PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Reed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Holden Caulfield's chin.

Reed
vs
Caulfield

184 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

188 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Caulfield!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caulfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caulfield misses with a right hand
and Reed counters with a nice leg kick.
Caulfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caulfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reed is defended easily by Caulfield.
Caulfield throws a lazy uppercut
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Caulfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caulfield misses with a left hand
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Reed does it's job there.
Reed tries for a takedown but Caulfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caulfield misses with a hook
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caulfield counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Caulfield which made him look bad.
Caulfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Reed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Reed is looking for a kimura but Caulfield is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reed to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield trying to control here.
Reed is looking to take a break and control but Caulfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reed wants to control but Caulfield is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Reed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Caulfield is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Caulfield misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Caulfield thuds his right hand into Reed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caulfield throws an off balance right hand
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caulfield staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Caulfield which made him look bad.
Reed takes a swing at Caulfield's ribcage but misses.

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.
Caulfield throws a poor cross that misses

and Reed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Caulfield's guard.
Reed wants to pass the guard but Caulfield is keeping the position.
Caulfield can't keep his opponent in guard - Reed advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caulfield keeps working.

Reed is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed thows a huge punch but Caulfield dodges it nicely.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caulfield defending well though.
Reed is pressing down on Caulfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Caulfield is holding on for now.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Caulfield defends the submission attempt.
Caulfield won't allow Reed to pass to mount.

That's four 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.
Caulfield wants to get back to full guard.

Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Caulfield defends the submission attempt.

Reed is trying to work for a kimura but Caulfield is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Reed dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caulfield connects with a leg kick. Reed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield walks into a stiff left hand from Reed.
Caulfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Caulfield counters with a good low kick that Reed was not able to check.
Reed tries to land a body kick
and Caulfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caulfield moves away.
Reed lunges at Caulfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caulfield's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caulfield misses with a hook
and Reed counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Caulfield.
Reed misses with a straight left.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Caulfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reed. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holden Caulfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed misses with a takedown
and Caulfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holden Caulfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caulfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed misses with a body shot
letting Caulfield counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caulfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Caulfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Reed!