PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid has chosen Don't Save Us From The Flames as his entrance music. Mad Reid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hurt
vs
Reid

176 cm
23
197 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

188 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt shoots in looking for a takedown but Reid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses.
Reid looks to land a combination but Hurt avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Reid - just one landing.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid takes a swing at Hurt's ribcage but misses.

Hurt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reid wants to improve his position but Hurt is controlling well.
Hurt is pressing down on Reid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reid is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hurt wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Hurt being controlled here momentarily.
Reid is trying to control the position but Hurt postures up.
Hurt stops Reid from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Big Hurt just wasn't active enough.
Hurt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurt tries to clinch but Reid moves away
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurt was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
Hurt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reid scores with a nice head shot.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid works Hurt's body with a nice hook.
Big Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid blocks a head kick by Hurt.
Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurt is breathing heavily.
Hurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Hurt doesn't manage to clinch there - Reid circles away.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and Reid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reid looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurt is just out of range.
Hurt shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reid misses the shot to the body.
Reid scores with a jab to the body.
Hurt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Hurt has Reid up against the cage in a clinch.

Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Reid dominated that round.
That's time! Hurt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reid dodges the punch combination from Hurt.
Reid tests Hurt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hurt misses with a takedown
and Reid counters with a nice body shot.
Reid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reid swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Reid gets tackled into the cage by Hurt. Hurt maintains the clinch.
Reid tries to break free but Hurt pushes him back against the cage.
Hurt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hurt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hurt breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid connects with a body shot that sends Hurt's belly button to the back.
Mad Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reid blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands a jab to Hurt's midsection.
Reid thows a body shot but no joy.
Hurt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurt at a distance.
Hurt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reid throws out the jab.
Hurt misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hurt rather than just go for the knockout.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reid throws a body punch but Hurt moves out of range.
Hurt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reid as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurt moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hurt looks for a takedown but Reid sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurt is defended easily by Reid.
Big Hurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt slips a straight right by Reid.
Reid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hurt closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hurt misses with a few strikes there.
Reid throws a series of punches but Hurt avoids them all with ease.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurt avoids the body shot from Reid.
The fighters circling - Reid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a straight left.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurt moves away.
Hurt wants to clinch
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurt was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Hurt.
Mad Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Hurt.
Hurt tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Reid lands a body shot.
Reid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hurts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hurt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurt thinking.
Reid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hurt avoids the body shot from Reid.
Hurt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hurt misses with a two punch combination.
Hurt tries to clinch but Reid moves away
and Reid counters with a series of strikes. Hurt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurt was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
Reid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hurt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt tries to clinch up.
Hurt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reid swings for the body but Hurt moves out of range.
Hurt tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Reid scores with a hook to the body. Hurt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Reid throws a right hand that Hurt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurt also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Reid as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Hurt. Those never looked like landing.
Hurt looks to land a combination but Reid avoids it well.
Reid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid swings for the body but Hurt moves out of range.
Reid lands a glancing blow to the side of Hurt's head.
Hurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Reid does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a body shot.
Hurt tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Reid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Hurt closes the distance and pushes Reid back into the cage.
Hurt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurt misses with a head kick.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Big Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hurt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Reid catches Hurt right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid lands a two punch combo.
Hurt takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

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