 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredruk Reinfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinfeldt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gynther Gail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinfeldt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gail.
Reinfeldt throws a shot from downtown. Gail moves away and avoids it.
Reinfeldt cracks Gail with a good jab.
Gail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reinfeldt to score with a decent uppercut.
Gail fails to land the takedown.
Fredruk Reinfeldt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Gail shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reinfeldt defends it nicely.
Reinfeldt connects with a body shot.
Gail looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gail slips a straight right by Reinfeldt.
Gail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Gail.
Reinfeldt lands with a shot to the body.
Reinfeldt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinfeldt scores with a shot to the body.
Reinfeldt throws the left hand but Gail avoids the punch easily.
Reinfeldt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gail.
Reinfeldt throws a front kick that sends Gail stumbling back into the cage.
Gail moves away from the strike by Reinfeldt.
Gail fails with the takedown.
Gail gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reinfeldt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reinfeldt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Reinfeldt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinfeldt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gail.
Gail ducks right into an uppercut from Reinfeldt.

It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Reinfeldt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinfeldt lunges at Gail with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gail's hand.
Reinfeldt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gail in his tracks.
Gail shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reinfeldt scores with a jab.
Reinfeldt dips to his left and cracks Gail with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Reinfeldt finds it's target.
Reinfeldt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinfeldt misses the target.
Reinfeldt jabs at Gail's body.
Reinfeldt misses with a straight right.
Gail slips a jab and a cross from Reinfeldt.
Gail moves out of range as Reinfeldt strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Reinfeldt as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail shoots for a takedown but Reinfeldt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reinfeldt throws a hook but Gail avoids it easily.
Gail is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reinfeldt is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gail.
Horrible takedown by Gail or perhaps it was just good defense by Reinfeldt which made him look bad.
Reinfeldt lands an overhand right.
Reinfeldt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gail's hands.
Gail walks into a jab.
Gail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinfeldt.
A big left from Reinfeldt misses.
Reinfeldt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
No luck for Gail with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Reinfeldt misses its intended target.
Reinfeldt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gail shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinfeldt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reinfeldt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gail.
Gail throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reinfeldt's waist but Reinfeldt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gail off to one side.
Reinfeldt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gail slips a straight right by Reinfeldt.
Gail moves away from the strike by Reinfeldt.
Fredruk Reinfeldt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinfeldt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reinfeldt lands the left hand.
Reinfeldt throws a jab when Gail was well out of range.
Reinfeldt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gail doesn't seem bothered though.
Reinfeldt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gail manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinfeldt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reinfeldt sizes up Gail with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reinfeldt tests Gail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reinfeldt scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredruk Reinfeldt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reinfeldt tests Gail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reinfeldt cracks Gail with an open hand slap.
Reinfeldt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gail manages to avoid it.
Reinfeldt cracks Gail with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reinfeldt scores with a jab to the body.
Reinfeldt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reinfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fredruk Reinfeldt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Reinfeldt misses its intended target.
Gail has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gail is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Gail 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinfeldt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reinfeldt misses with a looping right.
Reinfeldt works the jab nicely.
Gail changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reinfeldt tries to avoid it but Gail manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reinfeldt to the ground. Reinfeldt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinfeldt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt stuffs the takedown.
Fredruk Reinfeldt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Gail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinfeldt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gail takes one to the side of the head.
Gail staying out of range there.
Reinfeldt connects with the punch.
Gail walks into a stiff left hand from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt scores with a shot to the body.
Gail takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinfeldt scores with a nice right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gail might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reinfeldt has got the better of the exchanges.
Gail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt throws a lazy right hand but Gail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reinfeldt misses with the combination.
Reinfeldt misses with a straight right.
Gail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reinfeldt.
Gail fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Gail shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gail seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reinfeldt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reinfeldt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reinfeldt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail throwing strikes from guard but Reinfeldt blocks nicely.
Reinfeldt working a defensive guard here.
Gail tries to free his leg and advance position but Reinfeldt is retaining full guard.
Reinfeldt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gail's guard.
Reinfeldt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinfeldt postures up in Gail's guard and throws a big left but Gail blocks it.
Reinfeldt throwing strikes from guard but Gail blocks nicely.
Reinfeldt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reinfeldt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinfeldt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gail's guard.
Reinfeldt postures up in Gail's guard and throws a big left but Gail blocks it.
Reinfeldt is looking to work some ground and pound but Gail has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinfeldt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gail is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredruk Reinfeldt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gail shoots for a double leg takedown but Reinfeldt sprawls well. He's pushed Gail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reinfeldt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gail.
Reinfeldt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gail staying out of range there.
Reinfeldt scores with a jab.
Reinfeldt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reinfeldt looks to throw the jab but Gail is out of range.
Reinfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Reinfeldt misses with a straight right.
Reinfeldt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gail can do to turn this around?
Gail takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Reinfeldt.
Gail shoots in for a double leg but Reinfeldt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fredruk Reinfeldt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Gail shoots in for a double leg but Reinfeldt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinfeldt scores with a nice right hand.
Gail drops his hands momentarily and Reinfeldt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reinfeldt throws a jab when Gail was well out of range.
Reinfeldt throws a hook to the side of Gail's head but Gail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinfeldt lands with a straight right. Gail didn't see that one coming.
Gail shoots for a takedown but Reinfeldt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A shot to de liver by Reinfeldt. Beautiful body shot.
Gail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt dips to his left and cracks Gail with an uppercut!

Gail is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinfeldt throws a shot from downtown. Gail moves away and avoids it.
Reinfeldt misses with a straight left.
Reinfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinfeldt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinfeldt.
A jab from Reinfeldt finds it's way through Gail's defenses.
Gail shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reinfeldt pinned against the cage. Reinfeldt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reinfeldt scores with a nice strike.
Gail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reinfeldt throws out the jab.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reinfeldt as he jumps to the side.
Gail ducks under a wild hook from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinfeldt misses with a wild body shot.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail moves forwards but Reinfeldt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reinfeldt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gail shoots in for a takedown but Reinfeldt shows good takedown defense.
Reinfeldt throws the left hand but Gail avoids the punch easily.
Reinfeldt scores with a nice head shot.
Gail tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reinfeldt swivels and escapes.
Gail takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gail is still on wobbly legs! Can Reinfeldt finish him?
Gail moves forwards but Reinfeldt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gail seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reinfeldt, as that shot connected.
Reinfeldt misses with a few strikes there.
Reinfeldt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gail throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reinfeldt's waist but Reinfeldt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gail off to one side.
Gail loses concentration momentarily and Reinfeldt pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gail crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Reinfeldt finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fredruk Reinfeldt!