PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff Mills - The Bells. Paco Nykanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nykanen
vs
Reyes

170 cm
30
166 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

174 cm
27
166 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Nykanen moves out of range easily.
Nykanen throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reyes, right into the meat.
Nykanen throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Nykanen avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Reyes misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Nykanen blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nykanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nykanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Nykanen misses with a looping right.
Reyes tries to move into range but Nykanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nykanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Reyes.
Nykanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Nykanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nykanen. Beautiful body shot.
Reyes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nykanen. That did some damage!
Nykanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Nykanen.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Paulo Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nykanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nykanen is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nykanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Reyes's head.
Nykanen throws a right hand that Reyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyes also avoids with ease.
Reyes moves out of range as Nykanen throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nykanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Nykanen throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Nykanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reyes scores with a shot to the body.
Reyes looks to land a combination. Nykanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Reyes misses
and Nykanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nykanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nykanen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nykanen.
Reyes tries to bench press Nykanen off him but Nykanen keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Reyes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nykanen grinds an elbow into Reyes's temple.
An elbow from Nykanen crashes against the mat.
Nykanen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nykanen working the ground and pound but Reyes is defending the strikes.
Reyes gets back to half guard.
Nykanen thows a huge punch but Reyes dodges it nicely.
Reyes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reyes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nykanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nykanen.
Reyes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Well, if Nykanen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nykanen is keen to just control but Reyes is a slippery customer.
Reyes is looking for a sweep. Nykanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nykanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyes's head.
Nykanen stalling away here and it's allowed Reyes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nykanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Paco Nykanen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nykanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Nykanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a front kick aimed at Nykanen's knee but Nykanen avoids it well.
Reyes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nykanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nykanen throws the kick towards the body but Reyes avoids it.
Reyes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Nykanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes thuds his shin into the meat of Nykanen's side.
Good work by Nykanen as he checks the leg kick.
Reyes blocks a jab.
Reyes throws a head kick but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nykanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reyes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nykanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulo Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nykanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reyes.
Reyes cracks the inside of Nykanen's front leg.
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nykanen throws a solid leg kick but Reyes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nykanen.
Reyes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
Nykanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Nykanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Nykanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nykanen looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming.
Nykanen throws an off balance right hand
and Reyes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nykanen really felt that one!
A jab from Reyes finds it's way through Nykanen's defenses.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes slips a jab and a cross from Nykanen.
Nykanen misses with a hook.
Nykanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nykanen. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes throws a push kick but Nykanen slaps the foot to one side.
Reyes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nykanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Reyes scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes motions for Nykanen to come forward. Reyes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes cracks Nykanen with an open hand slap.
A clash of legs there as Nykanen blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen misses with a straight right.
Nykanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Nykanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Nykanen avoids it.
Nykanen slips a jab from Reyes.
Reyes tries to land a leg kick but Nykanen saw it coming and moves away.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nykanen loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nykanen throws out the jab.
Nykanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reyes checks it well.
Reyes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Nykanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nykanen.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nykanen misses with a low kick.
Nykanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reyes slaps away a takedown attempt from Nykanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nykanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Reyes.
Reyes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nykanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Nykanen. Those never looked like landing.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Nykanen misses with a double jab
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nykanen thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nykanen's head backwards.
Nykanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reyes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nykanen eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reyes connects with a single shot there.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
and Nykanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nykanen throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nykanen misses with a kick to the body.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nykanen.
Nykanen misses with an uppercut.
Reyes cracks Nykanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Reyes.
Good leg kick by Reyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nykanen staying out of range there.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Nykanen walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
Reyes misses with a hook. Nykanen ducked under it nicely.
Nykanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nykanen misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Nykanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Reyes misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen tries to score with a low kick but Reyes moves his leg out of the way.
Nykanen misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Nykanen.
Nykanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nykanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reyes fakes the leg kick and cracks Nykanen in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a front kick aimed at Nykanen's knee but Nykanen avoids it well.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Nykanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nykanen lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reyes as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Nykanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nykanen lands with a nice body punch.
Nykanen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reyes under the eye.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nykanen at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nykanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nykanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nykanen looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes throws a right hand that misses
and Nykanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Reyes really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nykanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reyes is fending him off so far but Nykanen persists. Nope, Reyes circles away and we're back to standing.
Nykanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nykanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reyes wants to land a leg kick but Nykanen is out of range.
Nykanen throws a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Nykanen shoots in for a double leg but Reyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nykanen looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Nykanen throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Decent striking displayed by Nykanen there.
A left lands for Reyes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Nykanen connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reyes, as that shot connected.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nykanen.
Nykanen throws a head kick that misses
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nykanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reyes.
Nykanen misses with a looping left.
Nykanen wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
Nykanen lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reyes. That's going to slow Nykanen down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nykanen. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Nykanen misses.
Nykanen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Nykanen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nykanen throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nykanen tries to work over Reyes's front leg with a kick but Reyes checks it.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
Nykanen misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nykanen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reyes cracks Nykanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nykanen throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Nykanen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nykanen.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nykanen looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Nykanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nykanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Nykanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reyes moves out of range of the leg kick from Nykanen.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
Reyes lands with an uppercut that bounces Nykanen off the cage and back into range.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nykanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nykanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reyes connects with a nice looking jab.
Reyes lands an overhand right.
Nykanen 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nykanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Nykanen misses its intended target.
Reyes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nykanen checks a low kick from Reyes.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nykanen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Nykanen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Reyes dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Nykanen avoids a kick to the body.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nykanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Nykanen's head.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Nykanen avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Nykanen misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nykanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Nykanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Nykanen misses.
Nykanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nykanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reyes doesn't seem phased though.
Reyes slips a straight right by Nykanen.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Nykanen's shoulder, as Nykanen tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Nykanen.
A big right from Nykanen misses.
Reyes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Nykanen misses.
Nykanen misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Reyes misses the jab.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen lands with a nice body kick.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Nykanen's shoulder, as Nykanen tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Reyes jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Nykanen.
Paco Nykanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nykanen takes one to the chin there.
Nykanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nykanen looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nykanen 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.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Nykanen throws a big shot that misses.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Reyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen checks a low kick from Reyes.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nykanen takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes scores with a nice right hand.
Nykanen walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
A jab from Reyes finds it's way through Nykanen's defenses.
Paulo Reyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nykanen moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Nykanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nykanen throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Nykanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nykanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nykanen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Nykanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reyes lands with a right hand.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Nykanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes slips a jab from Nykanen.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Reyes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reyes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49

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