PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Birds of War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reynolds
vs
Reynolds

178 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
23
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 7 - 2 - 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Burt Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Burt Reynolds plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds throws a wild body kick that Burt Reynolds sees coming a mile off.
Burt Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dennis Reynolds!
Dennis Reynolds throws a front kick aimed at Burt Reynolds's knee but Burt Reynolds avoids it well.
Dennis Reynolds wants to clinch.
A low kick from Dennis Reynolds misses

and Burt Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch.
Dennis Reynolds avoiding damage as Burt Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Burt Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Dennis Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Burt Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Burt Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dennis Reynolds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds is struggling to control the position.
Burt Reynolds misses with an elbow strike.
Burt Reynolds misses with an elbow strike.
Dennis Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burt Reynolds is defending well for now.
Dennis Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burt Reynolds is defending well for now.
Dennis Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burt Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
Dennis Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds misses with an elbow strike.
Dennis Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Burt Reynolds blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Burt Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Burt Reynolds lands an elbow just above Dennis Reynolds 's eye.
Burt Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Burt Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennis Reynolds is defending well for now.
Burt Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennis Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burt Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burt Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Dennis Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dennis Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
Burt Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennis Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burt Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Burt Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burt Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dennis Reynolds's defenses.
Dennis Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burt Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Dennis Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Dennis Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Dennis Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Dennis Reynolds won't want to take too many of those.
Burt Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennis Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burt Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dennis Reynolds's brow.
Dennis Reynolds tries to break the clinch but Burt Reynolds is controlling the position.
Burt Reynolds misses with an elbow over the top.
Dennis Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burt Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Dennis Reynolds's ribcage.
Dennis Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dennis Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burt Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burt Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burt Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennis Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds avoiding damage as Burt Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Dennis Reynolds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dennis Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
Dennis Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Burt Reynolds, against the cage.
Dennis Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Burt Reynolds, against the cage.
Dennis Reynolds avoiding damage as Burt Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Dennis Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds tries to break free but Burt Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Burt Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Dennis Reynolds's ribcage.
Burt Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dennis Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Dennis Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Burt Reynolds.

Dennis Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Dennis Reynolds is predictable there

and Burt Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dennis Reynolds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dennis Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dennis Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Burt Reynolds's ribcage.
Burt Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dennis Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dennis Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burt Reynolds avoids it.

Dennis Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burt Reynolds throws a solid leg kick but Dennis Reynolds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds fakes the leg kick and cracks Dennis Reynolds in the body.
Burt Reynolds throws out a leg kick but Dennis Reynolds moves out of range and Burt Reynolds only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt Reynolds misses with the body kick
and Dennis Reynolds counters with a big head kick but Burt Reynolds shrugs it off.
Dennis Reynolds misses with a kick to the body.
Dennis Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Dennis Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burt Reynolds tries to clinch but Dennis Reynolds moves out of range.
Dennis Reynolds throws a head kick that half lands.
Dennis Reynolds throws a head kick that Burt Reynolds semi-blocks.
Burt Reynolds is looking to land body kicks.
Burt Reynolds lands a front kick.
Burt Reynolds looks to land a body kick but Dennis Reynolds moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dennis Reynolds.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dennis Reynolds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burt Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Dennis Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burt Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burt Reynolds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burt Reynolds misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Reynolds dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dennis Reynolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennis Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick

and Burt Reynolds counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dennis Reynolds!
Burt Reynolds thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burt Reynolds landing strikes from the mount and Dennis Reynolds is in trouble!
Burt Reynolds tries to control but Dennis Reynolds wriggling away.
Dennis Reynolds wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds tries to hold on but Burt Reynolds postures up.
Dennis Reynolds sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dennis Reynolds tries to kick Burt Reynolds off but Burt Reynolds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burt Reynolds is keen to just control but Dennis Reynolds is a slippery customer.
Burt Reynolds controlling the action here.
Dennis Reynolds tries to kick Burt Reynolds off in order to stand up. Burt Reynolds Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Burt Reynolds stalls from top position.
Burt Reynolds working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burt Reynolds is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Burt Reynolds lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dennis Reynolds down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis Reynolds wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dennis Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Burt Reynolds pushes him off.
Dennis Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Dennis Reynolds misses
and Burt Reynolds counters with a body kick.
Dennis Reynolds throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dennis Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Dennis Reynolds takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dennis Reynolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burt Reynolds. Dennis Reynolds shrugs it off though.
Burt Reynolds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dennis Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Dennis Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burt Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dennis Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds throws a lazy head kick
and Burt Reynolds counters with an inside leg kick.
Burt Reynolds throws the kick towards the body but Dennis Reynolds avoids it.

Burt Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Burt Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennis Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dennis Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burt Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Burt Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dennis Reynolds's defenses.
Knees to the body from Dennis Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dennis Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
Dennis Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Burt Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dennis Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds avoiding damage as Dennis Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds trying to stall but Burt Reynolds improves his position.
Burt Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burt Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burt Reynolds avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burt Reynolds obliges.
Burt Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennis Reynolds avoids it.
Dennis Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burt Reynolds working Dennis Reynolds over with knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Burt Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dennis Reynolds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
Burt Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burt Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennis Reynolds avoids it.
Dennis Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
Dennis Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
Dennis Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burt Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
Dennis Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Dennis Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Burt Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennis Reynolds avoids it.
Dennis Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennis Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Burt Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Burt Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dennis Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burt Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Burt Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennis Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Dennis Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
Burt Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dennis Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Burt Reynolds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dennis Reynolds into the cage.
Burt Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burt Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
Burt Reynolds avoiding damage as Dennis Reynolds throws knees to the body.

Dennis Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dennis Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dennis Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burt Reynolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennis Reynolds throws a lazy head kick
and Burt Reynolds counters with a body kick that stops Dennis Reynolds in his tracks momentarily.
Burt Reynolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Burt Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds misses with a kick to the body

and Burt Reynolds counters with a single leg into guard. Dennis Reynolds didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burt Reynolds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt Reynolds tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis Reynolds is retaining full guard.
Dennis Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Burt Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Burt Reynolds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burt Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Burt Reynolds has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burt Reynolds 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Reynolds!