PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johanna Reiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reiman comes to the cage accompanied by Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'N* Stuff. Johanna Reiman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Reiman
vs
Bad

186 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

199 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johanna Reiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bad!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reiman as he jumps to the side.
Reiman throws a sloppy head kick and Bad moves out of range easily.
Bad avoids the head kick by Reiman.
Bad misses with a takedown attempt - Reiman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reiman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johanna Reiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reiman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reiman.
James Bad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reiman tries a head kick but it misses.
Reiman stuffs the takedown.
Reiman misses with a straight right.

Bad feints and as Reiman raises his hands in defense, Bad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad wants to control from the top but Reiman keeps moving.

Bad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Bad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bad looks gassed!

Bad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reiman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reiman has escaped and now he's on top!
Reiman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reiman has passed into side control.
Bad struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bad tries to improve position but can't.
Bad can't do much from the bottom here.
Reiman is looking to take a break and control but Bad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bad is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Bad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bad blocks a head kick by Reiman.
Nice sprawl there from Reiman as Bad shoots in.
Bad moves in looking to clinch but Reiman pushes him off.
Bad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Bad with that takedown attempt.
Johanna Reiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bad.
Bad is breathing heavily.
Reiman shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiman lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Reiman.
Bad shoots and misses
and Reiman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reiman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bad thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reiman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bad.
Bad fails with the takedown
and Reiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bad misses with a takedown attempt
and Reiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reiman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bad misses with a takedown
enabling Reiman to counter with a crisp jab.
Reiman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bad tries for a takedown but Reiman circles away easily
and Bad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reiman cracks Bad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reiman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reiman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reiman tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johanna Reiman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bad tries for a takedown but Reiman circles away easily
and Reiman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reiman throws a head kick that misses.
Reiman scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Reiman counter with a right hand.
Johanna Reiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bad.
Bad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reiman throws a sloppy head kick and Bad moves out of range easily.
James Bad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bad looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reiman!
Reiman working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bad jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Reiman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Reiman tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Reiman is trying to control Bad's posture but Bad avoids it.

Bad tries for a kimura but Reiman is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Reiman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reiman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bad on the ground.

Bad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reiman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bad is trying to control. Reiman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Bad is looking for a kimura but Reiman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bad to get the leverage.

Bad is working for a kimura but Reiman is defending it quite comfortably.

Bad seems to be working for a kimura but Reiman defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bad seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bad 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johanna Reiman!