PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taz Lero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Reznor
vs
Lero

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Reznor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Lero!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznor digs a good body shot into Lero's ribs.
Reznor throws a series of punches but Lero avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Reznor.
Reznor lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reznor drops Lero with a nice combination! Reznor dives into Lero's guard, looking to finish!

Lero is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reznor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lero is proving hard to escape from.
Lero is still in real trouble! Can Reznor finish him?
Reznor lands a couple of digs.
Reznor distracts Lero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Lero is looking for a triangle but Reznor pushes his legs off easily.
Reznor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lero on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reznor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reznor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Lero is looking for a triangle but Reznor pushes his legs off easily.
Lero seems to have recovered his senses.
Reznor postures up in Lero's guard and throws a big left but Lero blocks it.

Lero is looking for a triangle but Reznor pushes his legs off easily.

Lero looking for a guillotine here but Reznor defends easily.
Reznor landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor landing with the ground and pound.

Lero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reznor throwing strikes from guard but Lero blocks nicely.
Reznor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reznor postures up in Lero's guard and throws a big left but Lero blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reznor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reznor trying to control but Lero is working from the bottom.

Lero is looking for a triangle but Reznor pushes his legs off easily.
Reznor wants to control from the top but Lero keeps moving.
Reznor connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Lero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reznor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lero looks gassed!
Lero has a closed guard, preventing Reznor from standing up.

Lero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reznor defends it easily.
Reznor trying to control but Lero is working from the bottom.

Lero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reznor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reznor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reznor throwing strikes but missing.
Reznor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lero's head.

Lero is looking for a triangle but Reznor pushes his legs off easily.
Reznor distracts Lero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Reznor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznor landing some decent shots from guard.
Reznor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reznor wants to get up but he can't break Lero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reznor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reznor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reznor defends well.
Reznor connects with a couple of short punches.

Lero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reznor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reznor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reznor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lero has momentary wrist control but Reznor slips an elbow through the middle.
Reznor lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reznor defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reznor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reznor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lero is keeping the position for now.
Lero keeping moving, preventing Reznor from controlling successfully.
Reznor postures up and lands a big shot to Lero's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reznor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reznor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reznor defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Reznor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reznor lands with a nice body punch.
Reznor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reznor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reznor scores with a jab to the body.
Reznor rushes Lero with punches - Lero moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lero goes down! Reznor follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Reznor!