PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pullford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Gonna Give You Up. Tanner Reach acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Pullford
vs
Reach

180 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Pullford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Reach!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pullford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pullford.
Reach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pullford clinches.
Reach avoids a wild elbow strike from Pullford.
Reach blocks a body shot from Pullford.
Reach tries a knee to the head but Pullford blocks it.
Reach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Reach.
Reach lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reach.
Reach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pullford.
Reach misses with some punches.
A short left from Reach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reach lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reach.
Reach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pullford trying to land knees to the body.
Reach misses with a knee to the head.
Pullford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reach tries to land a knee to the head but Pullford blocks with his arms.
Pullford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reach prevents it.
Reach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pullford backwards.
Pullford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach cracks Pullford with a nice body shot.
Pullford is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Reach.
Reach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pullford or not.
A hook to the body from Reach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Reach as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach looking to throw knees to the head but Pullford is blocking nicely.
Pullford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pullford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pullford managing to block the knees to the body from Reach.
Reach lands a right hand.

Reach drops Pullford with a big knee straight up the middle! Pullford is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Pullford is rocked!

It looks like Bill Pullford has been cut.

Reach takes the fight into the clinch.
Reach scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Pullford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reach lands with a short shot to the head.
Pullford seems to have got his legs back now.
Reach landing knees to the head.
Reach working Pullford over with knees to the body.
Reach landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reach lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reach dips a shoulder and cracks Pullford with a mighty uppercut! Pullford falls back against the cage and Reach unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pullford is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Reach screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tanner Reach!