PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kolliver Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Puikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janne Puikko looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Reign
vs
Puikko

195 cm
26
188 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

198 cm
22
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Fast

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kolliver Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Puikko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puikko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puikko, right into the meat.
Puikko misses the jab.
Reign fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puikko avoids it really well and circles away.
Reign wants to clinch but Puikko slips to the side
and Puikko counters with a leg kick.
Puikko digs a good body shot into Reign's ribs.
A combination from Reign does no damage.
Reign tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puikko counters with a body kick.

Reign closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Puikko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reign.
Puikko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puikko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reign has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puikko lands an uppercut.
Puikko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Puikko tries to work over Reign's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign is working for takedown but Puikko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reign drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Puikko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolliver Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Puikko fails to land.
Reign managing to block the knees to the body from Puikko.
Puikko is leaning against Reign and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reign is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reign wants to take the fight to the mat but Puikko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reign wants to take the fight to the mat but Puikko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reign is breathing heavily.
Puikko pushes Reign back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Puikko gets through Reign's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puikko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puikko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reigns head.
Reign is trying to drag Puikko to the mat but Puikko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Puikko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reign wants to clinch.

Puikko tries to keep at a distance but Reign has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puikko is stalling here.
Reign tries to pull guard but Puikko won't allow it.
Puikko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reign gets underhooks to prevent Puikko's takedown attempt.
Puikko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reign after a bit of a struggle.
Reign tries for a takedown but Puikko manages to get underhooks.
Reign is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reign drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reign is trying to drag Puikko to the mat but Puikko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Reign changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Puikko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Puikko lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puikko.
Reign wants to clinch
and Puikko counters with a nice leg kick.
Puikko slaps away a takedown attempt from Reign, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reign fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puikko throws a lazy right hand but Reign sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reign misses with a takedown attempt
letting Puikko counter with a right hand.
Reign tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Puikko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Reign has taken the fight to the clinch.

Puikko breaks from the clinch.
Reign takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign throws a right and a left that Puikko avoids nicely.
Puikko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Reign misses.
Reign misses with a takedown attempt - Puikko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puikko scores with a body shot.
Puikko catches Reign with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janne Puikko dominated that 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.

Puikko scores with a spinning back kick!
Reign is looking to clinch.
Reign misses with a hook.
Puikko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puikko digs a good body shot into Reign's ribs.
Puikko misses with a few strikes there.
Puikko scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slow jab from Reign misses its intended target.
Reign works the jab nicely.
Reign wants to clinch but Puikko slips to the side
and Puikko counters with a nice body kick.
Reign moves in looking to clinch but Puikko pushes him off.
Reign throws a body punch but Puikko moves out of range.
Reign tries to clinch
and Puikko counters with a stiff right hand.
Reign on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puikko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reign's hands.
Reign throws an overhand right that lands on Puikko's shoulder, as Puikko tries to avoid the shot.
Janne Puikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puikko keeps the fight on the outside.
Reign missing with a left hand there. Puikko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puikko takes one to the side of the head.
Reign wants to clinch.

Puikko moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Puikko.
Reign is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Puikko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Puikko.
Puikko is pressed up against the ropes. Reign has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Puikko down to the mat. Puikko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Puikko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reign tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puikko swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolliver Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reign moves forwards but Puikko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Puikko.
Kolliver Reign is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puikko!
Reign moves out of range of the strikes.
Puikko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reign shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puikko pinned against the ropes. Puikko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Puikko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puikko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reign fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reign scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puikko lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Puikko moves into the clinch.
Puikko cracks Reign with a nice body shot.
Reign is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Reign. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Puikko lands a left hand.

Puikko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reign regains guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Puikko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puikko throws a big right hand that misses.

Puikko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reign has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puikko has managed to get both his arms back between Reign's legs - danger averted.
Puikko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reign's head.
Puikko prevents Reign from getting back to his feet.
Puikko trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puikko landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Puikko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reign has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puikko has managed to get both his arms back between Reign's legs - danger averted.
Puikko connects with a couple of short punches.
Puikko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Puikko landing some decent shots from guard.
Reign is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puikko trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
Reign working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janne Puikko 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! This is the final round!

Puikko closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Puikko on the inside.
Nice elbow from Puikko.
Janne Puikko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reign is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reign drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puikko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Puikko tries a head kick but it misses.
Puikko with a nice cross.
Puikko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reign fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolliver Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reign throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Puikko catches Reign right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign stuns Puikko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reign misses with a takedown attempt
and Puikko counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reign fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Puikko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puikko.
Puikko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Puikko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puikko, right into the meat.
Reign darts in trying to clinch
and Puikko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puikko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko swings for the body but Reign moves out of range.
Reign misses with a series of wild punches.
Reign misses with a few strikes there.
Reign gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puikko lands a head shot.
Puikko works over Reign's head and body with a nice combination.
Reign tries to clinch up
enabling Puikko to counter with a crisp jab.

Puikko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Puikko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reign swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puikko counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign tries to clinch there but Puikko circles away.
Reign tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Puikko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Reign is predictable there
and Puikko counters with a solid body kick.
Kolliver Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puikko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puikko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puikko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reign tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puikko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puikko. Reign shrugs it off though.
Puikko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puikko connects with a crisp jab.
Reign swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puikko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puikko connects with the punch.
Puikko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Puikko.
Some wild striking there from Reign.
Reign tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Puikko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reign throws a nice looking combination but Puikko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolliver Reign has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reign misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Reign misses the target.
Reign has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puikko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign tries to clinch but Puikko moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puikko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reign tries to bum rush Puikko with a series of wild strikes but Puikko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janne Puikko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crunch! Puikko slams his shin into Reign's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Puikko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puikko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Puikko!