PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reyes
vs
Chamakh

174 cm
35
167 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

168 cm
31
160 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes lands a jab.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamakh.
Reyes wants to clinch

and Chamakh counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chamakh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reyes some visible discomfort.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound.
Chamakh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Chamakh lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamakh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reyes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reyes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chamakh.
Reyes wants to control but Chamakh postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
Reyes stops Chamakh from passing to mount.
Chamakh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chamakh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Chamakh grinds an elbow into Reyes's temple.
Reyes is trying to buck Chamakh off.
You can see the frustration on Reyes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chamakh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chamakh working the head with strikes.
Chamakh is putting a hurting on Reyes here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Reyes wants to control but Chamakh postures up.
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!
Reyes is looking to regain half guard here but Chamakh keeps moving and retains side control.
Chamakh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chamakh trying to control the position but Reyes is working away.
Reyes taking a bit of punishment here - Chamakh scoring with strikes.

Reyes is rocked!
Reyes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chamakh is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Chamakh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Chamakh crashes against the mat.
Chamakh lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh Reyes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chamakh in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chamakh looks up at the clock and then as Reyes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chamakh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Chamakh crashes against the mat.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
Chamakh trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chamakh working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reyes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chamakh working his ground and pound in the gym.
Chamakh working away.
Reyes dodges the ground and pound from Chamakh.
Reyes tries to escape but Chamakh is in control.
Chamakh working the ground and pound.
Chamakh cracks Reyes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chamakh scoring with punches and elbows.
Reyes pushes Chamakh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chamakh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chamakh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chamakh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reyes is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chamakh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reyes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chamakh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reyes tries to buck Chamakh off but Chamakh is having none of it.
Chamakh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chamakh cracks Reyes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reyes tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Reyes is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes is looking to get to half guard.
Chamakh dominating with strikes here.
Reyes working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh 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.

Chamakh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reyes throws a body punch but Chamakh moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand

and Chamakh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Chamakh lands a few punches from side control.
Chamakh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chamakh's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.
Chamakh is keen to just control but Reyes is a slippery customer.
Reyes wants to control but Chamakh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chamakh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chamakh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reyes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chamakh is working away from the top position though.
Reyes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chamakh jumps into side control!
Reyes can't do much from the bottom here.
Chamakh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chamakh in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Reyes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Chamakh turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Chamakh!