PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korey Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Reid
vs
Cole

175 cm
28
142 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

179 cm
29
156 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korey Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Cole!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.

Cole clinches with his opponent.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Cole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reid prevents it.
Cole is trying to drag Reid to the mat but Reid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reid tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Reid tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Cole looking for a takedown.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Cole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole goes for a takedown attempt but Reid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Reid lands with a straight right. Cole didn't see that one coming.
Reid slaps away a takedown attempt from Cole, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reid tries to avoid it but Cole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reid to the ground. Reid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole shoots in but no luck this time.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cole backs up against the cage.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Korey Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense.
Cole looks gassed!
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reid misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid lands a head shot.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Reid lands a right hook to the body.
Reid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left lands for Reid.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Cole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.

Cole moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Cole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
A shot to the liver by Reid. Beautiful body shot.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reid throws a right and a left that Cole avoids nicely.
Cole shoots in but no luck this time.
Reid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cole eats them both and turns towards Reid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole shoots and misses
and Reid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reid tries to avoid it but Cole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reid to the ground. Reid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid stalks Cole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cole's face. Cole staggers backwards, shaken.
Cole fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Reid feints a jab promting Cole to slip. Reid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cole slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korey Reid dominated that round.
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.

Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
Korey Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reid looks to land a combination but Cole avoids it well.
Reid feints a jab promting Cole to slip. Reid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cole slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Reid.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.

Cole feints and as Reid raises his hands in defense, Cole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reid pulls Cole in close to prevent any damage.
Reid trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Korey Reid wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cole.
Cole takes one to the side of the head.
Reid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reid scores with the left hand. Cole knows he should have avoided that one.
Reid stalks Cole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cole's face. Cole staggers backwards, shaken.
Korey Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.

Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reid to the ground. Cole is now in Reid's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reid is keeping the position for now.
Cole being controlled here momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Korey Reid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reid lands a jab-cross combination.
Reid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reid wants it to stay on the feet.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Cole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid jabs Cole to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reid misses with a combination

and Cole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reid's guard.
Reid pulls Cole in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cole engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

We're going to have a standup here because Korey Reid wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reid scores with a shot to the body.
Cole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reid misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid looks to land a combination. Cole sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reid but Reid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cole dives in and grabs Reid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes down on Cole's head and hops out.
A shot to the liver by Reid. Beautiful body shot.
Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Korey Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Cole is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Reid finish him?
Reid fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cole to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cole looks to clinch but Reid throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cole taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Korey Reid!