PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Reyes (ranked 4663 p4p, 5678 weight class) and Vlad Hansen (ranked 510 p4p, 557 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Zack Hemsey - Vengeance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reyes
vs
Hansen

186 cm
20
170
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
20
175
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hansen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Hansen, against the cage.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hansen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hansen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reyes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Reyes lands an elbow that stopped Hansen in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Vlad Hansen has been cut.
Reyes lands an elbow just above Hansen 's eye.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Hansen, against the cage.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hansen is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Come on Hansen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Hansen won't want to take too many of those.
Our sources have told us that Reyes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with an elbow over the top.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hansen landing knees to the head.
Hansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Hansen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hansen throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reyes with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Hansen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hansen taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reyes.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hansen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Hansen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reyes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hansen can turn it around.
Hansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hansen lands a damaging elbow.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Hansen, against the cage.
Hansen throws an elbow that misses.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Hansen.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hansen.
Hansen lands an elbow inside.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hansen lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Hansen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hansen lands a nice uppercut.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Hansen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes lands a damaging elbow.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hansen blocks the elbow strike.
Hansen lands a nice elbow.
Hansen lands a nice elbow.
Reyes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
Hansen misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Hansen avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Hansen blocks it.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Hansen lands a damaging elbow.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hansen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hansen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Hansen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roman Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hansen throws a lazy body kick
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reyes.
Reyes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hansen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Roman Reyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hansen lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Hansen throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hansen is defending well for now.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansen blocks the elbow strike.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.
Hansen avoids a wild elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen lands an elbow inside.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hansen's defenses.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Hansen.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Hansen lands a nice elbow.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hansen throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Hansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hansen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Hansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Hansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Hansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hansen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes lands an elbow just above Hansen 's eye.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes working Hansen over with knees to the body.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Reyes.
Hansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Reyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hansen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Hansen avoids a wild elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hansen is defending well for now.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansen avoids it.
Hansen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
Reyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Hansen blocks it.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen takes an elbow to the temple.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reyes.
Hansen misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Reyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Hansen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hansen gets a clinch.
Hansen avoids a wild elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Hansen.
Hansen misses with an elbow over the top.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Hansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes misses with an elbow over the top.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hansen misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reyes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hansen misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Hansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hansen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Hansen, against the cage.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansen.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hansen.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Hansen.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hansen.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
Hansen lands an elbow inside.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Reyes.
Hansen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Hansen blocks with his arms.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
Hansen avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hansen's defenses.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Hansen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hansen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
A short right from Hansen.
Hansen throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Hansen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansen avoids it.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Hansen throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Hansen, against the cage.
Hansen misses with an elbow strike.
Hansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses.
Hansen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reyes scores with a shoulder strike.
Hansen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Hansen lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Hansen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
Hansen tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Hansen lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reyes throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Hansen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hansen throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Hansen.
Hansen avoids a wild elbow strike from Reyes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hansen throws an elbow but misses.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Reyes.
Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Hansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Hansen blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vlad Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Reyes.
Well Reyes 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Reyes!
After the fight, Roman Reyes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.