PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Save Us From The Flames. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Reid
vs
Weichanthal

188 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reid tries to keep at a distance but Weichanthal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weichanthal blocking some punches.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weichanthal is looking to clinch.
Reid takes a swing at Weichanthal's ribcage but misses.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Weichanthal's shoulder, as Weichanthal tries to avoid the shot.
Weichanthal moves out of range as Reid strikes.
Weichanthal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reid's head backwards.
Reid thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weichanthal manages to avoid it.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weichanthal tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid throws out a loose jab but Weichanthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid clobbers Weichanthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Reid misses the shot to the body.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weichanthal.
Weichanthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weichanthal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid pushes Weichanthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the head.
Reid lands a hook that snaps the head of Weichanthal backwards.
Reid tries to break free but Weichanthal pushes him back against the cage.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weichanthal landing knees to the body.
Weichanthal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.

Weichanthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Weichanthal clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weichanthal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weichanthal lands an elbow inside.
Reid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weichanthal keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weichanthal crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weichanthal landing knees to the head.
Reid is breathing heavily.

Weichanthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weichanthal.
Reid works the jab nicely.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses

and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch.
Weichanthal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal lands a nice elbow.
Weichanthal trying to stall but Reid improves his position.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling the position.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Weichanthal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice shot by Reid.
Reid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Reid swings widly with a right hand
and Weichanthal counters with a head kick. That will keep Reid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reid thuds a left hand into Weichanthal's body.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up.
Weichanthal slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Reid 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.

Weichanthal tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid lands a lovely overhand right.
Weichanthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weichanthal wants to clinch but Reid slips to the side
and Reid counters with a series of strikes. Weichanthal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Weichanthal moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
Reid wants to break free but Weichanthal has control.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weichanthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weichanthal connects with a knee to the head.
Reid tries to circle away but Weichanthal has him pinned against the cage.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weichanthal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Reid.
Weichanthal effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weichanthal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Weichanthal misses with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal controlling the action here for a moment.
Weichanthal pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reid is trying to break free.
Reid avoiding damage as Weichanthal throws knees to the body.
Weichanthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reid is defending well for now.
Reid works on Weichanthal's body with a couple of short punches.
Reid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Reid.
Weichanthal looking to throw knees to the head but Reid is blocking nicely.

Reid breaks the clinch.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid thuds a left hand into Weichanthal's body.
A big left from Reid misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Reid moves away
enabling Reid to counter with a crisp jab.
Mad Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weichanthal's head.
Weichanthal ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Weichanthal takes one to the side of the head.
Reid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weichanthal counters with an outside leg kick.
Reid misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal wants to clinch but Reid slips to the side
and Reid counters with a left to the body.
Weichanthal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weichanthal moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
Weichanthal misses with a left hand
and Weichanthal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weichanthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid counters with a three punch combo that has Weichanthal backing up. Weichanthal nods at Reid to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reid. Weichanthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid misses with a jab to the body
and Weichanthal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reid is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reid thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Reid misses.
Weichanthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weichanthal tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
and Weichanthal counters with a head kick.
Reid throws a right hand that misses

and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Reid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Weichanthal's head but Weichanthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid connects with a jab.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid counters with a nice body shot.
Reid looks to land a left hand but Weichanthal moved out of range nicely.
Weichanthal misses with a head kick.
Reid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal walks into a stiff left hand from Reid.
Weichanthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weichanthal thinking.
Weichanthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weichanthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Reid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weichanthal tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Weichanthal wants to clinch
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid swings for the body but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Reid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reid throws a shot from downtown. Weichanthal moves away and avoids it.
Reid misses the body punch

and Weichanthal moves into the clinch.
Weichanthal working Reid over with knees to the body.
Weichanthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weichanthal has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid tries to break free but Weichanthal pushes him back against the cage.
Reid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the body.
Weichanthal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Weichanthal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Weichanthal, right into the meat.
Weichanthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Weichanthal misses.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Weichanthal slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reid throws a series of punches but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Weichanthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weichanthal manages to avoid it.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.
Reid misses with a right hand

and Weichanthal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weichanthal lands a good knee to the midsection. Reid won't want to take too many of those.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Reid tries to break free but Weichanthal pushes him back against the cage.
Weichanthal leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.
Weichanthal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weichanthal scores a nice knee to the body.
Weichanthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weichanthal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.
John Weichanthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weichanthal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Reid!