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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Naulakko (ranked 4617 p4p, 482 weight class) and Reginald Forbes (ranked 1789 p4p, 208 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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257 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Naulakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naulakko lands a nice looking body shot.
Forbes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naulakko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forbes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naulakko.
Naulakko ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Naulakko pushes Forbes up against the cage in a clinch.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Forbes.
Forbes lands a right hand.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naulakko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Naulakko blocks an uppercut.
Naulakko digs a right hand into Forbes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Forbes's gas tank.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike.
Naulakko throws a head punch that misses.
Naulakko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naulakko cracks Forbes with a nice body shot.
Naulakko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Naulakko controls his hands.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Naulakko lands a hook that snaps the head of Forbes backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Naulakko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naulakko misses with a body punch.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Forbes.
A short right from Forbes.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Forbes.
Naulakko blocking some punches.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes blocks an uppercut.
Naulakko throws a punch but it's blocked by Forbes.
Forbes can't find room to land a body shot as Naulakko controls the action.
Forbes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naulakko misses with some punches.
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Naulakko.
I was talking to Naulakko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Naulakko throws a head punch that misses.
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Naulakko.
Naulakko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Forbes.
Forbes pushes Naulakko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Naulakko is breathing heavily.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naulakko lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naulakko throws a head punch that misses.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naulakko backwards.
Forbes lands a right hand.
Forbes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Naulakko fails to land.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Forbes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Forbes misses with some punches.
Forbes scores with a shoulder strike.
Naulakko looking to slow down the pace here.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naulakko's elbow.
Naulakko has Forbes pushed against the cage.
Naulakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes tries to work over Naulakko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naulakko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Forbes as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Forbes.
Forbes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Forbes.
Forbes working aggressively here.
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naulakkos head.
Forbes scores with a shoulder strike.
Naulakko is rocked!
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Naulakko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naulakko throws a punch but it's blocked by Forbes.
Naulakko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naulakko seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naulakko.
Forbes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naulakko or not.
Forbes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forbes tries to work over Naulakko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naulakko's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
Naulakko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
Naulakko takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Naulakko with a big uppercut! Naulakko tries to clinch up but Forbes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Naulakko to the mat! Naulakko covers up and Forbes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reginald Forbes!
A victorious Reginald Forbes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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