PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Old Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Crank Dat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Old Papi
vs
Reyes

188 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Old Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes staying out of range there.
Reyes scores with the left hand. Old Papi knows he should have avoided that one.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Old Papi throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Old Papi throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Old Papi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reyes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Old Papi throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shane Old Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Old Papi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Old Papi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
Reyes slips a jab and a cross from Old Papi.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.
Old Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Old Papi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Old Papi misses with a wild combination.
Old Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Old Papi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a jab.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Old Papi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes counters with a left and a right that stings Old Papi.
A big right from Old Papi misses.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Old Papi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Old Papi throws a hook to the side of Reyes's head but Reyes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Old Papi moved out of range.
Old Papi looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Old Papi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Old Papi.
Old Papi misses with a wild combination.
Old Papi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reyes slips under a jab from Old Papi.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Old Papi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Reyes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Old Papi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Reyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Old Papi.
Old Papi scores with a hook.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes slips a straight right by Old Papi.
Old Papi throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Old Papi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Old Papi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Old Papi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Old Papi throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi throws a sloppy body shot
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Old Papi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Old Papi checks a leg kick.
Old Papi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reyes.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Old Papi.
Old Papi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Old Papi's front leg but catches the back leg as Old Papi tries to avoid it.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Old Papi misses with the combination.
Old Papi walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
Old Papi scores with a hook.
Old Papi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Old Papi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Old Papi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes connects with a nice cross there... Old Papi is looking wobbly and Reyes recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Old Papi to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Reyes jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Armando Reyes!