PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Norzu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town. Victor Reinhardt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norzu
vs
Reinhardt

185 cm
26
163 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

184 cm
26
165 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt misses with a kick to the body.
Reinhardt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reinhardt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norzu takes a swing at Reinhardt's ribcage but misses.
Norzu misses with a hook.
Norzu throws a wild body kick that Reinhardt sees coming a mile off.
Reinhardt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norzu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norzu lands with a nice body punch.
Norzu throws a leg kick but Reinhardt moved away.
Reinhardt misses with a low kick.
Reinhardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norzu's sensitive parts.
Reinhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Norzu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reinhardt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt misses with an uppercut. Norzu saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reinhardt.
Norzu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norzu looks to land a left hand but Reinhardt moved out of range nicely.
Reinhardt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norzu scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norzu's calf.
Reinhardt lunges at Norzu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norzu's hand.
Norzu misses with a low kick.
Reinhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norzu.
Reinhardt throws out a leg kick but Norzu moves out of range and Reinhardt only half commits.
Good exchange - Reinhardt coming out on top.

It looks like Santeri Norzu has been cut.

Reinhardt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Norzu's guard.
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt is keen to just control but Norzu is a slippery customer.
Norzu trying to control here.
Reinhardt trying to mount his opponent but Norzu defends it.
Norzu trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to advance to full mount but Norzu doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Norzu has momentary wrist control but Reinhardt slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinhardt wants to pass the guard but Norzu is keeping the position.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Norzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinhardt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norzu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reinhardt trying to control but Norzu is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reinhardt's guard.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Norzu is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Reinhardt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Norzu defending well as Reinhardt loads up on a big left hand.
Reinhardt looks for the body kick but Norzu saw that one coming.
Norzu tries to work over Reinhardt's front leg with a kick but Reinhardt checks it.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norzu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reinhardt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reinhardt slips a jab from Norzu.
Norzu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reinhardt on the side of the head.
Reinhardt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norzu blocks a leg kick.
Reinhardt misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norzu moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reinhardt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinhardt throws a wild body kick that Norzu sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt missing with a left hand there. Norzu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santeri Norzu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norzu slips under a jab.
Reinhardt slips a straight right by Norzu.
Norzu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reinhardt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norzu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reinhardt - the referee stops the clock and Norzu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reinhardt. Norzu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reinhardt misses with a straight right.
Norzu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reinhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Norzu blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norzu.
Reinhardt tries to move into range but Norzu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reinhardt throws a low kick, looking for Norzu's leg but Norzu calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt jabs Norzu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norzu misses with a looping left.
Reinhardt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norzu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reinhardt somewhat.
Norzu misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Norzu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norzu cracks Reinhardt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick which misses Norzu's front leg but catches the back leg as Norzu tries to avoid it.
Norzu thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinhardt tries a low kick but Norzu avoids it.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Reinhardt tenderised Norzu's leg. Norzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters circling a little - Norzu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norzu throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reinhardt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norzu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reinhardt checks it well.
Norzu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norzu slips a straight right by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norzu.
Reinhardt dips to his left and cracks Norzu with an uppercut!
Reinhardt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reinhardt throws a shot from downtown. Norzu moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt connects with a right hand. Norzu shakes it off.

Norzu is rocked!
Victor Reinhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norzu swings for the body but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reinhardt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norzu digs a good hook to Reinhardt's body.
Norzu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reinhardt checks a leg kick.
Reinhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norzu misses with a low kick.
Norzu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norzu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinhardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norzu's sensitive parts.
Reinhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Norzu. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt misses with a straight left.
Norzu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Norzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinhardt keeps Norzu at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reinhardt closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Norzu! Reinhardt dives in looking to finish! Norzu is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Reinhardt!
A victorious Victor Reinhardt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.