PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Vergel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes into the arena with Blur - Song 2 blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reid
vs
Vergel

183 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Vergel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vergel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vergel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.

Reid clinches with his opponent.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Reid clinches with his opponent.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Reid manages to break the clinch.
Vergel keeps the fight on the outside.
Vergel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Reid is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reid moves into range and clinches up with Vergel.
Reid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vergel's efforts to push away.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Vergel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vergel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid wants to clinch up but Vergel keeps it at a distance.
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Vergel tries to keep at a distance but Reid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vergel backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vergel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Vergel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid lands with a slapping head kick.
Reid tries to clinch up but Vergel circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid darts in trying to clinch
and Vergel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reid is looking to clinch.

Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reid lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reid breaks the clinch.

Vergel tries to keep at a distance but Reid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid leaning against his opponent.
Vergel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
Reid scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid tries to clinch up but Vergel circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vergel keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vergel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel is having none of it.
Reid tries to clinch but Vergel moves out of range.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vergel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jason Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Reid forces Vergel back against the cage and clinches.
Vergel is breathing heavily.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Vergel pushes him off.
Jason Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergel circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reid wants to clinch
and Vergel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid tries to clinch up but Vergel circles away and keeps his distance.
Vergel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reid.

Reid moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid is stalling here.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Vergel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reid.
A short left from Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid has Vergel pressed against the cage.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid wants to clinch up but Vergel keeps it at a distance.
Vergel swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Reid wants to clinch.

Reid takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid is stalling here.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vergel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Reid dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Reid closes the distance and pushes Vergel back into the cage.

Reid breaks the clinch.
Vergel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reid sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Reid moves into the clinch.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Reid.

Reid breaks the clinch.

Reid has closed the distance and engaged Vergel in a clinch.
Jason Reid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vergel letting Reid take a breather here.
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Vergel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergel takes a shot to the head.
Vergel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid slows down the pace here.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid tries to clinch
and Vergel counters with a series of strikes. Reid will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vergel swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergel circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid lands a head kick!
Vergel swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Vergel loads up on a big right hand but Reid slips the punch.
Reid lands a jab-cross combination.

Reid darts in and clinches Vergel up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reid breaks the clinch.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Vergel circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Reid is stalling here.
Ace Vergel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vergel can do to turn this around?
Reid pressing his opponent against the cage.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Jason Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Reid.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reid 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

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