PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crank Dat. Armando Reyes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Reyes
vs
Kush

190 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

192 cm
22
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reyes takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Reyes scores with a four punch combination!
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reyes misses with a shot to the body
and Kush counters with a three punch combo that has Reyes backing up. Reyes nods at Kush to acknowledge the strikes.
Reyes looks for the body kick but Kush saw that one coming.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Kush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes throws an off balance right hand
and Kush counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kush clinches.
Kush working aggressively here.
Come on Kush - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kush lands with a right to the head.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kush presses Reyes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Kush breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Kush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reyes doesn't seem phased though.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Kush moves out of range.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kush there.
A lazy left from Kush finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Kush scores with a four punch combination!
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kush lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kush blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kush was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Kush is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reyes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body
and Kush counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush connects with a nice looking jab.
Reyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Kush misses with a double jab.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Kush as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Kush - just one landing.
Reyes throws a lazy head kick
and Kush counters with a straight right hand.
Kush slips a jab from Reyes.
Kush misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush scores with a nice strike.
Reyes misses with a right hand
enabling Kush to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes tests Kush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kush counters with a one-two to the body.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Kush avoids it.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes dodges the punch combination from Kush.
A low kick from Reyes is predictable there
and Kush counters with a three punch combo that has Reyes backing up. Reyes nods at Kush to acknowledge the strikes.
Armando Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes misses with an uppercut
and Kush counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Og Kush dominated that round.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reyes throws a chopping leg kick but Kush manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kush lands with an overhand left.
Reyes misses with a right hand
and Kush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kush moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.
Og Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes scores with a nice strike.
Armando Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kush swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Reyes saw that one coming.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Kush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reyes thinking.
Kush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body

and Kush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kush working aggressively here.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kush effectively controlling the action here.
Kush lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kush is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kush continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Kush keeps him there for the moment.
Kush lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kush.
Kush keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kush.

Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes misses the body punch
and Kush counters with a nice uppercut.
Kush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reyes swings away with a body shot that misses

and Kush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kush manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.
Kush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kush displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kush misses with a wild combination.
Kush 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.
Reyes swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes slips a jab from Kush.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes misses with a double jab
and Kush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Reyes misses the body punch
and Kush counters with a three punch combo that has Reyes backing up. Reyes nods at Kush to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Kush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush moves out of range of the leg kick from Reyes.
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Og Kush 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!

Kush dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
Reyes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reyes misses with a straight right.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reyes misses with a double jab
and Kush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
Reyes misses with a hook. Kush ducked under it nicely.
Reyes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Reyes misses
and Kush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kush looks to land a combination. Reyes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Reyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Kush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reyes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes ducks right into an uppercut from Kush.
Kush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kush counters with a crisp one two that drops Reyes! Kush thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reyes to his feet! Reyes is in big trouble!

Reyes is rocked!

Kush closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush controlling the action here for a moment.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Kush as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush effectively controlling the action here.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kush lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Kush gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Kush lands a left hand.
Kush leaning against his opponent.
Armando Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Kush.
Kush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Kush gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush blocking some punches.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Kush being controlled against the cage.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Reyes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reyes blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kush blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Og Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Og Kush!