PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, So Common So Cheap. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stinkfist's choice of entrance music: People Are Strange by The Doors. Nathaniel Reigle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reigle
vs
Stinkfist

182 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Global MMA Gear

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Reigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reigle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stinkfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reigle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reigle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stinkfist manages to avoid it.
Reigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stinkfist slips a straight right by Reigle.
Stinkfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stinkfist walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reigle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle feints and then cracks Stinkfist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stinkfist down.
Stinkfist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reigle thuds a left hand into Stinkfist's body.
Stinkfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stinkfist looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigle misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reigle, right into the meat.
Reigle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stinkfist on the side of the head.
Reigle throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle scores with a nice head shot.
Stinkfist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Nathaniel Reigle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stinkfist. That did some damage!
Reigle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reigle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reigle to score with a decent uppercut.
Reigle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stinkfist takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reigle.
Stinkfist on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reigle thuds a left hand into Stinkfist's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reigle scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reigle.
Stinkfist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reigle punishes Stinkfist's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reigle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reigle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Reigle 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.

Reigle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stinkfist.
Reigle misses with an uppercut. Stinkfist saw that one coming.
Stinkfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reigle can pounce on him.
Reigle digs a good hook to Stinkfist's body.
Bobcat Stinkfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stinkfist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stinkfist might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reigle has got the better of the exchanges.
Reigle cracks the inside of Stinkfist's front leg.
Stinkfist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Reigle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stinkfist is breathing heavily.
Stinkfist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reigle counters with a right hand to the body.
Stinkfist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reigle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stinkfist. That did some damage!
Reigle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stinkfist has time to react.
Stinkfist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reigle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigle is looking to slow Stinkfist down with leg kicks.
Reigle lands a jab to the head.
Reigle throws a sloppy head kick and Stinkfist moves out of range easily.
Reigle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reigle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reigle lands a jab-cross combination.
Stinkfist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stinkfist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stinkfist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reigle with a nice cross.
Stinkfist avoids the head kick by Reigle.
Reigle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stinkfist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reigle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stinkfist somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reigle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Reigle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reigle fails to land with a series of punches.
Reigle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reigle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stinkfist can do to turn this around?
Reigle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stinkfist in his tracks.
Reigle lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reigle.
Stinkfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stinkfist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stinkfist takes a swing at Reigle's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle tries to clinch but Stinkfist is having none of it.
Reigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reigle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stinkfist's calf.
Good leg kick by Reigle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stinkfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reigle scores with a push kick.
Stinkfist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle lands a nice shot that snaps Stinkfist's head back.
Reigle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reigle is looking to clinch but Stinkfist is avoiding it.
Reigle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Reigle.
Reigle misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stinkfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stinkfist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reigle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reigle swings away with a body shot that misses

and Stinkfist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stinkfist.
Reigle trying to control the position here.
Reigle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stinkfist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stinkfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reigle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stinkfist advances position into side control!
Bobcat Stinkfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Reigle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nathaniel Reigle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reigle prevents Stinkfist from improving his position.
Stinkfist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stinkfist.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Reigle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reigle, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Reigle!