PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashim Saidullayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saidullayev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Salam Aleykum. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Saidullayev
vs
Reyes

186 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashim Saidullayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidullayev lands a nice looking body kick.
Saidullayev stuns Reyes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saidullayev as he jumps to the side.
Saidullayev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saidullayev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Reyes tries to bum rush Saidullayev with a series of wild strikes but Saidullayev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saidullayev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Reyes looks gassed!
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saidullayev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saidullayev is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Saidullayev lands with a nice body kick.
Saidullayev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saidullayev. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Ricardo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saidullayev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saidullayev cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes drops his hands momentarily and Saidullayev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saidullayev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Saidullayev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Saidullayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saidullayev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saidullayev cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
Saidullayev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saidullayev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reyes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saidullayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saidullayev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Saidullayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saidullayev.
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saidullayev scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saidullayev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev sizes up Reyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saidullayev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Saidullayev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saidullayev scores with a push kick.
Reyes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ashim Saidullayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saidullayev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saidullayev lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saidullayev throws a front kick that sends Reyes stumbling back into the cage.
Saidullayev throws a shot to the body.
Saidullayev lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saidullayev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Saidullayev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saidullayev.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saidullayev. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Saidullayev thows a body kick. Reyes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saidullayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saidullayev.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Reyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saidullayev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saidullayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown by Reyes or perhaps it was just good defense by Saidullayev which made him look bad.
Saidullayev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Saidullayev.
Saidullayev jabs at Reyes's body.
Saidullayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev thuds his right hand into Reyes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saidullayev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saidullayev is looking to wear down Reyes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reyes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saidullayev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Saidullayev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Saidullayev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saidullayev can pounce on him.
Saidullayev connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Saidullayev lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashim Saidullayev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Saidullayev jabs at Reyes's body.
Reyes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saidullayev counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saidullayev.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saidullayev can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saidullayev.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saidullayev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reyes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reyes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saidullayev cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Ashim Saidullayev is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saidullayev scores with a nice head shot.
Saidullayev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saidullayev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reyes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saidullayev has got the better of the exchanges.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saidullayev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reyes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saidullayev cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saidullayev scores with a punch to the head.
Saidullayev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saidullayev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reyes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reyes shoots in and drives through. Saidullayev sprawls well.
Saidullayev fakes the leg kick and cracks Reyes in the body.
Saidullayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Saidullayev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saidullayev throws a shot to the body.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saidullayev. Saidullayev obviously looking to wear him down.
Saidullayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Saidullayev.
Ricardo Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saidullayev.
Saidullayev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saidullayev counters with a body kick that stops Reyes in his tracks momentarily.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saidullayev connects with a solid leg kick.
Saidullayev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saidullayev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saidullayev lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Saidullayev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saidullayev.
Reyes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saidullayev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saidullayev lands a nice hook to Reyes's body. Reyes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saidullayev.
Saidullayev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saidullayev counters with a low kick, right behind Reyes 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saidullayev.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reyes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saidullayev - the referee stops the clock and Reyes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saidullayev. Reyes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saidullayev scoring well with a low kick there.
Saidullayev lands a body shot.
Saidullayev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reyes will feel that in the morning.
Saidullayev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saidullayev. Saidullayev obviously looking to wear him down.
Saidullayev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reyes on the side of the head.
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saidullayev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saidullayev cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saidullayev.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saidullayev cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes ducks right into an uppercut from Saidullayev.

Reyes is rocked!
Reyes slips a jab from Saidullayev.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Saidullayev finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Saidullayev misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Saidullayev.
Saidullayev looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Saidullayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saidullayev loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Saidullayev misses.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Saidullayev scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashim Saidullayev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saidullayev, right into the meat.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saidullayev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reyes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saidullayev counters with an inside leg kick.
Saidullayev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Reyes misses with a body shot
and Saidullayev counters with a body kick.
Saidullayev scores with a push kick.
Saidullayev scoring well with a low kick there.
Saidullayev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saidullayev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reyes's calf.
Saidullayev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Saidullayev! Reyes is backing up but he can't get away as Saidullayev lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Reyes and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ashim Saidullayev!