PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reepo (ranked 2728 p4p, 5884 weight class) and Kaspar Kallaste (ranked 136 p4p, 265 weight class). Reepo comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down. Kaspar Kallaste will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Reepo
vs
Kallaste

165 cm
18
135
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
135
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

Hardcore Alchemy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Reepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kallaste!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallaste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reepo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reepo misses with a looping left.
Reepo misses with an uppercut. Kallaste saw that one coming.
Reepo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kallaste connects with a nice looking jab.
Reepo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallaste connects with a looping right hand.
Kallaste sizes up Reepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reepo ducks under a wild hook from Kallaste.
Reepo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reepo ducks right into an uppercut from Kallaste.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reepo swings for the body but Kallaste moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kallaste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reepo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kallaste darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kallaste throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reepo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kallaste's coach down at EFC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kallaste's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reepo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kallaste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reepo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallaste.
Jab from Kallaste.
Kallaste looks to throw the jab but Reepo is out of range.
Reepo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kallaste counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kallaste darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kallaste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reepo throwing a counter right hand but Kallaste manages to avoid it.
Reepo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Reepo.

Reepo pushes Kallaste up against the cage in a clinch.
Reepo has Kallaste pressed against the cage, preventing Kallaste from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reepo works on Kallaste's body with a couple of short punches.
Reepo digs a right hand underneath Kallaste's ribcage. Kallaste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reepo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reepo digs a right hand underneath Kallaste's ribcage. Kallaste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reepo lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo lands with a light punch inside.
Reepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Reepo.
Kallaste has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reepo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reepo tries to work over Kallaste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo cracks Kallaste with a nice body shot.
Reepo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kallaste backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallaste.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kallaste controls his hands.
Kallaste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reepo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reepo lands a left hand.
Reepo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallaste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo jumps guard but Kallaste stands there with Reepo around his waist. Reepo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kallaste fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Reepo.
Kallaste blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallaste is trying to force a seperation but Reepo has the dominant position.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kallaste to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Reepo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reepo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Reepo.
Reepo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kallaste's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Kallaste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kallaste blocks an uppercut.

Reepo drags the fight down to the ground.

Reepo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kallaste gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Reepo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kallaste defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Reepo will probably get the nod.
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.

A lazy left from Kallaste finds it's target.
A big right from Reepo misses.
Kallaste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kallaste lands a glancing blow to the side of Reepo's head.
Reepo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reepo misses with a body shot.
Kallaste doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Kallaste throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reepo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kallaste.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo throws a right hand that misses
and Kallaste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reepo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kallaste scores with a jab to the head.
Reepo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaspar Kallaste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallaste moves forwards but Reepo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallaste getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kallaste moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kallaste cracks a nice hook into Reepo's ribs.
Kallaste scores with a hook to the body. Reepo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kallaste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kallaste cracks a nice hook into Reepo's ribs.
A lazy left from Reepo finds it's target.
Reepo staying out of range there.

Reepo has Kallaste up against the cage in a clinch.
Reepo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kallaste is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Jay Reepo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallaste.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Kallaste holds him up against the cage and eventually Reepo drops back down to his feet.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reepo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reepo.
Kallaste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reepo has him pressed against the cage.
Reepo misses with some punches.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Reepo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Reepo - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Reepo on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo digs a right hand into Kallaste's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kallaste's gas tank.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reepo gets through Kallaste's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallaste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallaste blocks a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Reepo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kallaste's efforts to push away.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Kallaste avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Reepo tries a body shot but Kallaste blocks it.
Reepo lands with a light punch inside.
Reepo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reepo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kallaste backwards.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reepo.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Kallaste forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallaste.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Kallaste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kallaste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reepo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kallaste controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Reepo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Reepo lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Reepo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kallaste digs a good hook to Reepo's body.
Reepo throws an off balance right hand
and Kallaste counters with a nice uppercut.
Reepo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallaste looks to throw the jab but Reepo is out of range.
Reepo takes one to the side of the head.
Kallaste looks to land a right hand but Reepo moved out of range.
Reepo throws a hook but Kallaste avoids it easily.
Reepo throws a body punch but Kallaste moves out of range.
Kallaste works Reepo's body with a nice hook.
Reepo slips under a jab from Kallaste.
Reepo is looking to counter the offense by Kallaste and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Reepo misses.
Kallaste scores with a decent looking hook.
Reepo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reepo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallaste cracks Reepo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reepo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kallaste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kallaste connects with a nice looking jab.
Kallaste scores with a nice right hand.

Reepo is rocked!
Kallaste sizes up Reepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Reepo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kallaste lands a nice looking body shot.
Reepo seems to have got his legs back now.
Reepo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kallaste moves out of range as Reepo strikes.
Kallaste unleashes a big counter combination but Reepo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Kallaste misses.
A swing and a miss from Kallaste.
Reepo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kallaste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kallaste! But no joy.
Kallaste jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kallaste might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Kallaste.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallaste with a nice cross.
Kallaste slips a straight right by Reepo.
Kallaste is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reepo with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reepo. Kallaste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reepo throws a body punch but Kallaste moves out of range.
Reepo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kallaste to score with a decent uppercut.
Reepo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Kallaste.
A combination from Kallaste does no damage.
Reepo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaspar Kallaste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reepo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kallaste cracks Reepo with a right hand to the side of the head.

Reepo closes the distance and clinches.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Kallaste forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reepo.
A body shot lands from Reepo.
Reepo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reepo is leaning against Kallaste and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Reepo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallaste.
Kallaste blocking some punches.
Reepo lands an uppercut.
Reepo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Reepo gets through Kallaste's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallaste prevents a body shot from Reepo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Reepo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reepo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reepo lands a shot to the body.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallaste blocks a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallaste.
Reepo tries to work over Kallaste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reepo.
Kallaste blocks a body shot from Reepo.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallaste's elbow.
Jay Reepo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kallaste is trying to force a seperation but Reepo has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaspar Kallaste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reepo 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reepo!
A victorious Jay Reepo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.