PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between reece foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen has chosen Firestarter by Prodigy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justin Allen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

foster
vs
Allen

173 cm
22
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, reece foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Allen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
foster scores with a jab to the head.
foster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
foster misses with a hook.
foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from foster.
Allen slips a straight right by foster.
foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen blocks a head kick by foster.
foster throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.

Allen clinches with his opponent.
foster has Allen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Allen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Allen lands a knee to the head.
Allen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
foster has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Allen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Allen lands an elbow just above foster 's eye.
The is referee keeping an eye on foster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Allen with a knee to the head.
Allen just leaning against foster, taking a breather.
foster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Allen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for reece foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allen looks gassed!
Allen wants to break free but foster has control.
A knee to the head by Allen.
foster is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
Allen prevents a takedown attempt there.
foster wants a takedown but no success here.
Allen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. foster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
foster lands with a cross.
foster throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen tries to clinch but foster moves out of range.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - foster circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
foster misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen wants to clinch.
foster stalks Allen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Allen's face. Allen staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
foster misses with the combination.
Allen defending well as foster loads up on a big left hand.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - foster circles away.
Allen is looking to clinch.

Allen rushes foster and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Allen lands a nice elbow.
foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
foster tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
Allen has foster pressed against the cage.
foster tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
foster goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen is looking to clinch but foster is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - foster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
foster throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
reece foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
foster misses with the combination.

That's four 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.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from foster.

Allen clinches with his opponent.
Allen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through foster's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
Allen throws a knee to the head but misses.

Allen is fighting off a takedown attempt but foster is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Allen to the mat. Allen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
foster wants to stand but Allen is controlling his posture from full guard.

Allen working for a triangle but foster defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

reece foster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Allen blocks a jab.
foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
foster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Justin Allen has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
foster throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
foster lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
foster keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
foster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
foster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
foster looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
foster misses with a looping left.
foster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen moves out of range as foster strikes.
Allen defending well as foster loads up on a big left hand.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from foster.
Allen tries to clinch but foster moves out of range.
foster looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from foster.
foster throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Allen is looking to clinch but foster is avoiding it.
Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen keeps control of foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Allen.

foster has Allen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. foster pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Allen tumbling to the mat - foster dives into Allen's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allen is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen passes foster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
foster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Allen is working for a submission of some sort.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Allen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and foster defends it well.
Allen trying to control the action but foster is working from the bottom.

Allen is working for a kimura but foster is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

reece foster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Allen moves away from the strike by foster.
foster keeps the fight on the outside.
foster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen wants to clinch up but foster keeps it at a distance.
foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
foster throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
foster lands a jab.
foster misses with a looping left.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from foster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Allen instigates a clinch.
Allen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but foster blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen lands an elbow just above foster 's eye.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen slips a jab from foster.
foster throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
foster throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
foster works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination.
foster connects with a jab.
Allen shoots in but foster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
foster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
foster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Allen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
foster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
foster misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
reece foster is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from foster.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
reece foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
reece foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
foster tries a head kick but it misses.

Allen forces foster back against the cage and clinches.
foster looking for a takedown.
foster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but foster gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.

foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
foster throws a combination. Allen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips under a jab.
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen tries to move into range but foster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
foster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but foster pushes him off.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by foster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of foster.
Allen is looking to clinch.
foster misses with a straight right.
foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by foster!
foster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allen tries to clinch but foster is having none of it.
Justin Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
foster scores with a nice right hand.
foster throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
foster tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from foster misses its intended target.
Allen wants to clinch up but foster keeps it at a distance.
foster misses with a wild body shot.
reece foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
reece foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... reece foster!