PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Moxon
vs
Reid

190 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

182 cm
21
194 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexi Reid!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Moxon with that takedown attempt.
Reid moves forwards but Moxon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moxon motions for Reid to come forward. Moxon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moxon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reid pinned against the cage. Reid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonathan Moxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moxon.
Moxon misses with the combination.
Moxon shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Moxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moxon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid leaves Moxon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moxon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid stuffs the takedown.
Moxon misses with a series of wild punches.
Moxon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moxon misses the jab.
Reid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moxon.
Moxon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reid pinned against the cage. Reid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Moxon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two 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.

Reid has managed to clinch.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped Moxon in his tracks for a moment.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
Moxon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
Reid lands a damaging elbow.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.

Moxon breaks from the clinch.
Moxon misses the jab.
Moxon shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moxon.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moxon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moxon tries to keep at a distance but Reid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moxon's brow.
Moxon blocks the elbow strike.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moxon's brow.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped Moxon in his tracks for a moment.
Moxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid throws an elbow that misses.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid pushes off an throws an elbow but Moxon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moxon blocks the elbow strike.
Moxon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid throws an elbow that misses.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Reid lands an elbow just above Moxon 's eye.
Reid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.
Moxon lands with a short shot to the head.
Moxon is trying to break free.

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.

Moxon breaks the clinch.
Moxon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reid is able to avoid easily.
Moxon misses with a wild body shot.
Moxon fails with a takedown attempt.
Reid wants to clinch.
Moxon misses with a takedown attempt - Reid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moxon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Reid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moxon misses with a looping right.
Moxon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Moxon with that takedown attempt.
Moxon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moxon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Moxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reid's waist but Reid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moxon off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reid wants to clinch up but Moxon keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid stuffs the takedown attempt from Moxon. Moxon gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxon circles away.
Reid avoids the body shot from Moxon.
Moxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reid as Moxon shoots in.
Reid tries to clinch up but Moxon circles away and keeps his distance.
Moxon throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Moxon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reid as he jumps to the side.

Reid has Moxon up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped Moxon in his tracks for a moment.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.
Reid lands a nice elbow.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid lands a damaging elbow.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moxon blocks the elbow strike.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
Moxon dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moxon's brow.

Moxon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moxon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reid moves out of range as Moxon strikes.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Moxon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid wants to clinch up but Moxon keeps it at a distance.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moxon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reid.
Moxon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reid swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown by Moxon or perhaps it was just good defense by Reid which made him look bad.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxon circles away.
Reid tries to clinch up but Moxon circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Moxon misses with a looping right.
Moxon tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reid tries to clinch but Moxon moves out of range.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Moxon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reid wants to clinch up but Moxon keeps it at a distance.
Reid wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Reid. No joy for Moxon on that attempt.

Reid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Moxon avoids the elbow strike from Reid, against the ropes.
Moxon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid pushes off an throws an elbow but Moxon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxon.
Moxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moxon blocks the elbow strike.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid lands an elbow inside that Moxon shrugs off.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Reid wants to clinch up but Moxon keeps it at a distance.
Moxon misses with a hook.
Reid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reid wants it to stay on the feet.
Moxon shoots for a takedown but Reid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Reid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reid blocking some punches.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Moxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moxon dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
Moxon dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid throws an elbow that misses.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moxon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid lands an elbow just above Moxon 's eye.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moxon's defenses.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Reid blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moxon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.
Reid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moxon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
Moxon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moxon looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
A shot in the inside from Moxon.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moxon dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
Moxon trying to stall but Reid improves his position.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Reid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moxon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.
Moxon takes an elbow to the temple.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.

Moxon breaks the clinch.
Moxon swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Moxon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Moxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moxon misses with a body shot.
Moxon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moxon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid pushes Moxon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moxon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moxon tries for a kimura but Reid is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moxon prevents Reid from escaping the position.

Moxon is trying to get an arm triangle but Reid is defending well.
Moxon prevents Reid from escaping the position.

Moxon is trying to get an arm triangle but Reid is defending well.

Moxon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reid, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reid wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reid stuffs the takedown.

Reid has closed the distance and engaged Moxon in a clinch.
Moxon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moxon blocks the elbow strike.
Moxon takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moxon blocks an elbow strike.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moxon working hard to break the clinch.
Reid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moxon's efforts to push away.
Moxon takes an elbow to the temple.

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 Jonathan Moxon.
I think Reid 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Alexi Reid!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Alexi Reid!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Alexi Reid!

Alexi Reid wins by unanimous decision!