PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reyes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Riot. Stevie Reyes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reyes
vs
Gracie

169 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Reyes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Stevie Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Reyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Reyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Reyes's body. Reyes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Reyes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Reyes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Reyes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reyes!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Reyes lands with a right hand.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Stevie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reyes sprawls well. Reyes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie looks gassed!
Reyes throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Thiago Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Reyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reyes avoids it really well and circles away.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reyes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Reyes misses.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reyes misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Reyes.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Reyes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reyes tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Reyes. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Stevie Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Reyes.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Reyes scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Gracie is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
BOOM! Reyes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gracie. Gracie tries to recover but Reyes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gracie lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Reyes!