PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Reyes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Reyes
vs
Pasanen

185 cm
19
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Organic Peak Performance

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pasanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pasanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reyes looking to control.

Pasanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pasanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pasanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pasanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Reyes looking for a guillotine here but Pasanen defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasanen.

Pasanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen pushing down on Reyes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pasanen looks to land a strike but Reyes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.

Pasanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Pasanen tries to pass.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pasanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reyes dodges the ground and pound from Pasanen.

Pasanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pasanen working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pasanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pasanen throwing strikes from guard but Reyes blocks nicely.

Pasanen drops back looking for a leg! Reyes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reyes manages to kick Pasanen off! Pasanen jumps back into Reyes's guard.
Pasanen looks gassed!
Reyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pasanen.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Pasanen is proving a slippery customer.
Pasanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pasanen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pasanen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reyes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pasanen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pasanen thowing shots but they're missing.
Pasanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reyes's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen landing strikes from the mount and Reyes is in trouble!
Pasanen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pasanen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pasanen lands a heavy elbow.
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pasanen working Reyes over with strikes here.
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reyes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pasanen.
Pasanen with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen unloads with some shots from mount but Reyes bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reyes scores with a one two! Pasanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pasanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense.

Reyes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pasanen passes Reyes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pasanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pasanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Pasanen has control of the leg.
Pasanen working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasanen prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Pasanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pasanen.
Reyes is looking to control Pasanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reyes avoid being mounted?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reyes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Reyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Pasanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Reyes which made him look bad.
Christopher Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Pasanen.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Pasanen's ribs.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reyes as he avoids it easily.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pasanen misses
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Pasanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pasanen looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Pasanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes lands an overhand right.
Lauri Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reyes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Reyes scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reyes as he avoids it easily.
Reyes scores with a one two! Pasanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reyes cracks Pasanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reyes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen fails with the takedown.
Reyes throws a series of strikes that have Pasanen backpedaling.
Pasanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pasanen shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab from Reyes.
Pasanen closes the distance but Reyes moves to the side
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Reyes lands with a nice combination. Pasanen backs away looking to recover.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Pasanen shoots in for a double leg but Reyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pasanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reyes to score with a decent uppercut.
Reyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reyes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a one two! Pasanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Christopher Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
Pasanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Reyes lands a jab-cross combination.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pasanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Pasanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pasanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Pasanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes looks to land a combination. Pasanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pasanen closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Pasanen pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reyes throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Reyes dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pasanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reyes lands a with a good body shot.
Pasanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasanen.
Reyes looks to land a combination. Pasanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reyes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Lauri Pasanen has been cut.
Pasanen takes one to the chin there.
Pasanen has a takedown stuffed.
Christopher Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Pasanen.
Reyes lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pasanen in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christopher Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reyes.
Pasanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reyes tests Pasanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pasanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reyes circles away.
Nice cross by Reyes.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Reyes both land. Nice combination.
Reyes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pasanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reyes.
Reyes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reyes dips to his left and cracks Pasanen with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen shoots in but Reyes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pasanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Reyes sprawls well. He's pushed Pasanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pasanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Pasanen gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Reyes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pasanen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reyes can't do much from the bottom here.
Pasanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reyes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reyes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pasanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reyes trying to control here.
Pasanen working over Reyes with some ground and pound. Reyes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reyes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Pasanen is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pasanen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pasanen is in close to Reyes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lauri Pasanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pasanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pasanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reyes can't keep his opponent in guard - Pasanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reyes is in trouble now - Pasanen has advanced to mount!
Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pasanen lands a big shot there that rocks Reyes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reyes because Pasanen loaded up on that one.
Reyes is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Pasanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

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