PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trip like I do kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Reinikainen
vs
Barton

180 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

White Gorilla Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ukko Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wes Barton!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reinikainen tries to clinch but Barton is having none of it.
Reinikainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barton as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ukko Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinikainen shoots for a takedown but Barton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reinikainen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barton swats away the attempt to clinch by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen shoots for a takedown but Barton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barton slips a jab and a cross from Reinikainen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barton.

Reinikainen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reinikainen won't allow Barton to get back to his feet.
Reinikainen wants to pass the guard but Barton is keeping the position.
Barton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reinikainen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reinikainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barton postures up.
Reinikainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barton is one step ahead there.
Barton wants to get up but he can't break Reinikainen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reinikainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barton manages to get himself to full guard.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barton is working an open guard so Reinikainen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reinikainen just misses with a punch to the body.

Reinikainen moves into range and clinches up with Barton.
Reinikainen wants to break free but Barton has control.
Reinikainen jumps guard but Barton stands there with Reinikainen around his waist. Reinikainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barton scores with a knee to the head.
Barton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barton looking to throw knees to the head but Reinikainen is blocking nicely.
Barton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reinikainen wants a takedown but no success here.
Reinikainen wants a takedown.
Reinikainen is breathing heavily.
Barton working aggressively here.
Barton trying to land knees to the body.
Barton looking to throw knees to the head but Reinikainen is blocking nicely.
Reinikainen tries to pull guard but Barton holds him up against the cage and eventually Reinikainen drops back down to his feet.
Barton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reinikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton can't find room to land a body shot as Reinikainen controls the action.
Barton tries a knee to the head but Reinikainen blocks it.
Barton lands an elbow just above Reinikainen 's eye.

Reinikainen jumps guard.
Reinikainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barton manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen trying to control but Barton is working from the bottom.
Reinikainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinikainen controlling from the top position.

Barton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reinikainen stacks Barton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reinikainen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ukko Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Barton. That's going to slow Reinikainen down.
Barton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reinikainen wants to clinch up but Barton keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Barton. No joy for Reinikainen on that attempt.

Reinikainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barton to the mat! Barton manages to get full guard.

Reinikainen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reinikainen fails with the takedown.
No luck for Reinikainen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ukko Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton keeps Reinikainen at a distance using the push kick.
Barton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reinikainen's calf.
Reinikainen blocks a head kick by Barton.
Reinikainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reinikainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Barton lands a nice shot to the body.
Barton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barton throws a leg kick which misses Reinikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Reinikainen tries to avoid it.

Barton moves into the clinch successfully.
Reinikainen scores with a shot to the side of Barton's head.
Reinikainen tries for a takedown but Barton manages to get underhooks.
Barton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reinikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton tries to land a knee to the head but Reinikainen blocks with his arms.
Reinikainen tries to pull guard but Barton holds him up against the cage and eventually Reinikainen drops back down to his feet.
Reinikainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barton smiles and moves away.
Reinikainen tries to clinch but Barton moves out of range.
Barton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reinikainen has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Reinikainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Barton which made him look bad.
Reinikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barton misses with a knee strike.

Reinikainen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Reinikainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Reinikainen stands up out of the half guard.

Reinikainen rushes Barton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reinikainen fails to pull guard.
Reinikainen fails to pull guard.
Barton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reinikainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barton scores with a knee to the head.
Barton misses with the head strike.
Reinikainen works on Barton's body with a couple of short punches.
Barton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reinikainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reinikainen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barton working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton is pressed up against the cage. Reinikainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barton down to the mat. Barton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reinikainen looks to clinch
and Barton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ukko Reinikainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reinikainen tries to clinch but Barton is having none of it.
Barton tries to clinch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Barton.
Barton throws out a leg kick but Reinikainen moves out of range and Barton only half commits.
Reinikainen blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Barton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Barton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Barton.
Barton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinikainen.
Barton cracks the inside of Reinikainen's front leg.
Reinikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Barton.
Barton throws a front kick that sends Reinikainen stumbling back into the cage.
Barton is looking to score with low kicks.
Barton keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reinikainen with a poor takedown
and Barton counters with a thumping low kick.
Barton throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Barton.
Reinikainen wants to clinch up but Barton keeps it at a distance.
Reinikainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barton pinned against the cage. Barton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Reinikainen forces Barton back against the cage and clinches.
Reinikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knees to the body from Barton.
Barton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reinikainen blocks the elbow strike.
Reinikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reinikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Reinikainen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Reinikainen biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Reinikainen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Reinikainen is trying to stick to Barton's back but Barton is turning into Reinikainen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Reinikainen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barton.
Reinikainen working a defensive guard here.
Barton wants to get up but he can't break Reinikainen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barton being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reinikainen looking for a guillotine here but Barton defends easily.
Reinikainen looking to control.
Reinikainen wants to sweep here but Barton controlling him for the moment.

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.
Reinikainen is trying to control the position but Barton postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reinikainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ukko Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinikainen's sensitive parts.
Barton dodges the punch combination from Reinikainen.
Wes Barton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barton 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 Reinikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reinikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barton tries to close the distance and clinch but Reinikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reinikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Barton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Barton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barton 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Barton!