PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Herkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reid
vs
Herkings

185 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Herkings!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid tries to clinch but Herkings moves out of range.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Herkings circles away.
Herkings closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reid tries to clinch up.

Reid clinches.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herkings wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herkings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid prevents Herkings from breaking the clinch.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Herkings tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Frank Herkings has been cut.
Herkings is trying to force a seperation but Reid has the dominant position.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Herkings tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Herkings is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Herkings's efforts to push away.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Herkings in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herkings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Herkings is trying to break the clinch but Reid is controlling him.
Herkings is trying to break the clinch but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Herkings tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.
Herkings is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Herkings working hard to break the clinch.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Herkings's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Herkings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Herkings wants to break free but Reid has control.
Reid has Herkings pressed against the cage, preventing Herkings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Herkings is trying to break the clinch but Reid is controlling him.
Herkings is trying to break free.
Reid has Herkings pressed against the cage, preventing Herkings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herkings tries to break free but Reid pushes him back against the cage.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herkings is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Herkings wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Herkings is defending well for now.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid working Herkings over with knees to the body.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Herkings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herkings wants to break free but Reid has control.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Herkings is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herkings is looking to break free of the clinch but Reid has double underhooks.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Herkings has had enough of the clinch but Reid keeps him there for the moment.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Herkings's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herkings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herkings lands a slapping body shot.
Herkings throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Herkings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herkings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herkings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Herkings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Herkings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid wants to clinch up but Herkings keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid tries to clinch there but Herkings circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herkings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herkings swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herkings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid tries to clinch there but Herkings circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herkings lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Herkings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid tries to clinch there but Herkings circles away.
Reid wants to clinch up but Herkings keeps it at a distance.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Reid tries to clinch but Herkings moves out of range.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid tries to clinch there but Herkings circles away.

Reid moves into range and clinches up with Herkings.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Herkings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Herkings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Herkings's face.
Herkings wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Herkings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Herkings is trying to break free.
Herkings is trying to break the clinch but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Herkings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Herkings tries to break free but Reid pushes him back against the cage.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herkings wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Reid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Herkings's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Herkings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Herkings.
Reid wants to clinch but Herkings slips to the side
and Reid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herkings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herkings misses with a wild combination.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herkings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herkings swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Herkings working hard to break the clinch.
Herkings is trying to break free.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herkings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Herkings is looking to break free of the clinch but Reid has double underhooks.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Herkings's face.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Herkings lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Herkings tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid has Herkings pressed against the cage, preventing Herkings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frank Herkings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herkings wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herkings avoids it.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Herkings blocks with his arms.
Herkings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Herkings is trying to force a seperation but Reid has the dominant position.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings tries to break free but Reid pushes him back against the cage.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Herkings wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid keeps control of Herkings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herkings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Herkings is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Herkings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Herkings tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herkings has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alex Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herkings blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid has Herkings pressed against the cage, preventing Herkings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herkings looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herkings is trying to force a seperation but Reid has the dominant position.
Reid prevents Herkings from breaking the clinch.
Herkings wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Herkings is defending well for now.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Herkings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Herkings blocks it.
Reid keeps control of Herkings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Herkings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Reid.
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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

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