PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Rajamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhardt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mein Herz Brennt by Rammstein. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rajamaki
vs
Reinhardt

176 cm
28
174 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
174 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Rajamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reinhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Reinhardt tries to sprawl but Rajamaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt is trying to get back to full guard.

Reinhardt looking for submissions off his back.
Reinhardt tries to get to full guard but Rajamaki has control of the leg.

Rajamaki stands up out of the half guard.
Rajamaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reinhardt swivels and escapes.
Rajamaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reinhardt.

Rajamaki closes the distance and clinches.

Rajamaki breaks the clinch.

Rajamaki rushes Reinhardt and presses him up against the cage.

Rajamaki breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reinhardt drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt looking to pass the guard.
Rajamaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Reinhardt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reinhardt is looking to advance position but Rajamaki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Reinhardt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Reinhardt actively working from the bottom here.

Rajamaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rajamaki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rajamaki is looking to take a break and control but Reinhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rajamaki prevents Reinhardt from standing back up.
Reinhardt looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rajamaki has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Rajamaki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Reinhardt manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Rajamaki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rajamaki falls off balance throwing a combination

and Reinhardt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rajamaki pushes Reinhardt off and gets back to his feet.

Rajamaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reinhardt sprawls well initially but Rajamaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rajamaki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rajamaki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rajamaki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reinhardt eats them both and turns towards Rajamaki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Rajamaki drives through and clinches with Reinhardt against the cage.
Reinhardt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rajamaki walks away with a smile on his face. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rajamaki lands an overhand right.
Reinhardt with a poor takedown

and Rajamaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reinhardt's guard.
Toni Rajamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Reinhardt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajamaki wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
Rajamaki advances position into side control!

Rajamaki stands up and beckons Reinhardt to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rajamaki manages to break the clinch.
Rajamaki misses with a combination

and Reinhardt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Rajamaki wriggles free and stands up.

Rajamaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reinhardt quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt tries to get to full guard but Rajamaki has control of the leg.

Rajamaki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Rajamaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rajamaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rajamaki has taken the fight to the clinch.

Reinhardt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rajamaki is trying to get back to his feet.
Rajamaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Rajamaki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Reinhardt moves out of range of the body kick.
Rajamaki throws a low kick but Reinhardt avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Reinhardt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Rajamaki kicks off Reinhardt and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rajamaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Reinhardt circles away.

Rajamaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Reinhardt's guard.
Rajamaki pushing down on Reinhardt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Reinhardt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rajamaki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Rajamaki decides to return to a standing position.
Rajamaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rajamaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Reinhardt is looking for a triangle here but Rajamaki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Rajamaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rajamaki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Reinhardt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Rajamaki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rajamaki looking to secure an arm triangle but Reinhardt defends it well.
Rajamaki looking to control but Reinhardt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reinhardt regains half guard.

Rajamaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Reinhardt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reinhardt missing with punches from the bottom.
Rajamaki uses his free foot to push down on Reinhardt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reinhardt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rajamaki get's back to his feet.

Reinhardt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rajamaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Rajamaki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rajamaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rajamaki lands a nice hook to Reinhardt's body. Reinhardt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajamaki lands a jab to the head.
Rajamaki lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rajamaki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rajamaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Reinhardt counters with a left and a right that stings Rajamaki.

Reinhardt moves into the clinch.

Rajamaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rajamaki shoots and misses

so Reinhardt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reinhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Rajamaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rajamaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reinhardt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rajamaki's guard.

Reinhardt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rajamaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rajamaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rajamaki!
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rajamaki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Reinhardt can't escape the position.

Rajamaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Reinhardt frees his head quite easily.

Rajamaki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reinhardt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Rajamaki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Rajamaki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reinhardt has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt can't escape the position.
Toni Rajamaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajamaki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Rajamaki stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Reinhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajamaki.
Good leg kick by Rajamaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reinhardt.

Rajamaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Reinhardt's guard.
Rajamaki passes Reinhardt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rajamaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Reinhardt regains half guard.
Toni Rajamaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reinhardt looks like he's trying to stand up.

Reinhardt looking for submissions off his back.

Reinhardt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki moves nicely into side control.
Reinhardt is trying to get back to half guard.
Luther Reinhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajamaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reinhardt can do to turn this around?

Rajamaki decides to stand back up.
Rajamaki cracks the inside of Reinhardt's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rajamaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reinhardt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rajamaki controls the position from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Rajamaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rajamaki 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Rajamaki!