PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Reis
vs
Johann Franz Woyzeck

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woyzeck, pushing him back against the cage.
Woyzeck leaning against his opponent.
Reis avoiding damage as Woyzeck throws knees to the body.
Woyzeck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck has been cut.
Woyzeck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woyzeck tries a knee to the head but Reis blocks it.
Reis tries to pull guard but Woyzeck holds him up against the cage and eventually Reis drops back down to his feet.
Woyzeck misses with a knee to the head.
Reis wants to stall.
Woyzeck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reis's face.
Woyzeck trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Woyzeck.
Woyzeck missing with knees to the body.
Reis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woyzeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Reis avoiding damage as Woyzeck throws knees to the body.
Woyzeck just leaning against Reis, taking a breather.
Reis tries to break the clinch but Woyzeck is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Woyzeck.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Woyzeck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woyzeck'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.
Reis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Woyzeck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Woyzeck.
Woyzeck stalling.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Woyzeck avoids the damage to the body.
Woyzeck prevents Reis from breaking the clinch.
Reis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woyzeck stalls.
Woyzeck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reis blocks it with crossed arms.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Woyzeck avoids the damage to the body.
Reis wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reis fails to pull guard.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woyzeck crunches a lovely knee into Reis's ribcage.
Reis tries to break the clinch but Woyzeck is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Reis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Woyzeck prevents it.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woyzeck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Woyzeck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reis fails to pull guard.
Reis is looking to break free of the clinch but Woyzeck has double underhooks.
Reis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Woyzeck crunches a lovely knee into Reis's ribcage.
Reis is working for takedown but Woyzeck is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reis tries for a takedown but Woyzeck manages to get underhooks.
Reis goes for a takedown attempt but Woyzeck pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Woyzeck closes the distance and clinches.
Woyzeck blocks the elbow strike.
Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Woyzeck is blocking nicely.
Woyzeck avoiding damage.
Woyzeck is trying to stall.
Woyzeck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis slows down the pace here.

Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reis shoots in for a double leg but Woyzeck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reis clinches but Woyzeck breaks the clinch

and Woyzeck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woyzeck.
Woyzeck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but Woyzeck blocks with his arms.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis avoiding damage as Woyzeck throws knees to the body.
Reis wants a takedown but no success here.
Woyzeck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woyzeck with a knee to the head.
Reis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Woyzeck fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Reis clinches.
Reis wants to break free but Woyzeck has control.
The is referee keeping an eye on Woyzeck - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Woyzeck gets underhooks to prevent Reis's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woyzeck tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
Woyzeck avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Woyzeck.
Reis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woyzeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woyzeck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Woyzeck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reis misses with a head kick.
Reis tries to clinch

and Woyzeck moves into the clinch.
Reis trying to stall but Woyzeck improves his position.
Woyzeck leaning against his opponent.
Woyzeck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Woyzeck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woyzeck tries to close the distance and clinch but Reis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Reis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck's cut.
That's time! Reis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Woyzeck tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.

Woyzeck instigates a clinch.
Reis stalling in the clinch but Woyzeck improves position.
Reis misses with a knee strike.
Woyzeck trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Woyzeck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Woyzeck managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Woyzeck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Woyzeck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Woyzeck misses with a knee strike.
Reis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Woyzeck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reis tries to clinch but Woyzeck is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis wants to clinch up but Woyzeck keeps it at a distance.
Woyzeck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reis avoids the head kick by Woyzeck.
Woyzeck is breathing heavily.
Reis tries to clinch up

and Woyzeck moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woyzeck throws an elbow that misses.
Woyzeck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Woyzeck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reis wants to get back to striking at distance but Woyzeck won't allow it.

Reis pulls Woyzeck into guard.

Woyzeck stands up from Reis's guard - Woyzeck perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reis looks for a takedown but Woyzeck sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis tries to clinch there but Woyzeck circles away.
Reis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woyzeck counters with a head kick.

