PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Korhonen (ranked 4155 p4p, 5096 weight class) and Tad Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes Korhonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Korhonen
vs
Reeves

177 cm
18
162
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Korhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tad Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Korhonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Korhonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Korhonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Korhonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reeves is keeping busy.
Korhonen trying to control the position but instead, Reeves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korhonen into the cage.
Reeves has had enough of the clinch but Korhonen keeps him there for the moment.
Korhonen misses with a punch on the inside.

Reeves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reeves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reeves is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Korhonen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Korhonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Korhonen tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Reeves has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Korhonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Korhonen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reeves.
Reeves works to advance to full mount. Korhonen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Reeves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Reeves.

That's two 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.
Reeves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reeves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reeves throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Korhonen because Reeves loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing strikes from the mount.
Reeves controlling the position easily from mount.
Reeves landing strikes from the mount.
Reeves landing strikes, looking to finish!

Reeves stands up from mount. Strange move.
Korhonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reeves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korhonen tries to clinch there but Reeves circles away.
Korhonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Korhonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reeves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Reeves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen stuffs the takedown.
Korhonen is looking to clinch.
Korhonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Reeves circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Korhonen misses with the head strike.

Reeves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Korhonen uses from the top position.

Reeves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reeves keeping moving, preventing Korhonen from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korhonen preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Reeves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Korhonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reeves misses with a double jab.
Korhonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reeves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reeves with the counter takedown but Korhonen avoids it easily.

Reeves rushes Korhonen and presses him up against the cage.
Korhonen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korhonen.
Reeves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reeves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reeves has Korhonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Korhonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Korhonen can't find room to land a body shot as Reeves controls the action.
Korhonen lands a left hand.

It looks like Tad Reeves has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reeves gets control of Korhonen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reeves will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Korhonen trying to control but Reeves is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves has control of Korhonen's left arm, preventing Korhonen from doing any damage.
Reeves will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Korhonen trying to control but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Reeves wants to hit a sweep here but Korhonen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Reeves there!

That's two 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.
Reeves working to try and regain half guard.
Reeves keeps trying to improve his position.
Reeves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reeves is looking to escape.
Reeves is looking to improve his position but Korhonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Reeves tries to hold on but Korhonen postures up.
Korhonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reeves working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Korhonen wants to control the pace but Reeves is squirming around nicely.
Reeves wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Korhonen controlling well, preventing Reeves from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Will Korhonen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Korhonen has the hooks in. Reeves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Korhonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tad Reeves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Korhonen clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reeves is trying to break the clinch but Korhonen is controlling him.
Korhonen tries to throw a body punch but Reeves avoids it by throwing Korhonen back against the cage.
Reeves looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Korhonen fails to land.
Korhonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reeves up against the cage.
Korhonen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korhonen misses with some punches.
Korhonen controlling the action here for a moment.
Korhonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Reeves controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Korhonen looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Korhonen fails to land.
Korhonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reeves has Korhonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Korhonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Korhonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korhonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reeves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korhonen.
Johannes Korhonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reeves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reeves tries to score a body lock takedown but Korhonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johannes Korhonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tad Reeves.
Korhonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korhonen managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reeves.
Korhonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korhonen has a couple of punches blocked by Reeves.
Korhonen tries to work over Reeves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korhonen blocks an uppercut.
Korhonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reeves tries to break the clinch but Korhonen is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Korhonen.
Korhonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Korhonen lands a hook to the side of the head.

Reeves pulls Korhonen into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korhonen preventing the sweep.
Reeves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reeves trying to keep a closed guard but Korhonen is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reeves trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reeves keeping moving, preventing Korhonen from controlling successfully.
Reeves working a defensive guard here.
Korhonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Reeves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Reeves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Korhonen did well to prevent Reeves getting side control.
Korhonen moves into full guard.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Korhonen keeps moving.
Korhonen has control of Reeves's left arm, preventing Reeves from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reeves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Korhonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korhonen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Korhonen!