PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Chopper Reid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Reid
vs
Soriano

225 cm
27
144 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

165 cm
27
146 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Amber Swan CBK
Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $25!)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chopper Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid punishes Soriano's body with a nice straight punch.
Reid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reid throws a shot from downtown. Soriano moves away and avoids it.
Reid works over Soriano's head and body with a nice combination.
Reid lands with a good body shot.
Soriano tried to score with a low kick but Reid checks it.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Soriano feints and then cracks Reid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reid down.
Soriano tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soriano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reid misses with a body shot.
Reid's corner calls for a 1-2. Reid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Reid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soriano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reid darts in trying to clinch

and Soriano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soriano misses with a knee to the head.
Soriano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soriano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Reid.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reid scores with a shoulder strike.
Reid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Soriano.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Soriano avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Soriano.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soriano's elbow.
Soriano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reid prevents a body shot from Soriano.
Soriano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chopper Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Soriano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.

Reid clinches up against the cage.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling the position.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soriano lands a shot to the body.
Reid blocks a body shot from Soriano.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Reid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soriano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Reid blocks the leg kick.
Soriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Reid clobbers Soriano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Soriano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soriano doesn't seem bothered though.
Reid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soriano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soriano finds it's way round the side to connect with Reid's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Soriano.
Reid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soriano is looking to clinch.
Soriano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soriano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soriano wants to clinch.
Reid tries to clinch up

and Soriano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soriano stops Reid from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reid wriggles free and stands up.
Reid wants to clinch but Soriano slips to the side
and Soriano counters with a low kick, right behind Reid 's knee.
Soriano slips a straight right by Reid.
Reid looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano misses the body punch
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
Soriano throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
Soriano misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Reid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chopper Reid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reid throws a series of punches but Soriano avoids them all with ease.
Reid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Reid.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soriano.
Reid scores with a jab.
Soriano throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Reid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reid takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Reid misses with a combination
and Soriano counters with a nice body kick.

Soriano moves into the clinch.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Reid pushes Soriano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soriano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reid is leaning against Soriano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Soriano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Soriano has the dominant position.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Reid.
Soriano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reid is defending well for now.
Soriano digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soriano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Soriano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Reid.
Reid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Reid tries to clinch
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Soriano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Reid does no damage.
Reid throws a combination that misses

and Soriano counters by moving into the clinch.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling him.
Soriano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Reid blocks a body shot from Soriano.

Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soriano thumps Reid with a low kick.
Soriano scores with a body shot.
Reid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano scores with a leg kick.
Soriano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reid's sensitive parts.
Reid is looking to wear down Soriano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reid throws the left hand but Soriano avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Reid.
Reid lands a body shot.
Reid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soriano.
Reid tries to clinch up
and Soriano counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soriano. That's going to slow Reid down.
Soriano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soriano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reid as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soriano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reid misses with a combination
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid clinches but Soriano breaks the clinch
and Reid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soriano.
Soriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Reid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soriano at a distance.
Soriano throws a sloppy body shot
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
Soriano throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chopper Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid thows a body shot but no joy.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soriano shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reid lands with a good body shot.
Soriano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Soriano is looking to clinch.
Reid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soriano.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soriano.
Reid avoids a kick to the body.
Soriano cracks the inside of Reid's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soriano was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
Chopper Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid avoids the head kick by Soriano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Soriano misses with a wild combination.
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soriano.
Soriano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soriano. That's going to slow Reid down.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses.
Soriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid tries to clinch
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reid's knee momentarily.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
Reid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soriano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
Reid misses the body punch
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
Soriano misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano scores with a nice strike.
Soriano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soriano counters with a nice uppercut.
Soriano swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Soriano dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soriano. Soriano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Soriano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soriano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soriano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Reid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reid takes one on the button.
Reid moves forwards but Soriano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soriano throws a leg kick which misses Reid's front leg but catches the back leg as Reid tries to avoid it.
Soriano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soriano misses with a wild body shot.
Soriano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reid blocks a head kick by Soriano.
Soriano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to score with a low kick but Reid moves his leg out of the way.
Reid wants to clinch
and Soriano counters with a nice body kick.
Reid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick.
Soriano catches Reid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soriano throws and low kick but Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid closes the distance but Soriano moves to the side
and Soriano counters with a stiff right hand.
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soriano scores with a leg kick.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano wants to clinch.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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.
Reid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soriano.
Reid is looking to clinch but Soriano is avoiding it.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Reid takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Reid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano is looking to slow Reid down with leg kicks.
Reid misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reid's knee momentarily.
Soriano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soriano misses with a kick to the body.
Soriano misses with a takedown attempt - Reid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Reid works over Soriano's head and body with a nice combination.
Soriano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reid's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soriano 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!