PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bronson
vs
Reijonen

164 cm
28
153 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

172 cm
27
154 lbs
14 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Hellbent

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reijonen loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson with a hook.
Reijonen with a hook.
Reijonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bronson throws a body punch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped Reijonen's head back.
Reijonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Reijonen's shoulder, as Reijonen tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson throws the left hand but Reijonen avoids the punch easily.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Reijonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reijonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Reijonen lands with a nice body punch.

Reijonen drops Bronson with a beautiful combination! Bronson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reijonen is looking for the KO!

Bronson is rocked!

It looks like Bill Bronson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Reijonen is just out of range.
Oh Bronson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reijonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Reijonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reijonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reijonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reijonen cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
Bronson seems to have got his legs back now.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Bronson pushes him off.
Skreba Reijonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reijonen takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Bronson swings for the body but Reijonen moves out of range.
Bronson connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Reijonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Reijonen is out of range.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Bronson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Reijonen tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Reijonen clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Bronson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with some punches.

Bronson breaks from the clinch.
Reijonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson misses with an uppercut
and Reijonen counters with a solid body kick.
Bronson is looking to clinch but Reijonen is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bronson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Reijonen.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reijonen punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson connects with a right hand. Reijonen shakes it off.
Reijonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
Reijonen lands with a nice body punch.
Reijonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bronson.
Reijonen throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Reijonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bronson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bronson lands in his opponent's guard.
Bronson stopping the sweep attempt from Reijonen.
Bronson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronson postures up and lands a big shot to Reijonen's brow.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reijonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson trying to control but Reijonen is working from the bottom.
Reijonen is looking to sweep but instead, Bronson has passed into half guard.
Bronson wants to control but Reijonen is keeping him busy.
Bronson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bronson thows a huge punch but Reijonen dodges it nicely.
Reijonen is trying to maintain the position but Bronson is very close to passing his half guard.
Reijonen wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronson slips a nice elbow through Reijonen's hands, connecting with Reijonen's forehead.
Ground and pound from Bronson.
Bronson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Bronson's cut.
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.

Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.

Bronson rushes Reijonen and presses him up against the cage.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Reijonen stops a takedown attempt from Bronson.
Bronson cracks Reijonen with a nice body shot.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen being controlled against the cage.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson wants a takedown.

Bronson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Reijonen tries to roll over but Bronson keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bronson connects with a nice short shot to Reijonen's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronson misses with a head shot. Reijonen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reijonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronson connects with a couple of short punches.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson is in close to Reijonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson chips away with some ground and pound.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Reijonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Reijonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bronson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Reijonen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bronson wants to control but Reijonen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen wants to control the pace but Bronson is squirming around nicely.
Reijonen prevents Bronson from getting the reversal.
Bronson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bronson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bronson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Reijonen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Reijonen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Reijonen is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bronson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Bronson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Reijonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reijonen's head.
Reijonen throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reijonen defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Reijonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Reijonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bronson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reijonen's guard.
Reijonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws an elbow that misses. Reijonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bronson's guard. Nice move by Reijonen!

Bronson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reijonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronson looking for subs off his back but Reijonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Well, if Reijonen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Reijonen trying to control from half guard but Bronson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronson tries to get to full guard but Reijonen has control of the leg.
Bronson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bronson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronson, not yet.

Bronson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reijonen has passed into half guard!
Bronson gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reijonen postures up.
Reijonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reijonen is one step ahead there.

Bronson working for a triangle but Reijonen defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reijonen is aware though and is defending well.
Bronson has his hands on Reijonen's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bronson shoots in looking for a takedown. Reijonen tries to sprawl out of it but Bronson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reijonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reijonen. That one must have hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skreba Reijonen.
I think Reijonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Bronson!
After winning the bout, Bill Bronson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.