PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvidor Seriento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Reeding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Seriento
vs
Reeding

190 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvidor Seriento!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Reeding!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seriento is looking to clinch but Reeding is avoiding it.
Seriento throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seriento throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seriento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reeding tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reeding.
Reeding lands a head kick. Seriento smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reeding plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seriento delivers a nice body kick.
Seriento avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seriento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reeding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reeding tries to clinch there but Seriento circles away.
Reeding wants to clinch.
Seriento throws a head kick but Reeding moves out of range.
Reeding blocks a head kick by Seriento.
Reeding looks to clinch
and Seriento makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reeding really felt that one!
Seriento lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seriento throws a push kick but Reeding slaps the foot to one side.
Seriento throws a body kick that misses.

Seriento has managed to clinch.
Reeding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seriento's defenses.
Seriento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seriento lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seriento blocks an elbow strike.
Reeding looking to throw knees to the head but Seriento is blocking nicely.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.

Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seriento avoids the head kick by Reeding.
Seriento plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reeding connects with a high kick.
Seriento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seriento looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick from Reeding lands but Seriento takes it in his stride.
Seriento scores with a head kick.
Seriento throws a front kick that sends Reeding stumbling back into the ropes.
Seriento swats away the attempt to clinch by Reeding.
Reeding misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reeding misses with a leg kick.
Reeding misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Reeding misses

and Seriento moves into the clinch.
Reeding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeding looks gassed!
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seriento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Seriento closes the distance and clinches.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Seriento putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reeding in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seriento missing with knees to the body.
Seriento avoids a wild elbow strike from Reeding.
Seriento wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reeding connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reeding pushes off an throws an elbow but Seriento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.
Reeding scores with a kick to the body.
Seriento avoids the head kick by Reeding.

Seriento clinches.
Reeding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seriento's face.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding managing to block the knees to the body from Seriento.
Reeding lands a nice elbow.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeding lands an elbow inside that Seriento shrugs off.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reeding.
Reeding connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Reeding blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeding with a knee to the head.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seriento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Seriento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeding tries to clinch up but Seriento circles away and keeps his distance.

Seriento rushes Reeding and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reeding avoiding damage as Seriento throws knees to the body.
Reeding scores with a knee to the head.

Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Seriento checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reeding blocks a head kick by Seriento.

Seriento pushes Reeding up against the ropes in a clinch.
Seriento misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding lands an elbow just above Seriento 's eye.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeding chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reeding throws a sloppy head kick

and Seriento moves into the clinch.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Reeding.
Seriento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Reeding.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.

Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reeding looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reeding.

Seriento has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Seriento breaks the clinch.
Reeding throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
Reeding cracks the inside of Seriento's front leg.
Seriento misses with a wild body shot.
Seriento blocks a head kick by Reeding.
Reeding takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seriento tries to clinch but Reeding is having none of it.
Seriento moves out of range of the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seriento thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reeding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seriento circles away from the clinch attempt.

Seriento has closed the distance and engaged Reeding in a clinch.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reeding's face.
Seriento lands a knee to the body.
Seriento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reeding's face.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding throws an elbow but it misses.
Seriento crunches a lovely knee into Reeding's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reeding.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.
Seriento looking to throw knees to the head but Reeding is blocking nicely.
Reeding throws an elbow but it misses.
Reeding avoiding damage as Seriento throws knees to the body.
Reeding lands an elbow that stopped Seriento in his tracks for a moment.
Seriento has had enough of the clinch but Reeding keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seriento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reeding is defending well for now.
Seriento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reeding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reeding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seriento's defenses.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding landing knees to the head.
Reeding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seriento is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Reeding blocks it.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reeding avoids it.
Seriento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reeding is defending well for now.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seriento lands a knee to the head.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.
Seriento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Seriento breaks the clinch.
Reeding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reeding tries to clinch but Seriento is having none of it.
Seriento throws a head kick that misses.

Reeding has closed the distance and engaged Seriento in a clinch.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Reeding blocks it.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reeding avoids it.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reeding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reeding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento takes an elbow to the temple.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reeding just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seriento's brow.

Seriento breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Seriento closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding lands an elbow just above Seriento 's eye.

Seriento breaks the clinch.
Seriento misses with a body shot.
Seriento tries to land a front kick but Reeding steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reeding tries to clinch but Seriento moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reeding.
Reeding lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seriento throws a solid leg kick but Reeding takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seriento.

