PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fred bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by im not afraid. fred bob is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Reynolds
vs
bob

195 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, fred bob!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.

Reynolds forces bob back against the cage and clinches.

Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Reynolds clinches with his opponent.
bob should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but bob blocks it.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

bob wants the takedown. Reynolds is fighting it off but bob persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reynolds's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bob showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reynolds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Reynolds looking for a guillotine here but bob defends easily.

bob avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bob wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.

Reynolds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Reynolds looking for a guillotine here but bob defends easily.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
bob's corner is telling him to maintain position.
bob stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Reynolds is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. bob is aware though and is defending well.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
bob moves into full guard.
Reynolds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
bob is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynolds is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bob!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Reynolds connects with a massive shot to the dome!
bob is trying to escape the mount.
bob wants to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
Reynolds raining down shots from the mount!
Reynolds dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds unloads with some shots from mount but bob bucks and avoids them well.
Reynolds breaks from bob's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds dominating with strikes here.
bob suckers Reynolds into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! bob is now in Reynolds's guard!
bob content to stall in guard here.
bob looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
bob works over Reynolds with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

bob tries to move into range but Reynolds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

bob closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Reynolds moves into full guard.
bob trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
bob is breathing heavily.

Reynolds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but bob is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reynolds escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Reynolds is looking for a triangle but bob pushes his legs off easily.
bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in bob's guard.

bob pushes Reynolds off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt

and bob counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing bob from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Reynolds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reynolds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
bob is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

bob decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reynolds, up you get!
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and bob counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing bob from controlling successfully.

Reynolds escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Reynolds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

bob got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reynolds has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, bob has managed to get both his arms back between Reynolds's legs - danger averted.
bob is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Reynolds is looking for a triangle but bob pushes his legs off easily.
bob looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bob looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing bob from controlling successfully.
bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds looks to clinch

and bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bob.

Reynolds jumps into guard, dragging bob to the mat.
bob wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds wants to stand and escape but bob is having none of it.
bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

fred bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Reynolds or perhaps it was just good defense by bob which made him look bad.

Reynolds gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows bob to score an easy takedown into full guard.
bob's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Reynolds is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. bob is aware though and is defending well.
bob trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and bob defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bob wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.

Reynolds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

bob shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
bob wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds works his way to full guard. Good work.

Reynolds looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

bob avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
bob trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reynolds manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reynolds preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bob controlling Reynolds's posture.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reynolds landing with the ground and pound.

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.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Reynolds drops back, looking for a kneebar! bob looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. bob looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from bob!
Reynolds is not content to let bob control the position.
You can see the frustration on Reynolds's face as bob controls the position.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep.
Reynolds being controlled for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
fred bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think bob 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... fred bob!