PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Birds of War. Danza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who's the Boss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Reynolds
vs
Danza

178 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Danza!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Danza fails to pull guard.
Danza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds has Danza pushed against the cage.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Danza tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Danza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danza has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danza struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Danza.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Danza is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.

Danza ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Danza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Danza pulls Reynolds in close to prevent any damage.
Danza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danza throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reynolds escapes and throws Danza's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Reynolds wants to stand but Danza is controlling his arm.

Reynolds decides to stand back up.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Danza moves out of range easily.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Danza moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reynolds leaves Danza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Danza moves out of range.
Danza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danza avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Danza misses the shot to the body.
Danza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds scores with a head kick.
Danza just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.

Reynolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danza tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Danza back against the cage.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Danza is blocking nicely.
Danza tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Danza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Danza tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danza misses with some punches.
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
Danza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dennis Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Danza.
Reynolds effectively controlling the action here.
Danza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danza is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Danza is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Reynolds keeps control of Danza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danza can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Danza presses Reynolds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reynolds pressing his opponent against the cage.
Danza tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually Danza drops back down to his feet.
Danza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danza's efforts to push away.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Danza blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tony Danza has been cut.
Danza can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Come on Reynolds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Danza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds prevents Danza from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Danza blocks with his arms.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danza wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Danza can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danza is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danza's efforts to push away.
Reynolds has Danza pressed against the cage, preventing Danza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Danza tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually Danza drops back down to his feet.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Danza throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Danza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Danza moves out of range.
Danza thuds a left hand into Reynolds's body.
Nice shot lands for Danza.
A bone on bone clash there as Danza blocks the leg kick.
Danza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danza throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Danza thows a body shot but no joy.
Danza jabs at Reynolds's body.
Danza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reynolds rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tony Danza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown.
Danza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dennis Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Danza is breathing heavily.
Danza misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds scores with a kick to the midsection.

Reynolds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Danza tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Danza back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds has Danza pressed against the cage, preventing Danza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reynolds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Danza is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danza's face.

Danza is rocked!
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
Danza is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Danza seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds prevents Danza from breaking the clinch.
Danza tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually Danza drops back down to his feet.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Danza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danza tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Danza back against the cage.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Danza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Danza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a big knee to the head and Danza goes down! Reynolds pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Reynolds!