PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 3179 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 182 p4p, 81 weight class). Kazimierz comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Reed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kazimierz
vs
Reed

175 cm
29
140
14 - 21 - 2

168 cm
29
144
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazimierz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Kazimierz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazimierz cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Kazimierz has his takedown stuffed
and Reed counters with a left to the body.
Reed jabs Kazimierz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kazimierz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed clobbers Kazimierz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kazimierz shoots in looking for a takedown but Reed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazimierz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kazimierz or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazimierz goes for a double leg but Reed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reed continues to drive forward.
Reed stalling in the clinch.

Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed lands a nice shot that snaps Kazimierz's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reed sprawls well. Reed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazimierz gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed swings for the body but Kazimierz moves out of range.
Kazimierz goes for a double leg but Reed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reed continues to drive forward.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazimierz backwards.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazimierz backwards.

Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed lands with an overhand left.

Reed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
Reed trying to control the position here.
Reed told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kazimierz throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Kazimierz working some strikes from top position.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazimierz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kazimierz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Reed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazimierz misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reed is looking for a sweep.
Kazimierz trying to control the position but Reed is working away.
Kazimierz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
Reed is not content to let Kazimierz control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reed looks to land a left hand but Kazimierz moved out of range nicely.
Kazimierz shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazimierz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reed defends well and Kazimierz ends up having to push Reed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Kazimierz controls the action.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed tries to work over Kazimierz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Reed manages to break the clinch.
Aleksander Kazimierz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt.
Reed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kazimierz with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazimierz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazimierz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kazimierz ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown but Reed shows good takedown defense.
Tommy Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazimierz has his takedown stuffed
and Reed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Reed.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazimierz.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Reed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kazimierz in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazimierz tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Kazimierz slips the punch.
Kazimierz shoots in looking for a takedown but Reed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazimierz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazimierz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reed avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Kazimierz moved out of range nicely.
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Reed connects with a body shot.
Kazimierz fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Tommy Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazimierz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown
letting Reed counter with a right hand.

Kazimierz is rocked!
Kazimierz walks straight into a right hand from Reed - that's dropped him! Reed jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kazimierz from any more punishment! Kazimierz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Reed!
Post fight, an emotional Tommy Reed said 'Krav Maga all day! Somebody sponsor me!'.