Seriento gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.
Reeding throws a leg kick which misses Seriento's front leg but catches the back leg as Seriento tries to avoid it.
Reeding with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reeding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seriento is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seriento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seriento lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
Seriento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeding blocks a head kick by Seriento.
Reeding scores with a leg kick.
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.

Reeding closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding lands an elbow that stopped Seriento in his tracks for a moment.
Reeding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.
Seriento avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seriento blocks the body kick.

Seriento drives through and clinches with Reeding against the ropes.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding throws an elbow that misses.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.

Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reeding lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seriento's sensitive parts.
Reeding scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seriento pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seriento takes an elbow to the temple.
Seriento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reeding throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.

Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Reeding thumps Seriento with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.
Reeding misses with an elbow strike.

Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Reeding.
Seriento tries to clinch there but Reeding circles away.
Jesse Reeding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seriento lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvidor Seriento dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Reeding.

Seriento has Reeding up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seriento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Seriento has managed to clinch.
Reeding takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Seriento blocks with his arms.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Seriento blocks with his arms.
Reeding with a knee to the head.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reeding throws an elbow but misses.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seriento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reeding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding prevents Seriento from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Reeding.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.
Reeding throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reeding walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seriento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seriento throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reeding.
Reeding connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seriento throws a push kick but Reeding slaps the foot to one side.
Reeding tries to clinch there but Seriento circles away.
Reeding throws a lazy head kick
and Seriento counters with an outside leg kick.

Seriento has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding with a knee to the head.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seriento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reeding landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seriento.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding lands an elbow just above Seriento 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reeding just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seriento's brow.
Seriento lands a good knee to the midsection. Reeding won't want to take too many of those.
Seriento trying to land knees to the body.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.
Reeding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.
Reeding is looking to clinch.

Seriento clinches with his opponent.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Seriento blocks the elbow strike.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Salvidor Seriento has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seriento missing with knees to the body.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seriento's defenses.
Seriento misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Reeding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seriento's face.
Reeding landing knees to the head.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Seriento blocks with his arms.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeding tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reeding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jesse Reeding seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Seriento clinches up against the ropes.
Seriento crunches a lovely knee into Reeding's ribcage.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reeding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reeding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seriento blocks a low kick nicely.
Seriento lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reeding throws a leg kick but Seriento sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reeding walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seriento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reeding closes the distance but Seriento moves to the side
and Seriento counters with a head kick. That will keep Reeding thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Seriento throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reeding misses with a leg kick

and Seriento counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seriento.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seriento scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seriento tries to clinch up but Reeding circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeding buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seriento throws a nice head kick!

Reeding has closed the distance and engaged Seriento in a clinch.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Seriento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seriento throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reeding avoids the head kick by Seriento.
Reeding lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seriento tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seriento checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seriento chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reeding can pounce on him.
Seriento tries to close the distance and clinch but Reeding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reeding throws a leg kick that is checked

and Seriento holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reeding looking to throw knees to the head but Seriento is blocking nicely.
Seriento lands a nice knee to the body.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seriento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding lands an elbow that stopped Seriento in his tracks for a moment.
Seriento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reeding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding throws an elbow that misses.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.
Reeding pushes off an throws an elbow but Seriento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvidor Seriento clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seriento throws a head kick that Reeding semi-blocks.
A lazy body kick from Reeding
and Seriento counters with a body kick that stops Reeding in his tracks momentarily.
Reeding feints and then cracks Seriento's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seriento down.
Reeding throws a head kick that misses.
Seriento lands with a slapping head kick.
Reeding wants to clinch.
Reeding turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reeding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Seriento closes the distance and pushes Reeding back into the ropes.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Reeding on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reeding throws an elbow but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding lands an elbow just above Seriento 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reeding throws an elbow but misses.

Seriento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reeding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reeding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seriento blocks a head kick by Reeding.
Reeding thumps Seriento with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seriento's sensitive parts.
Reeding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reeding scoring well with a low kick there.
Reeding tries to close the distance and clinch but Seriento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Seriento closes the distance and clinches.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.

Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Reeding tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Seriento.
Reeding plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seriento lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reeding will feel that in the morning.
Seriento scores with a push kick.
Seriento throws a push kick but Reeding slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Reeding misses
and Seriento counters with a thumping low kick.
Reeding tries to close the distance and clinch but Seriento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
Reeding takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reeding doesn't manage to clinch there - Seriento circles away.
Reeding has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seriento.

Seriento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reeding, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seriento blocks the elbow strike.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seriento.

Seriento manages to break the clinch.

Seriento clinches up with Reeding and pushes him back against the ropes.
Reeding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seriento's face.
Reeding takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento is trying to break the clinch but Reeding has him pressed against the ropes.
Reeding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Seriento working Reeding over with knees to the body.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seriento.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reeding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seriento working Reeding over with knees to the body.
Seriento takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reeding prevents Seriento from breaking the clinch.

Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seriento takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
Reeding lands a head kick. Seriento smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reeding connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reeding throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Seriento holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Seriento blocks with his arms.
Seriento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reeding takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Reeding pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Reeding blocks it.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento avoids the elbow strike from Reeding, against the ropes.
Reeding landing knees to the head.
Seriento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reeding lands an elbow that stopped Seriento in his tracks for a moment.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Seriento.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Reeding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeding lands an elbow inside.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.

Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reeding thuds his shin into the meat of Seriento's side.
Reeding lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Seriento. Reeding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seriento tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reeding throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seriento's head.
An inside leg kick from Reeding misses.
Reeding finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reeding blocks a head kick by Seriento.
Seriento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reeding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reeding.
Seriento takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seriento tries to clinch up.
Reeding misses with a leg kick
and Seriento counters with a body kick.
Reeding throws a sloppy head kick and Seriento moves out of range easily.
Seriento connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seriento. That's going to slow Reeding down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvidor Seriento had his way with Jesse Reeding in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Seriento chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reeding can pounce on him.

Reeding closes the distance and pushes Seriento back into the ropes.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Reeding blocks it.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Reeding blocks it.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Reeding.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Seriento blocks it.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seriento's face.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reeding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seriento dodges an elbow strike from Reeding.
Seriento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reeding's face.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Reeding lands an elbow inside.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Seriento looking to throw knees to the head but Reeding is blocking nicely.
Reeding lands an elbow inside that Seriento shrugs off.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reeding throws an elbow but misses.
Seriento putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reeding in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.

Seriento clinches up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Seriento has closed the distance and engaged Reeding in a clinch.
Seriento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reeding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Reeding blocks with his arms.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Seriento avoids a wild elbow strike from Reeding.
Reeding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seriento working Reeding over with knees to the body.
Reeding scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Reeding misses with an elbow strike.
Reeding misses with an elbow over the top.
Seriento blocks an elbow strike from Reeding.
Seriento crunches a lovely knee into Reeding's ribcage.
Seriento scores a nice knee to the body.

Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seriento throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reeding connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Reeding.
Jesse Reeding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvidor Seriento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeding doesn't manage to clinch there - Seriento circles away.

Seriento moves into the clinch.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento looking to throw knees to the head but Reeding is blocking nicely.
Seriento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reeding connects with a knee to the head.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento lands a good knee to the midsection. Reeding won't want to take too many of those.
Reeding looking to throw knees to the head but Seriento is blocking nicely.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.

Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Seriento thows a body kick. Reeding tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seriento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Seriento rushes Reeding and presses him up against the ropes.
Seriento avoids a wild elbow strike from Reeding.
Reeding throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seriento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento lands a good knee to the midsection. Reeding won't want to take too many of those.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reeding's face.
Seriento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reeding blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reeding throws an elbow but misses.
Seriento lands a knee to the body.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Seriento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reeding blocks a head kick by Seriento.
Seriento is looking to wear down Reeding with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seriento blocks a head kick by Reeding.
Seriento stuns Reeding with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seriento lands a front kick.
Reeding throws a leg kick but Seriento sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seriento throws a head kick that half lands.

Seriento clinches.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento lands a good knee to the midsection. Reeding won't want to take too many of those.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Seriento blocks with his arms.
Reeding takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seriento blocks it with crossed arms.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seriento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seriento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reeding moves away.
Reeding throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reeding throws a knee to the head but misses.

Seriento breaks from the clinch.

Seriento has managed to clinch.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento working Reeding over with knees to the body.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvidor Seriento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seriento, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvidor Seriento!
Salvidor Seriento is the new middleweight champion!