PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gentleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gentleman
vs
Reed

198 cm
19
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Gentleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Reed!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentleman tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Reed throws a series of punches but Gentleman avoids them all with ease.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gentleman looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Gentleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reed throws a one two combo.
Reed scores with a sloppy right hand. Gentleman should have avoided that one.

Gentleman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reed, pushing him back against the cage.
Gentleman lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reed tries to pull guard but Gentleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Reed drops back down to his feet.
Gentleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.

Gentleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reed catches Gentleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gentleman.
Reed throws a right and a left that Gentleman avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed wants to clinch but Gentleman slips to the side
letting Gentleman counter with a right hand.

It looks like Henry Reed has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reed!
Gentleman wants to clinch.

Gentleman closes the distance and clinches.
Gentleman scores with a hook to the body.
Gentleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Gentleman throws a head punch that misses.
Gentleman is trying to drag Reed to the mat but Reed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Gentleman - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Gentleman to work.
A body shot lands from Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gentleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentleman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reed looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Gentleman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gentleman.
A right handed body shot lands from Gentleman.

Gentleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gentleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentleman'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 quick uppercut on the inside from Gentleman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gentleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gentleman gets through Reed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gentleman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gentleman scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Gentleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentleman.
Gentleman lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reed or not.

Gentleman breaks the clinch.
Gentleman misses with a head kick.
Gentleman tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.

Gentleman clinches with his opponent.
Gentleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gentleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reed prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Gentleman.
Reed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentleman is working Reed over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gentleman.
Reed blocking some punches.
Gentleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman lands with a left to the head.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Gentleman digs a right hand underneath Reed's ribcage. Reed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gentleman controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Gentleman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gentleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gentleman takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Reed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reed there as he acknowledges the shot.

Gentleman closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gentleman is working Reed over against the cage.
A short left from Gentleman.

Gentleman breaks the clinch.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Gentleman.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Gentleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Reed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gentleman takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Gentleman moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.

Gentleman moves into the clinch successfully.
Gentleman tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gentleman misses with some punches.
Gentleman lands with a right to the head.
Gentleman misses with the head strike.
Gentleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Gentleman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gentleman.
Gentleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentleman misses with the head strike.
Reed is looking to control Gentleman's arms but Gentleman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.

Reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Gentleman.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gentleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed throws a right hand that Gentleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Gentleman also avoids with ease.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gentleman moves into the clinch.
Gentleman lands a shot to the body.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Gentleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
Gentleman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gentleman lands a nice uppercut.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gentleman is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Gentleman.
Gentleman misses with a punch on the inside.

Reed pulls Gentleman into guard.
Gentleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gentleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gentleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gentleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gentleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gentleman cracks Reed with a solid left hand.
Gentleman with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed controlling Gentleman's posture.
Gentleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reed is looking for a triangle but Gentleman pushes his legs off easily.
Gentleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Reed has wrist control.
Gentleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reed's head.
Gentleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gentleman thows a big elbow that misses.
Gentleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gentleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Gentleman throwing strikes but missing.
Gentleman postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gentleman.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Gentleman is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Gentleman is proving a slippery customer.
Gentleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gentleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gentleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gentleman misses with a body punch.

Gentleman breaks from the clinch.
Gentleman slips a jab and a cross from Reed.

Gentleman closes the distance and pushes Reed back into the cage.

Gentleman has picked Reed up - he's going for a ride! Gentleman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reed.
Reed looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Gentleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Reed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gentleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gentleman.
Gentleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gentleman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gentleman lands a body punch.
Gentleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gentleman working aggressively here.
Gentleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Gentleman is working for takedown but Reed is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gentleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Reed.
Gentleman is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentleman throws out the jab.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gentleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed throws a right and a left that Gentleman avoids nicely.
Henry Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gentleman.

Gentleman clinches up against the cage.
Gentleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Gentleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Gentleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gentleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Gentleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentleman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman digs a right hand into Reed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reed's gas tank.
Reed is trying to break the clinch but Gentleman has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentleman.
Gentleman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gentleman smiles and moves away.
Reed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gentleman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reed.
Reed throws a series of punches but Gentleman avoids them all with ease.
Gentleman throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gentleman gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gentleman fails to land.
Gentleman lands an uppercut.
Gentleman lands a nice uppercut.
Gentleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reed is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gentleman.
Gentleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Gentleman scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Jack Gentleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentleman.
Gentleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gentleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reed or not.
Gentleman digs a right hand into Reed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reed's gas tank.
Gentleman effectively controlling the action here.
Gentleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentleman cracks Reed with a nice body shot.
Gentleman digs a right hand into Reed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reed's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentleman.
Nice body punch from Gentleman - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed stops a takedown attempt from Gentleman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gentleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentleman is trying to drag Reed to the mat but Reed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gentleman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentleman misses with a punch to the body.

Gentleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Gentleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gentleman rushes Reed and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentleman.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
A short uppercut from Gentleman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gentleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gentleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Gentleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gentleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Gentleman!