PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duarte Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reyes
vs
Howard

185 cm
24
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

200 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duarte Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Reyes slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Reyes lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
Howard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Howard backing up. Howard nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Howard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Duarte Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard looks to clinch
and Reyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Howard wants to clinch but Reyes slips to the side
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Howard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looks to clinch
and Reyes counters with a left and a right that stings Howard.
Howard with a poor takedown
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Howard backing up. Howard nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Howard looks gassed!
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reyes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reyes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes clobbers Howard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christopher Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duarte Howard.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes cracks Howard with a good jab.
Reyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Reyes lands a left and a right that send Howard crashing to the mat, dazed. Reyes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Howard is rocked!

It looks like Duarte Howard has been cut.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reyes.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Howard seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Howard has his takedown stuffed
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes scores with a jab.
Howard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Reyes cracks Howard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Reyes throws a good cross that connects.
Howard wants to clinch but Reyes slips to the side
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howard misses with a hook to the body
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Howard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes lands with a good body shot.
Howard misses with a jab to the body
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reyes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reyes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Howard.
Reyes works Howard's body with a nice hook.
Reyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reyes lands with a big left! Howard is wobbled badly! Reyes comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Howard to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christopher Reyes!
Christopher Reyes retains his middleweight title!