PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jord king (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!

Reyes
vs
king

184 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

189 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Powerful

Strikefirst Nutrion

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jord king!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Stephen Reyes has been cut.
king throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
king misses the jab.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
king throws a right and a left that both miss.
king fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes wants to clinch up but king keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reyes defending well as king loads up on a big left hand.
king misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
king thows a left - swing and a miss!

Reyes forces king back against the cage and clinches.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that king shrugs off.
Reyes has king pressed against the cage, preventing king from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Reyes prevents king from breaking the clinch.
king managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reyes obliges.
king lands with a short shot to the head.
king is trying to push Reyes away but Reyes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
king swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
king takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like jord king has been cut.
king looks gassed!
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
king takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
king takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by king.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
A short left from king.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to king's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands an elbow that stopped king in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to king's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reyes.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that king shrugs off.
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. king lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
king tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.

king is rocked!
Reyes landing knees to the head.
king is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
king takes an elbow to the temple.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to king's face.
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reyes lands an elbow that stopped king in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
king tries to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling the position.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
king takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. king won't want to take too many of those.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Reyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on king's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
king seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
king looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through king's defenses.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but king has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes lands an elbow just above king 's eye.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
king is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
king is looking to break free of the clinch but Reyes has double underhooks.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. king won't want to take too many of those.
king wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.

king escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reyes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reyes there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes tries to clinch up but king circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from king lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reyes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reyes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
king throws a low kick, looking for Reyes's leg but Reyes calmly moves out of range.
king circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes tries to clinch but king is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but king swats him away and circles back towards the center.
king misses with a straight right.
king jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but king pushes him off.
king avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
king thows a body shot but no joy.
king misses with a hook.
king fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. king manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes is looking to clinch but king is avoiding it.
king misses with an uppercut.
Reyes fails with an attempt to clinch.
king misses with the combination.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Reyes clinches up against the cage.
king working aggressively here.
Reyes prevents king from breaking the clinch.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
king takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has king in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
king misses with the head strike.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to king's face.
king takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
king fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reyes obliges.
Reyes has king pressed against the cage, preventing king from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but king blocks it.
king tries to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling the position.
king blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
king takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards king's brow.

king breaks from the clinch.
king swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Reyes doesn't manage to clinch there - king circles away.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
king throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Reyes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reyes slips a jab from king.

Reyes closes the distance and clinches.
king is looking to break free of the clinch but Reyes has double underhooks.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but king blocks it.
A shot in the inside from king.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for king.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
king misses with the head strike.
king wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reyes crunches a lovely knee into king's ribcage.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but king avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite king's efforts to push away.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but king is blocking nicely.
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
king working hard to break the clinch.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reyes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reyes crunches a lovely knee into king's ribcage.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that king shrugs off.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but king blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but king avoids the damage to the body.
king is looking to break free of the clinch but Reyes has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
king lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
king wants to break free but Reyes has control.
king is trying to force a seperation but Reyes has the dominant position.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
king is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
king wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
king is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reyes has king pressed against the cage, preventing king from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
king lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

king breaks from the clinch.
king swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
king throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes wants to clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch but king moves out of range.
Reyes avoids the body shot from king.
Reyes tries to clinch but king moves out of range.

That's two 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.
Reyes tries to clinch there but king circles away.
king throws a good cross that connects.
king tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from king.
Reyes tries to clinch but king is having none of it.

Reyes clinches up with king and pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but king has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from king on the inside.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
king is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
king wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
king takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reyes obliges.
Stephen Reyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
king lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reyes.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Reyes lands a damaging elbow.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
king scores with an uppercut up the middle.
king tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but king blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
king looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

king escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
king will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Reyes has king up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but king blocks with his arms.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but king avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
king makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
king scores with a shoulder strike.

king breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
king circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from king.
king misses with a hook.
Reyes tries to clinch but king moves out of range.
king throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

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.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
king misses with a looping left.
king swinging wildly here.

Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. king lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reyes lands a nice elbow.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that king shrugs off.
Reyes lands an elbow inside that king shrugs off.

king breaks the clinch.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from king.

Reyes moves into range and clinches up with king.
Reyes lands a nice elbow.
king can't break the clinch.
king doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
king takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
king misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
king wants to get back to striking at distance but Reyes won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Reyes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Reyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. king manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for king, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes doesn't manage to clinch there - king circles away.
Reyes is looking to clinch but king is avoiding it.
king thows a body shot but no joy.
king takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
king keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but king paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but king swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but king swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but king pushes him off.
Reyes wants to clinch.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reyes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with king, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. king won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
king on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. king is defending well for now.
king lands a body punch.
king is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes prevents king from breaking the clinch.

king breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
king fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reyes on the side of the head.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
king throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.

Reyes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
king has had enough of the clinch but Reyes keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
king has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
king takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite king's efforts to push away.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but king avoids the damage to the body.
king lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but king blocks it with crossed arms.
king can't break the clinch.

king pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
king looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes tries to clinch but king is having none of it.
king will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but king pushes him off.
king pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
king avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
king fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
king swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but king swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jord king seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
king circles away from the clinch attempt.
king throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes wants to clinch up but king keeps it at a distance.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but king paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but king paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from king misses its intended target.
king loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.

Reyes has managed to clinch.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but king blocks it with crossed arms.
king lands a hook to the side of the head.

king breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
king lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from king.
king throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reyes tries to clinch up but king circles away and keeps his distance.
king lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes slips a straight right by king.
Reyes doesn't manage to clinch there - king circles away.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
king throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reyes tries to clinch there but king circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for king, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes is looking to clinch but king is avoiding it.
king swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
Reyes tries to clinch there but king circles away.
Stephen Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but king swats him away and circles back towards the center.
king swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
king looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but king pushes him off.
Reyes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and king connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reyes scrambles back to his feet.
king avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes moves out of range as king strikes.
king ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes tries to clinch there but king circles away.
king keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
jord king has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reyes tries to clinch but king moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to jord king.
I think Reyes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Reyes!