PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynaud Brown (ranked 2404 p4p, 2207 weight class) and Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 206 p4p, 195 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Luokkamaki

170 cm
23
148
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
145
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynaud Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luokkamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Luokkamaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Luokkamaki throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Luokkamaki throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a hook but Luokkamaki avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luokkamaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luokkamaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luokkamaki scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown scores with a jab. Luokkamaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Luokkamaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown scores with a jab.
Luokkamaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Luokkamaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Luokkamaki throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Luokkamaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luokkamaki missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luokkamakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luokkamaki scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown thuds his right hand into Luokkamaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luokkamaki moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Luokkamaki avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown pushes Luokkamaki away with a front kick.
Luokkamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Luokkamaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Luokkamaki slips the punch.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Luokkamaki moved out of range nicely.
Luokkamaki misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Luokkamaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luokkamaki throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown slips a straight right by Luokkamaki.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Luokkamaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Luokkamaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luokkamaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luokkamaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luokkamaki takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Luokkamaki slams his shin into Brown's torso.
Brown with the inside leg kick.
Luokkamaki staying out of range there.
Luokkamaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Luokkamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Luokkamaki seems unphased.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luokkamaki throws a big shot that misses.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Luokkamaki's head.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Luokkamaki just manages to avoid it.
Luokkamaki looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luokkamaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luokkamaki avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown keeps Luokkamaki at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Luokkamaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Reynaud Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luokkamaki misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reynaud Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Luokkamaki shrugs it off though.
Luokkamaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luokkamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luokkamaki. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luokkamaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Luokkamaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown lunges at Luokkamaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luokkamaki's hand.
Luokkamaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Luokkamaki connects with a leg kick.
Luokkamaki misses with a body shot.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luokkamaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Luokkamaki moves into the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Luokkamaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brown has got the better of the exchanges.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luokkamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Luokkamaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Luokkamaki.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luokkamaki can do to turn this around?
A short left from Luokkamaki.
Brown pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luokkamaki's elbow.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luokkamaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown misses with some punches.
Luokkamaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Luokkamaki.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Reynaud Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luokkamaki.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Luokkamaki takes a shot to the head.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luokkamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki blocks an uppercut.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Brown digs a right hand into Luokkamaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luokkamaki's gas tank.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luokkamaki's elbow.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown pushes Luokkamaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Luokkamaki.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Luokkamaki controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luokkamaki blocks an uppercut.
Brown cracks Luokkamaki with a nice body shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reynaud Brown dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown with a jab.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown catches Luokkamaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Luokkamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with a hook. Luokkamaki ducked under it nicely.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Reynaud Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki scores with a jab to the head.
Luokkamaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Luokkamaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Luokkamaki loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Luokkamaki slips a straight right by Brown.
Luokkamaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown moves out of range as Luokkamaki throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Luokkamaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luokkamaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Luokkamaki looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown lands with a right hand.
Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Luokkamaki down.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Luokkamaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds his right hand into Luokkamaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Luokkamaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Luokkamaki counters with a straight right hand.
Luokkamaki blocks a jab.
Brown throws a hook but Luokkamaki blocks it.
Luokkamaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luokkamaki moves away.
Luokkamaki misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luokkamaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luokkamaki moves away from the strike by Brown.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luokkamaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Luokkamaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luokkamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Luokkamaki throws a big shot that misses.
Luokkamaki with a jab.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Luokkamaki dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown throws a one two combo.
Luokkamaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Luokkamaki.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Jere Luokkamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown sets himself, and Luokkamaki steps forward looking for the clinch! Brown avoids it this time.
Luokkamaki slips a jab from Brown.
A big left from Luokkamaki misses.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luokkamaki needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown works Luokkamaki's body with a nice hook.
Luokkamaki throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
Brown takes a swing at Luokkamaki's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reynaud Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reynaud Brown!
An out of breath Reynaud Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.