PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Jontop
vs
Reznor

188 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jontop shoots in and drives through. Reznor sprawls well.

Jontop forces Reznor back against the cage and clinches.

Jontop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Reznor misses.
Reznor tries to bum rush Jontop with a series of wild strikes but Jontop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jontop thows a body kick. Reznor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jontop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reznor is fending him off so far but Jontop persists. Nope, Reznor circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jontop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reznor looks gassed!
Jontop fails to land the takedown.

Jontop drives through and clinches with Reznor against the cage.
Jontop lands with a left to the head.

Jontop breaks the clinch.
Reznor scores with the left hand. Jontop knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt.
Jontop dodges the punch combination from Reznor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop shoots in looking for a takedown but Reznor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jontop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jontop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jontop tries to bum rush Reznor with a series of wild strikes but Reznor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reznor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reznor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reznor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reznor throws a hook but Jontop avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jontop.
Reznor throws a series of punches but Jontop moves out of range.
Jontop shoots in and drives through. Reznor sprawls well.

Jontop clinches up with Reznor and pushes him back against the cage.

Jontop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jontop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jontop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jontop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reznor eats them both and turns towards Jontop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reznor throws a nice looking combination but Jontop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jontop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reznor!
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Reznor is squirming around, avoiding Jontop's attempts to control the action.
Reznor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jontop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jontop throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reznor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jontop.
Jontop controlling from mount.
Jontop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reznor?
Jontop misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reznor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jontop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jontop misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jontop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jontop throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jontop throwing strikes here but Reznor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jontop thowing shots but they're missing.
Jontop misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jontop unloads with some shots from mount but Reznor bucks and avoids them well.
Jontop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jontop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jontop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reznor quickly recovers to half guard.
Reznor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jontop.
Jontop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jontop throwing shots but Reznor is blocking nicely.
Jontop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reznor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jontop wants to free his trapped foot but Reznor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hugh Jontop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jontop throwing shots but Reznor is blocking nicely.
Reznor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jontop.
Reznor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reznor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reznor taking some punishment here, with Jontop in his half guard.
Jontop works his way into full mount!
Jontop unloads with some shots from mount but Reznor bucks and avoids them well.
Jontop wants to control the pace but Reznor is squirming around nicely.
Jontop dominating with strikes here.
Reznor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jontop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor taking shots to the head.
Jontop throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reznor because Jontop loaded up on that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jontop lands a big elbow.
Jontop thowing shots but they're missing.
Jontop throws some wild stikes that Reznor manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jontop throws some wild stikes that Reznor manages to avoid easily.
Jontop breaks from Reznor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jontop! Reznor is hurt baaadly! Jontop is firing away with more strikes - Reznor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Jontop!
Hugh Jontop is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hugh Jontop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.