PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senen Reyes II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam MacIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacIntyre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Forever, by Throwdown. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Reyes II
vs
MacIntyre

185 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Senen Reyes II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam MacIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacIntyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Reyes II gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacIntyre closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes II, looking for a takedown. MacIntyre pushes Reyes II against the cage but Reyes II circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reyes II stuffs the takedown.
MacIntyre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Senen Reyes II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam MacIntyre.

Excellent takedown into side control there by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre lands an elbow.
Reyes II manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
MacIntyre thows a huge punch but Reyes II dodges it nicely.
MacIntyre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reyes II wants to get back to full guard.
MacIntyre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reyes II wants to improve his position but MacIntyre is controlling well.
MacIntyre lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes II is trying to get back to full guard.
MacIntyre uses his free foot to push down on Reyes II's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reyes II.
MacIntyre with shots to the head and body - Reyes II looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reyes II really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reyes II sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
MacIntyre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes II moves into full guard.
MacIntyre scoring with punches to the head and body.
MacIntyre postures up and lands a big shot to Reyes II's brow.

MacIntyre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reyes II has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacIntyre has managed to get both his arms back between Reyes II's legs - danger averted.
MacIntyre trying to control but Reyes II is working from the bottom.
MacIntyre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Reyes II had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacIntyre defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre distracts Reyes II with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
MacIntyre cracks Reyes II with a solid left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reyes II keeping moving, preventing MacIntyre from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacIntyre chips away with some ground and pound.
MacIntyre slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
MacIntyre working over Reyes II with some ground and pound. Reyes II looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacIntyre working the head and body with strikes.
MacIntyre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MacIntyre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reyes II tries to roll over but MacIntyre keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacIntyre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacIntyre lands a nice short elbow.
MacIntyre moves into full mount! Reyes II won't be happy about that!
BOOM! MacIntyre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reyes II is breathing heavily.
BOOM! MacIntyre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reyes II is trying to escape the mount.
MacIntyre cracks Reyes II with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacIntyre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacIntyre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacIntyre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reyes II working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reyes II can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
MacIntyre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reyes II tries to reverse the position but MacIntyre maintains control.
MacIntyre lands a big elbow.
MacIntyre controlling the pace for now.
MacIntyre lands a big shot there that rocks Reyes II but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacIntyre with a couple of short strikes.
MacIntyre lands a nice shot to the head.
MacIntyre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacIntyre trying to control but Reyes II is having none of it.
Reyes II is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam MacIntyre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

MacIntyre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reyes II sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reyes II moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacIntyre shoots in but no luck this time.
MacIntyre shoots in looking for a takedown but Reyes II manages to keep the fight standing, pushing MacIntyre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Senen Reyes II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam MacIntyre.
Reyes II jabs at MacIntyre's body.
MacIntyre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reyes II counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Senen Reyes II is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacIntyre is breathing heavily.
Reyes II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacIntyre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reyes II circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes II.
MacIntyre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacIntyre doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes II circles away.

MacIntyre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reyes II!
Reyes II is desperately trying to improve his position but MacIntyre has a good base and remains in mount.
Reyes II bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reyes II stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacIntyre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

MacIntyre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes II stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacIntyre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Reyes II drops back, looking for a kneebar! MacIntyre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. MacIntyre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from MacIntyre!

MacIntyre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MacIntyre landing a few strikes.
Reyes II sneaks back into half guard.
Reyes II wants to get back to full guard.
MacIntyre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reyes II slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Reyes II is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre works over Reyes II with some ground and pound from guard.
MacIntyre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Reyes II looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacIntyre passes into half guard.
MacIntyre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reyes II in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
MacIntyre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MacIntyre is landing with some decent strikes but Reyes II is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
MacIntyre with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reyes II tries to reverse the position but MacIntyre maintains control.
Reyes II is in a horrible position here. MacIntyre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
MacIntyre controlling the pace for now.

MacIntyre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Reyes II defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from MacIntyre.
Reyes II is squirming around, avoiding MacIntyre's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes II can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam MacIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

MacIntyre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reyes II is trying to defend but MacIntyre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reyes II is in trouble now - MacIntyre has advanced to mount!
MacIntyre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reyes II can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reyes II is desperately trying to improve his position but MacIntyre has a good base and remains in mount.
MacIntyre lands a big shot there that rocks Reyes II but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
MacIntyre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
MacIntyre prevents Reyes II from getting the reversal.
MacIntyre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes II tries to reverse the position but MacIntyre maintains control.
MacIntyre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MacIntyre controlling the position easily from mount.

MacIntyre is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reyes II to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reyes II shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacIntyre controlling his opponent.
MacIntyre landing strikes, looking to finish!
MacIntyre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Reyes II that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
MacIntyre with good strikes from the mount here!
MacIntyre unloading with bombs!
MacIntyre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
MacIntyre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
MacIntyre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reyes II is looking to escape.
Senen Reyes II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam MacIntyre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes II tries to reverse the position but MacIntyre maintains control.
MacIntyre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reyes II can't escape the position.
MacIntyre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes II is looking to improve his position but MacIntyre isn't that keen on the idea.
MacIntyre controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam MacIntyre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reyes II misses with a few strikes there.

MacIntyre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reyes II did well to prevent MacIntyre getting side control.

Reyes II looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and MacIntyre pushes past his half guard into mount!
MacIntyre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reyes II is working to get back to half guard.
MacIntyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

MacIntyre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre raining down hammerfists from mount.
MacIntyre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
MacIntyre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MacIntyre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
MacIntyre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reyes II?
Reyes II really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacIntyre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
MacIntyre landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacIntyre controlling the pace for now.
MacIntyre working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam MacIntyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got MacIntyre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam MacIntyre!