PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Show me how to live. 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.

Reyes
vs
Ross

174 cm
29
166 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

179 cm
27
167 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses with a looping right.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross jabs Reyes right on the nose. Reyes blinks but takes it well.
Ross moves to clinch but Reyes breaks away
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ross scores with a punch to the head.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Ross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross scores with a sloppy right hand. Reyes should have avoided that one.

Reyes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses the jab.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Ross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
Ross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ross lands the left hand.
Ross is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reyes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross delivers a nice body kick.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross misses with a few strikes there.
Ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Ross dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
Reyes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reyes if he has to take too many more of those.
Ross lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Ross there.
Ross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reyes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross digs a good hook to Reyes's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reyes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Ross misses with a hook to the body
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Reyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reyes moves out of range of the body kick.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands a glancing blow to the side of Reyes's head.
That kick from Ross tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ross connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Ross misses.
Ross misses with the combination.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ross scores with a hook.
Ross throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
A solid body kick from Ross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reyes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reyes has time to react.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Ross.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ross.
Reyes drops his hands momentarily and Ross needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Reyes just on the top of the head. Reyes drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Reyes - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rick Ross!
A less than humble Rick Ross misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.