PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Reincarneited (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reincarneited
vs
Fly

195 cm
21
204 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Monster Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Reincarneited!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Banana Fly!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fly misses with a looping left.
Fly looks to land a right hand but Reincarneited moved out of range.
Fly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reincarneited was well out of range. Poor timing from Fly.
Reincarneited looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reincarneited, as that shot connected.
Reincarneited throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reincarneited defending well as Fly loads up on a big left hand.
Reincarneited goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reincarneited swinging wildly here.
Fly jabs Reincarneited right on the nose. Reincarneited blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reincarneited throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fly's waist but Fly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reincarneited off to one side.
Fly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reincarneited's hands.
Reincarneited tries to score with a low kick but Fly moves his leg out of the way.
Reincarneited turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reincarneited.
Reincarneited finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banana Fly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fly throws a hook but Reincarneited blocks it.
A big left from Fly misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reincarneited.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Reincarneited. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reincarneited fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reincarneited throws a chopping leg kick but Fly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reincarneited is looking to score with low kicks.

Reincarneited drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fly keeping full guard, as Reincarneited tries to pass.
Fly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reincarneited. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fly keeping moving, preventing Reincarneited from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited trying to move into half guard but instead Fly has managed to sweep!
Fly preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reincarneited trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reincarneited looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reincarneited counters with an outside leg kick.
Reincarneited turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Reincarneited dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reincarneited does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fly misses with a body shot.
Fly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banana Fly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fly misses with an uppercut.
Fly misses the jab.
Fly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reincarneited makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reincarneited chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reincarneited scores with a hook to the body. Fly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reincarneited defending well as Fly loads up on a big left hand.
Reincarneited connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reincarneited dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fly moves out of range of the body kick.
Fly misses with a jab to the body
and Reincarneited counters with a thumping low kick.
Fly misses with a series of wild punches.
Reincarneited buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reincarneited swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fly on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Reincarneited throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fly was covering up waiting for the punch and Reincarneited finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fly can't keep his opponent in guard - Reincarneited advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reincarneited in particular looking to stall.
Reincarneited's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Reincarneited is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited throwing shots but Fly is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Reincarneited is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fly is not content to let Reincarneited control the position.
Reincarneited scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reincarneited missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reincarneited sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fly defending well though.
Reincarneited tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Reincarneited.

Reincarneited is working for a submission of some sort.
Fly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Reincarneited dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Fly works over Reincarneited's head and body with a nice combination.
Reincarneited throws a good cross that connects.

Reincarneited scores with a takedown into Fly's guard.
Fly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reincarneited slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fly has momentary wrist control but Reincarneited slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly has momentary wrist control but Reincarneited slips an elbow through the middle.
Reincarneited looking to pass the guard.
Reincarneited throwing strikes from guard but Fly blocks nicely.
Fly is adopting a defensive guard.
Reincarneited trying to control the position from guard on top but Fly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Reincarneited passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reincarneited throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fly dodges the ground and pound from Reincarneited.

Reincarneited is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reincarneited in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited cracks Fly with a big right hand but Fly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reincarneited has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reincarneited tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fly's legs.
Reincarneited tries to move to full mount but Fly actually manages to regain half guard.
Banana Fly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helio Reincarneited is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reincarneited moves nicely into side control.
Fly wants to get back to his feet but Reincarneited drags him back down.
Reincarneited taking a breather here.
Reincarneited has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Reincarneited showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reincarneited 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Reincarneited!