PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Vincent (ranked 5128 p4p, 5238 weight class) and Argus Reynolds (ranked 464 p4p, 468 weight class). The key to victory for Marshall Vincent has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Vincent
vs
Reynolds

172 cm
18
155
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
154
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marshall Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argus Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Vincent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Reynolds is stalling here.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincent is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vincent backwards.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Vincent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vincent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vincent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Reynolds has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.

Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Vincent pushes him off.

Reynolds rushes Vincent and presses him up against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds effectively controlling the action here.
Vincent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vincent is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Reynolds's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vincent.
Vincent is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vincent wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Vincent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Vincent.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds gets through Vincent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vincent tries to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Reynolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vincent or not.
Reynolds is working Vincent over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vincent as Reynolds tries to tie him up.
Reynolds has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
A short left from Reynolds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Vincent blocks with his arms.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vincent tries to keep at a distance but Reynolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vincent lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Vincent avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vincent jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Vincent circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Reynolds rushes Vincent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds tries to stall but Vincent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reynolds 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.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vincent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vincent.
Vincent pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vincent working aggressively here.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Vincent.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to work over Vincent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Vincent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Vincent is working Reynolds over against the cage.
Vincent is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vincent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Vincent controls his hands.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Vincent.
Reynolds slows down the pace here.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Vincent.
A short right from Vincent on the inside.
Vincent digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reynolds pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands a right hand.
Vincent avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Vincent tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vincent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
Vincent managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vincent blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds is pushing Vincent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vincent wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
Vincent scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vincent.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Vincent will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vincent lands a glancing blow to the side of Reynolds's head.

Reynolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Vincent lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
Vincent takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Argus Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Reynolds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds works on Vincent's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vincent.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vincent wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent being controlled against the cage.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Reynolds has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Vincent pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Vincent is blocking nicely.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Vincent blocks with his arms.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vincent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincent working hard to break the clinch.
Vincent managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Vincent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Vincent.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Vincent tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Vincent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vincent is defending well for now.
Reynolds prevents Vincent from breaking the clinch.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vincent 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.
Vincent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Vincent blocks it.
Reynolds keeps control of Vincent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Vincent's head.
Vincent can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Argus Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argus Reynolds!