PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mista Blista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy has chosen Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blista
vs
Rymy

190 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
192 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mista Blista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blista lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Rymy.
Blista throws a head kick but Rymy moves out of range.
Rymy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rymy misses with a low kick.
Rymy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blista was well out of range. Poor timing from Rymy.
Blista tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Blista.
Rymy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rymy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blista at a distance.
Rymy misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Blista there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mista Blista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rymy.
Rymy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blista.
Blista moves out of range of the strikes.
Rymy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blista was well out of range. Poor timing from Rymy.
Blista swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rymy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blista cracks a nice hook into Rymy's ribs.
Blista takes a swing at Rymy's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blista throws a leg kick but Rymy checks it.
Rymy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rymy misses with a looping left.
Rymy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rymy throws a hook to the side of Blista's head but Blista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rymy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rymy misses with a looping left.
Blista pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rymy is out of range and Blista settles back down.
Blista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blista connects with a high kick.
Blista with a nice cross.
Rymy misses the shot to the body.
Blista on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Blista blocks the low kick.
Rymy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rymy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rymy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rymy tries to bum rush Blista with a series of wild strikes but Blista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blista throws a hook but Rymy blocks it.
Blista keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rymy moves out of range of the leg kick from Blista.
Blista looks to score with a jab to the body but Rymy is just out of range.
Blista throws a wild body kick that Rymy sees coming a mile off.
Blista throws a head kick that misses.
Blista turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Rymy.
Rymy avoids the head kick by Blista.
Rymy scores with a jab to the head.
Rymy swings for the body but Blista moves out of range.
Blista slips under a jab.
Rymy avoids the body shot from Blista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blista.
Blista lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Blista tries to sprawl but Rymy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rymy tries to pass to full mount but Blista defends it.
Blista is looking to escape.

Rymy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rymy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blista knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blista keeps working.
Rymy wants to free his trapped foot but Blista is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rymy stalling away here and it's allowed Blista to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blista working a defensive guard here.
Blista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blista is keeping the position for now.
Rymy throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reijo Rymy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blista tries a head kick but it misses.
Blista misses with a leg kick
and Rymy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rymy. Blista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rymy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rymy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blista.
Rymy tries to work over Blista's front leg with a kick but Blista checks it.
Rymy cracks a nice hook into Blista's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rymy.
Rymy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rymy throws a jab but it's blocked by Blista.
A lazy left from Blista finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Rymy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rymy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reijo Rymy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blista displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rymy.
Rymy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blista walks into a left hand.
Rymy misses with a series of wild punches.
Rymy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blista was well out of range. Poor timing from Rymy.
Rymy connects with a solid leg kick.
Rymy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Rymy has managed to clinch.

Rymy breaks the clinch.
Blista needs to keep his hands up - Rymy had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Rymy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rymy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rymy connects with a right hand. Blista shakes it off.

Rymy drives through and clinches with Blista against the cage.
Rymy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blista backwards.
Blista is trying to maintain a safe position but Rymy gets an underhook and turns Blista into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rymy to work.
Blista tries to stall but Rymy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rymy manages to break the clinch.
Blista misses with an uppercut. Rymy saw that one coming.
Blista throws a wild body kick that Rymy sees coming a mile off.
Rymy tries to bum rush Blista with a series of wild strikes but Blista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rymy tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Rymy.
Rymy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blista.
Good exchange - Blista coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Blista.
Rymy thuds a left hand into Blista's body.
Blista tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blista thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rymy takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blista throws a leg kick which misses Rymy's front leg but catches the back leg as Rymy tries to avoid it.
Rymy throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Blista there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rymy lands a really nice looking cross but Blista seems unphased.
Blista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rymy throws a hook but Blista blocks it.
Blista slips a jab and a cross from Rymy.

Rymy drives through and clinches with Blista against the cage.
Rymy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blista gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mista Blista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Rymy.

Rymy breaks the clinch.
Rymy throws a body punch but Blista moves out of range.
Rymy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blista takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rymy thuds a left hand into Blista's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy slips a jab from Blista.
Blista misses with a leg kick.
Rymy tries to bum rush Blista with a series of wild strikes but Blista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blista closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Rymy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blista was covering up waiting for the punch and Rymy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blista is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blista keeping moving, preventing Rymy from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blista working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reijo Rymy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rymy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blista swinging wildly here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rymy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blista is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rymy has Blista pushed against the cage.
Rymy throws an elbow that misses.
Rymy wants to take the fight to the mat but Blista manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rymy lands a shoulder strike.

Blista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rymy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blista is looking to chop away at Rymy's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Rymy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Blista misses.
Rymy connects with a jab.
Rymy looks to score with a jab to the body but Blista is just out of range.
Rymy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rymy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blista doesn't seem bothered though.
Rymy misses with a low kick.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Blista takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rymy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blista chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rymy throws the left hand but Blista avoids the punch easily.
Rymy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blista turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rymy swings for the body but Blista moves out of range.
Blista misses with a hook. Rymy ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blista.
Blista connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rymy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blista takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blista is looking to land body kicks.
Rymy tries to bum rush Blista with a series of wild strikes but Blista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rymy.
Rymy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blista manages to avoid it.
Rymy blocks a head kick by Blista.
Rymy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mista Blista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rymy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blista moves away.
Rymy throws a body punch but Blista moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rymy. Blista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blista misses with a jab to the body
and Rymy counters with a nice body kick.

Rymy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blista breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Blista.
A bone on bone clash there as Rymy blocks the leg kick.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Blista stuffs the takedown.
Rymy ducks under a wild hook from Blista.
Rymy moves forwards but Blista connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blista.
Blista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rymy throws a solid leg kick but Blista takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rymy.
Blista throws a head kick that misses.
Rymy throws a poor cross that misses
and Blista counters with a left and a right that stings Rymy.
Rymy lands a nice hook to Blista's body. Blista takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rymy is defended easily by Blista.
Mista Blista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Rymy.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blista enables Rymy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blista manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mista Blista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reijo Rymy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blista is trying to control the position but Rymy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rymy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rymy looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Rymy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rymy 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rymy!
Reijo Rymy thanked the fans post fight for their support.