PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Kronburger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reed
vs
Kronburger

185 cm
28
173 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

184 cm
24
180 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

GMMA Supplements 160

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a right hand that Kronburger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kronburger also avoids with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kronburger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Kronburger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Kronburger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reed misses with a hook. Kronburger ducked under it nicely.
Kronburger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kronburger throws a right hand that misses

so Reed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kronburger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kronburger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Reed drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kronburger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reed has Kronburger in his guard.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reed pulls Kronburger in close to prevent any damage.

Shawn Kronburger has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronburger.

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.
Kronburger scores with a punch to the head.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reed misses with a hook.
Shawn Kronburger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronburger.
Reed misses with a hook
and Kronburger counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kronburger counter with a right hand.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronburger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Kronburger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kronburger throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
A jab from Kronburger does it's job there.
Terrell Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kronburger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Kronburger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kronburger swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed tries to clinch but Kronburger is having none of it.
Reed lands a jab to Kronburger's midsection.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Kronburger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reed thinking.
Kronburger throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kronburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Reed misses.
Kronburger throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kronburger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kronburger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reed needs to keep his hands up - Kronburger had a free shot at his head there.
Reed takes a swing at Kronburger's ribcage but misses.
Reed has a takedown stuffed.
Kronburger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kronburger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed is looking to chop away at Kronburger's legs.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
and Kronburger counters with a left to the body.
Kronburger swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Kronburger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kronburger scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kronburger can pounce on him.
Kronburger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Kronburger counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kronburger.
Kronburger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kronburger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Reed scores with a four punch combination!
Kronburger throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a nice body shot.
Kronburger cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kronburger as he jumps to the side.
Kronburger swings widly with a right hand
and Reed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kronburger lands a glancing blow to the side of Reed's head.
Kronburger throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger lands a lovely overhand right.
Reed blocks a jab.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Kronburger counters with an inside leg kick.
Kronburger lands a jab to the nose.
Kronburger's corner calls for a 1-2. Kronburger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Reed moves into the clinch successfully.
Kronburger is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kronburger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Kronburger avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kronburger has him pressed against the cage.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronburger is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kronburger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kronburger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kronburger lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger stalls.
Kronburger lands a nice uppercut.

Reed is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kronburger can't fight it off and eventually Reed manages to take the fight to the floor. Kronburger looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kronburger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reed is controlling him.
Kronburger has his hands on Reed's head, controlling the position.
Reed throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed won't allow Kronburger to get back to his feet.

Kronburger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reed throws a jab when Kronburger was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronburger. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Kronburger misses.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kronburger misses with a hook
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Reed lands a nice hook to Kronburger's body. Kronburger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kronburger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Kronburger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kronburger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed misses the body punch
letting Kronburger counter with a right hand.
Kronburger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Kronburger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronburger throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kronburger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reed misses the body punch
and Kronburger counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Kronburger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Kronburger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reed misses with a body shot
and Kronburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronburger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kronburger misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters with an outside leg kick.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Kronburger is just out of range.
Reed staying out of range there.
Kronburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronburger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Kronburger catches Reed right on the button with a cross.
Kronburger misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Reed. Those never looked like landing.
Kronburger throws an off balance right hand
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kronburger misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Kronburger misses with a hook
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Kronburger throws an off balance right hand

and Reed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kronburger won't be happy with that.
Reed trying to control the action but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
Reed misses with the ground and pound.
Reed works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kronburger parries the strikes from Reed easily there. Reed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kronburger to escape.
Terrell Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Reed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kronburger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kronburger is looking to regain half guard here but Reed keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reed scoring with punches from side control.
Reed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kronburger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kronburger prevents Reed from improving position.
Kronburger is trying to buck Reed off.
Reed trying to control the action but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
Kronburger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reed.
Shawn Kronburger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.

Kronburger explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kronburger scores with a shot to the body.
Kronburger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kronburger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kronburger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Kronburger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kronburger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kronburger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Kronburger!