PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koka Kola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korey Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kola
vs
Reid

175 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koka Kola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korey Reid!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid lands a nice shot that snaps Kola's head back.
Reid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reid.
Reid blocks a head kick by Kola.
Reid stuffs the takedown attempt from Kola. Kola gets slowly back to his feet.
Kola shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kola throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Reid throws a series of punches but Kola avoids them all with ease.
Reid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reid.
Kola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Reid has Kola up against the cage in a clinch.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Reid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koka Kola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kola is breathing heavily.
Reid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid lands with a nice body punch.
Reid stuns Kola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kola is trying to drag Reid to the mat but Reid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koka Kola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kola is keeping busy.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reid is keeping busy.
Kola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Kola has him pressed against the cage.
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Kola.
Reid is trying to break free.
Reid tries to circle away but Kola has him pinned against the cage.
Kola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kola fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Reid lands.
Kola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reid's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reid duly obliges.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid lands a two punch combo.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Kola is rocked!
Reid walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kola drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Reid swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kola's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Korey Reid!