Woyzeck takes the fight into the clinch.
Woyzeck trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reis throws an elbow but misses.
Woyzeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Reis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Woyzeck smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Woyzeck darts in and clinches Reis up against the cage.
Reis looking to slow down the pace here.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woyzeck stalling the fight.
Woyzeck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Woyzeck blocks it.
Reis fails to pull guard.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woyzeck is keeping busy.
Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woyzeck has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Woyzeck.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Woyzeck's brow.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Woyzeck blocks it.

Reis decides to pull guard.
Reis 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.
Reis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woyzeck stopping the sweep attempt from Reis.
Woyzeck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis being controlled here, momentarily.

Reis is working an open guard so Woyzeck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reis swats away the attempt to clinch by Woyzeck.
Woyzeck moves in looking to clinch but Reis pushes him off.
Woyzeck tries a head kick but it misses.
Reis blocks a low kick nicely.
Woyzeck circles away from the clinch attempt

and Woyzeck counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reis's guard now.

Woyzeck gets to his feet - Reis follows without any prompting.
Woyzeck tries to clinch but Reis is having none of it.
Reis tries to clinch up

and Woyzeck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woyzeck lands a damaging elbow.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis misses with a knee strike.
Woyzeck misses with a knee strike.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woyzeck tries to stall but Reis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Woyzeck stops a takedown attempt from Reis.
Reis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Woyzeck misses with a knee to the head.
Reis looking to stall.
Reis fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woyzeck misses with a knee to the head.
Woyzeck keeps control of Reis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woyzeck slows down the pace here.
Reis tries for a takedown but Woyzeck manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck'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. This is the final round!

Reis closes the distance looking to clinch

and Woyzeck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reis misses with a knee to the head.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis avoiding damage as Woyzeck throws knees to the body.
Reis trying to stall but Woyzeck improves his position.
Reis is trying to break the clinch but Woyzeck has him pressed against the cage.
Reis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Woyzeck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reis closes the distance but Woyzeck moves to the side

and Woyzeck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woyzeck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woyzeck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reis blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Woyzeck.
Reis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Woyzeck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woyzeck shoots in for a takedown but Reis shows good takedown defense.
Reis clinches but Woyzeck breaks the clinch

and Woyzeck counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woyzeck missing with knees to the body.
Woyzeck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
Reis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Woyzeck blocks it.
Reis avoiding damage as Woyzeck throws knees to the body.
Reis looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woyzeck tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.

Reis drags the fight down to the ground.
Reis trying to keep a closed guard but Woyzeck is proving a slippery customer.

Reis looking for a guillotine here but Woyzeck defends easily.
Woyzeck won't allow Reis to sweep him here.
Reis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Woyzeck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reis wants to control but Woyzeck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reis is trying to stand up here but Woyzeck is controlling him well.
Reis trying to control but Woyzeck postures up.
Reis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Woyzeck is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Woyzeck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Woyzeck stands up from half guard.
Woyzeck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woyzeck is looking to slow Reis down with leg kicks.

Woyzeck gets a clinch.
Reis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Woyzeck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis has had enough of the clinch but Woyzeck keeps him there for the moment.
Reis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Woyzeck connects with a knee to the head.
Reis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woyzeck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woyzeck lands a damaging elbow.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Woyzeck blocks it.
Woyzeck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woyzeck blocks it with crossed arms.
Woyzeck prevents a takedown attempt there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Woyzeck scores a nice knee to the body.
Woyzeck trying to land knees to the body.
Woyzeck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Woyzeck is blocking nicely.
Reis fails to pull guard.
Woyzeck prevents Reis from breaking the clinch.
Woyzeck looking to throw knees to the head but Reis is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woyzeck is stalling here.
Woyzeck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woyzeck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woyzeck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reis has Woyzeck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Woyzeck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woyzeck tries a knee to the head but Reis blocks it.
Reis looking to throw knees to the head but Woyzeck is blocking nicely.
Woyzeck managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Woyzeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Reis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Woyzeck.
Woyzeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Ricardo Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woyzeck.
Woyzeck slows down the pace here.
Woyzeck managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Reis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woyzeck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck!