PBP Commentary

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

Reich
vs
Villa

180 cm
19
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos Villa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reich throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Reich.
Villa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Villa throws an off balance right hand
and Reich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reich throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Reich misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Reich avoids the body shot from Villa.
Villa avoids the body shot from Reich.
Reich misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reich thinking.
Reich lands a nice shot to the body.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Dan Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reich throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Reich misses its intended target.
Reich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Villa thuds his right hand into Reich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reich misses with a head kick.
Reich avoids the body shot from Villa.
Reich connects with a nice looking jab.
Villa moves forwards but Reich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reich tries to work over Villa's front leg with a kick but Villa checks it.
Reich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Villa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reich misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reich thinking.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich connects with a single shot there.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villa misses the jab.
Villa avoids the head kick by Reich.
Reich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Reich scores with a jab. Villa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reich throws a low kick, looking for Villa's leg but Villa calmly moves out of range.
Reich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Villa counters with a three punch combo that has Reich backing up. Reich nods at Villa to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reich, as that shot connected.
Reich misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a nice uppercut.
Reich lands a jab to the nose.
Reich cracks Villa with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Reich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Reich.
Reich cracks a nice hook into Villa's ribs.
Reich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Reich - just one landing.
Reich misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Villa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
A jab lands there for Reich.

It looks like Marcos Villa has been cut.
Reich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villa moves away.
Reich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reich throws a body kick that misses.
Villa tests Reich's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich thuds a left hand into Villa's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Reich.
Reich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Reich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa looks gassed!
Villa misses with a hook
and Reich counters with a straight right hand.
Villa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters with a nice uppercut.
Reich stuns Villa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Reich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Villa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Villa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reich throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Reich lands a jab to the nose.
Villa swings widly with a right hand
and Reich counters with a right hand to the body.
Reich throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Reich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Villa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reich scrambles back to his feet.
Reich throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
Reich works the jab nicely.
Villa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reich.
Reich misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reich scores with a nice strike.
Reich throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Reich misses with a wild body shot.
Reich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Reich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reich.
Reich throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Villa moves out of range of the leg kick from Reich.
Reich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villa has time to react.
Villa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reich throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reich takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Villa checks a leg kick.
Reich lands with a good body shot.
Reich throws a leg kick that misses.
Reich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villa has time to react.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a poor cross that misses
and Reich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reich lands a nice hook to Villa's body. Villa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Villa is breathing heavily.
Villa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reich throws the left hand but Villa avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Reich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reich throws a lazy uppercut
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reich scores with a hook to the body. Villa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Villa is out of range and Reich settles back down.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Reich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich throws a solid leg kick but Villa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reich.
Reich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich swings widly with a right hand
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reich scores with a nice head shot.
Reich swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Villa thows a body shot but no joy.
Reich throws a looping overhand right but Villa ducks down to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Villa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reich has got the better of the exchanges.
Villa misses with a hook
letting Reich counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Reich.
Reich scores with a nice strike.
Villa checks a leg kick.
Reich throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Reich lands with an overhand left.
Reich throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Reich misses.
Nice body punch from Reich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Reich.
Reich looks to land a body kick but Villa moved away.
Reich misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Villa moves out of range as Reich strikes.
Reich scores with a body shot.
Dan Reich is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reich throws out a powerful jab.

Villa is rocked!
Reich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Reich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Villa'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. This is the final round!

Reich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reich lands with a good body shot.
Reich misses with a looping right.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reich moves away.
Reich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Reich as he connects with a hook.
Villa is still on wobbly legs! Can Reich finish him?
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Reich misses with a straight right.
Villa seems to have recovered his senses.
Villa swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Reich is looking to chop away at Villa's legs.
Villa throws a poor cross that misses
and Reich counters with a right hand to the body.
Reich lands with a straight right. Villa didn't see that one coming.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Villa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Villa on the side of the head.
Reich punishes Villa's body with a nice straight punch.
Reich lands with a right hand.
Reich misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a nice uppercut.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
Reich throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reich misses with an uppercut
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villa misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a stiff right hand.
Reich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villa can do to turn this around?
Reich lands a jab to Villa's midsection.
Reich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Villa. Villa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Villa checks a leg kick.
Reich throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Villa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villa misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely.
Reich throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Reich coming out on top.
Reich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reich digs a good hook to Villa's body.
Villa blocks a head kick by Reich.
Reich misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Reich.
Reich scores with a jab to the head.
Reich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Villas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Villa checks the leg kick.
Reich connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Reich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Villa doesn't seem phased though.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reich throws a good cross that connects.
Reich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Reich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich tried to score with a low kick but Villa checks it.
Villa avoids the body shot from Reich.
Marcos Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reich lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa throws a looping overhand right but Reich ducks down to avoid it.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich connects with a right hand. Villa shakes it off.
Reich throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa moves away from the strike by Reich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reich swings widly with a right hand
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reich misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Dan Reich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Reich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Reich!