PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mali fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reynolds
vs
fedor

210 cm
27
250 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
27
253 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mal Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, mali fedor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

fedor rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds tries to stall but fedor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
fedor misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards fedor's brow.
fedor leaning his opponent against the cage.
fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds avoiding damage as fedor throws knees to the body.
fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped fedor in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like mali fedor has been cut.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
fedor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
fedor blocks the elbow strike.
fedor misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds wants to stall.
fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
fedor tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
fedor is trying to maintain a safe position but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns fedor into the cage.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fedor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by fedor as Reynolds tries to tie him up.
Reynolds taking a breather.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fedor looks gassed!
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and fedor avoids it.
Reynolds wants to break free but fedor has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. fedor is defending well for now.
fedor taking a breather.
fedor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from fedor.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning fedor up against the cage.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning fedor up against the cage.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reynolds.
fedor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning fedor up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but fedor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reynolds throws an elbow but misses.
fedor takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before fedor can pounce on him.
fedor throws a front kick aimed at Reynolds's knee but Reynolds avoids it well.
Reynolds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reynolds misses the jab.
fedor wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Reynolds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses.
fedor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
fedor moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.
fedor misses with a body kick.
fedor throws a head kick that misses.
fedor blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with a kick to the ribs.
fedor tries a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds connects with a jab.
fedor checks a low kick from Reynolds.
fedor tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
fedor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
fedor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds lands a jab-cross combination.
fedor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reynolds, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds throws a wild body kick that fedor sees coming a mile off.
Reynolds throws a body punch but fedor moves out of range.
fedor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reynolds throws a leg kick which misses fedor's front leg but catches the back leg as fedor tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
fedor defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Reynolds throws a nice head kick!
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
fedor slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a body kick the misses
and fedor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
fedor fails in his attempt to clinch.

fedor closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
fedor blocks the elbow strike.
fedor with a knee to the head.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
fedor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Reynolds.
fedor avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mal Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mali fedor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

fedor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
fedor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reynolds's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for fedor.
A head kick by fedor misses
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
fedor throws a leg kick
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by fedor.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
fedor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mal Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - fedor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
fedor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reynolds counters with an outside leg kick.
Mal Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
fedor tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reynolds is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

fedor gets a clinch.
fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
fedor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
fedor wants to clinch.
Reynolds is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. fedor does a little dance to reset his feet.
fedor tries to clinch up.
fedor lands a front kick.
fedor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
fedor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
fedor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

fedor drives through and clinches with Reynolds against the cage.
fedor connects with a knee to the head.
fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
fedor misses with a knee to the head.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but fedor avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
Reynolds is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fedor scores with a knee to the head.
fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds tries a body shot but fedor blocks it.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
fedor dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
fedor missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
fedor avoids the elbow strike from Reynolds, against the cage.
fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
fedor avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. fedor is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fedor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and fedor avoids it.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from fedor.
fedor connects with a knee to the head.
fedor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
fedor landing knees to the head.
fedor working Reynolds over with knees to the body.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
fedor crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
fedor scores with a knee to the head.
fedor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
fedor landing knees to the body.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fedor blocks it with crossed arms.
fedor prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
fedor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four 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.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but fedor is controlling him.
fedor trying to control the position but instead, Reynolds has worked for underhooks and has pushed fedor into the cage.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. fedor is defending well for now.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and fedor avoids it.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Reynolds is leaning against fedor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
fedor just leaning against Reynolds, taking a breather.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from fedor.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as fedor controls the action.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds tries to circle away but fedor has him pinned against the cage.
Reynolds wants to stall.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Reynolds avoiding damage as fedor throws knees to the body.
fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mali fedor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on mali fedor's cut.
That's time! Reynolds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reynolds walks forward, straight into a front kick from fedor.
fedor throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
fedor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reynolds's calf.
Reynolds checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
fedor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
fedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reynolds.
fedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
fedor throws a leg kick but Reynolds sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reynolds misses the body punch

and fedor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by fedor.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fedor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but fedor avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, fedor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Reynolds avoiding damage as fedor throws knees to the body.
Reynolds displaying some good clinch control by pressing fedor up against the cage.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
fedor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from fedor.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries to stall but fedor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
fedor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and fedor avoids it.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but fedor is keeping busy.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fedor looking to stall.
fedor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
fedor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
fedor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fedor connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but fedor has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
fedor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but fedor avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds looking to stall.
Reynolds seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but fedor is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. fedor obliges.
fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fedor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
fedor connects with a knee to the head.
fedor blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
fedor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from fedor.
fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Reynolds.
fedor blocks an elbow strike.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped fedor in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
fedor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynolds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
fedor managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fedor blocks it with crossed arms.
fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds leaning against his opponent.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds looking to stall.
mali fedor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds being controlled against the cage.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A left hand lands to the body for Reynolds.
fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fedor tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
fedor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from fedor.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reynolds throws an elbow but misses.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
fedor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from fedor.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
fedor blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
fedor tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds tries to break free but fedor pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fedor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
fedor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
mali fedor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well fedor 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mali fedor!