PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 3 p4p, 74 weight class) and Dick Pawlik (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Viimeinen päivä. Pawlik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John Butler - Ocean kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Artturi Reinikainen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Reinikainen
vs
Pawlik

188 cm
32
162
22 - 10 - 3

172 cm
29
166
16 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Carnage Clothing
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen throws a hook to the side of Pawlik's head but Pawlik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Reinikainen.
Pawlik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pawlik throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Pawlik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reinikainen circles away.
Pawlik lands a glancing blow to the side of Reinikainen's head.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
Reinikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pawlik was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinikainen.
Pawlik blocks a jab.
Pawlik lands with a cross.
Reinikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pawlik manages to avoid it.
Reinikainen throws the left hand but Pawlik avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reinikainen throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen takes one to the side of the head.
A low kick from Reinikainen misses

and Pawlik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reinikainen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pawlik.
Pawlik wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Pawlik passes Reinikainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Pawlik.
Pawlik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pawlik is looking to take a break and control but Reinikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Pawlik is trying for a kimura here. Reinikainen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pawlik wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Pawlik!
Dick Pawlik is the new lightweight champion!
Dick Pawlik was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.