PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceino Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha has chosen In Bloom as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rey
vs
Licha

181 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

181 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ceino Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey just misses with a punch to the body.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rey misses with a series of wild punches.
Licha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Licha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rey dodges the punch combination from Licha.
Licha throws a nice looking combination but Rey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rey counters with a two punch combo.
Licha misses with a double jab
and Rey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Licha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rey looks to score with a jab to the body but Licha is just out of range.
Licha throws a combination that misses
and Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Licha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.
Licha digs a good body shot into Rey's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Licha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Licha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Licha.
Licha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rey counter with a right hand.
Lisandro Licha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licha connects with a looping right hand.
Licha lands a really nice looking cross but Rey seems unphased.
Licha misses with a jab to the body
and Rey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rey dodges the punch combination from Licha.
Rey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rey slips under a jab.
Rey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Licha.
Licha swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha misses with an uppercut
and Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Licha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Licha scores with a three punch combo!
Licha lands with a nice combination. Rey backs away looking to recover.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Rey throws a combination that misses
and Licha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donk. Licha catches Rey right on the button with a cross.
Licha scores with a one two! Rey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Licha misses with the combination.
Licha lands a nice looking body shot.
Licha misses with a few strikes there.
Rey works Licha's body with a nice hook.
Licha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha throws a right and a left that Rey avoids nicely.
Licha misses with a two punch combination.
Licha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Licha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rey backs up against the cage.
Licha misses with a low kick.
Licha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Licha scores with a three punch combo!
Rey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Licha. Rey shrugs it off though.
Licha lunges at Rey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rey's hand.
Rey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Licha.
Licha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Licha throws a combination that misses
and Licha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Licha.
Rey slips a jab and a cross from Licha.
Licha lands with a nice combination. Rey backs away looking to recover.
Rey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Licha.
Licha scores with a jab to the body.
Licha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Licha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Licha throws a shot to the body.
Rey moves forwards but Licha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Licha misses with the combination.
Rey is looking to wear down Licha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Licha tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lisandro Licha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Licha misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Licha. Beautiful body shot.
Licha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Licha duly obliges.
Rey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rey.
Licha throws a big shot that misses.
Licha throws a series of punches but Rey avoids them all with ease.
Licha lands a head shot.
Licha lands with a shot to the body.
Rey tries to bum rush Licha with a series of wild strikes but Licha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Licha is working the combinations to good effect here.
Licha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Licha misses with a combination
and Rey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Licha lands a jab to Rey's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Licha scores with a one two! Rey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Licha. That snapped Rey's head back.
Rey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Licha fails to land with a series of punches.
Licha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Licha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Licha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Licha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Licha duly obliges.
Rey drops his hands momentarily and Licha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Licha throws a nice looking combination but Rey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Licha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licha connects with a crisp jab.
Licha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ceino Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Licha looks to land a combination. Rey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ceino Rey has been cut.
Licha throws a nice looking combination but Rey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Licha both land. Nice combination.
Licha tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Licha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Licha misses with the combination.
Licha misses with a series of wild punches.
Licha lands a two punch combo.
Licha throws a low kick but Rey avoids it.
Rey just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws a jab but it's blocked by Licha.
Licha lands a jab-cross combination.
Licha wants to slow Rey down by chopping away at his legs.
Licha cracks Rey with a good jab.
Licha's corner calls for a 1-2. Licha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rey dodges the punch combination from Licha.
Rey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Licha throws a right hand that Rey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rey also avoids with ease.
Rey checks the leg kick.
Licha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rey doesn't seem bothered though.
Licha digs a good hook to Rey's body.
Licha lands a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Licha scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Licha.
Licha works over Rey's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Licha there.
Licha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Licha lands with a shot to the body.
Licha scores with the left hand. Rey knows he should have avoided that one.
Licha scores with a punch to the head.
Lisandro Licha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Licha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Licha misses with the combination.
Licha throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Licha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rey misses with an uppercut.
Rey throws a combination that misses
and Licha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left and a right from Licha both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lisandro Licha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ceino Rey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Licha scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Licha.
Rey blocks a jab.
Licha lands a jab to the head.
Rey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Licha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Licha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rey's head.
Rey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Licha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Licha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Licha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Licha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Licha.
Licha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Licha tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Licha digs a good body shot into Rey's ribs.
Licha stalks Rey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rey's face. Rey staggers backwards, shaken.
Licha feints a jab promting Rey to slip. Licha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Licha tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Licha throws a nice looking combination but Rey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rey misses with a lunging right hand
and Licha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha lands with a straight right. Rey didn't see that one coming.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Licha throws a combination that misses
and Rey counters with a left to the body.
Licha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Licha misses with a two punch combination.
Licha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Licha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Licha duly obliges.
Licha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A cross from Licha lands.
Rey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Licha. Licha obviously looking to wear him down.
Licha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rey backs up against the cage.
Licha scores with a jab. Rey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Licha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Licha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Licha scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Licha does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Licha scores with a four punch combination!
Licha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Licha connects with a combination that backs up Rey into the cage. Licha lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rey's guard. Rey is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Licha bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lisandro Licha!