PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix). Bruce McBrain has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Reinikainen
vs
McBrain

190 cm
34
194 lbs
32 - 16 - 0

175 cm
32
184 lbs
35 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBrain. McBrain obviously looking to wear him down.
McBrain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reinikainen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McBrain, right into the meat.
Reinikainen looks to land a left hand but McBrain moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Reinikainen - just one landing.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by McBrain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBrain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from McBrain misses its intended target.
McBrain lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain lands a jab to Reinikainen's midsection.
McBrain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reinikainen is breathing heavily.
McBrain fakes the leg kick and cracks Reinikainen in the body.
Nice shot lands for McBrain.

It looks like Kalle Reinikainen has been cut.
McBrain throws a monster overhand right that drops Reinikainen! McBrain follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce McBrain!
Bruce McBrain is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Bruce McBrain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.