PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and math scolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). math scolar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christopher Reyes's chin.

Reyes
vs
scolar

185 cm
24
190 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

187 cm
29
192 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, math scolar!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for scolar.

It looks like Christopher Reyes has been cut.
scolar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Reyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christopher Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes misses with a left hand
and scolar counters with a series of strikes. Reyes will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
scolar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reyes.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes throws a series of strikes that have scolar backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but scolar circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and scolar counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Reyes is rocked!
scolar ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
scolar swings widly with a right hand
and scolar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but scolar manages to avoid it.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
scolar misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
scolar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes throws a body punch but scolar moves out of range.
scolar misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. scolar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and scolar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes throws the left hand but scolar avoids the punch easily.
Reyes scores with a jab. scolar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reyes throws a body punch but scolar moves out of range.
Reyes swings away with a body shot that misses

and Reyes is countered with a crisp right hand from scolar that sends him to the canvas! scolar follows him to the mat into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
scolar has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Reyes works to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

scolar wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Reyes's closed guard. He's half up but Reyes has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Reyes pivots and extends the arm, scolar falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Reyes! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christopher Reyes!
Christopher Reyes retains his middleweight title!