PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gray
vs
Reid

182 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Reid!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Alex Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reid wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Gray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Gray works Reid's body with a nice hook.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reid tries to clinch there but Gray circles away.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Gray scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Gray.

Gray shoots in and bounces Reid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gray pushing down on Reid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gray has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reid's face.
Gray cracks Reid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reid is bucking up trying to escape but Gray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reid taking shots to the head.
Gray working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reid looks gassed!
Gray wants to control the pace but Reid is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray content just to control the position here.
Gray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reid?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray with the ground and pound from mount.
Reid is trying to stand.
BOOM! Gray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gray landing strikes from the mount.

Reid is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reid is still in real trouble! Can Gray finish him?
Gray putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reid seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray lands a nice shot to the head.
Gray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gray landing strikes from the mount.
Gray lands a big elbow.
Gray controlling his opponent.
Gray with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to control the pace but Reid is squirming around nicely.
Reid is in a horrible position here. Gray smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray trying to control but Reid is having none of it.
Gray landing strikes from the mount.
Gray won't let Reid get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gray with shots to the head and body - Reid looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Reid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reid looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a big shot there that rocks Reid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gray working the ground and pound effectively.
Gray lands a big shot there that rocks Reid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gray lands a big shot there that rocks Reid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gray landing shots from mount.
Gray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reid is looking to escape.
Oooh a big shot lands for Gray! Reid is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Gray!