PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Reyes
vs
Natural

190 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes wants to slow Natural down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Natural is defended easily by Reyes.
Natural circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes jabs Natural to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes slips a jab from Natural.
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natural. That did some damage!
Natural throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Natural off to one side.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Reyes clinches up against the cage.
Natural misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural letting Reyes take a breather here.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Natural is blocking nicely.

Natural pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natural drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Randy Natural has been cut.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Natural saw that one coming.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natural throws out the jab.
Natural scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natural throws a front kick aimed at Reyes's knee but Reyes avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Natural waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Natural swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
Natural throws a wild body kick that Reyes sees coming a mile off.
Randy Natural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ada Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Natural.
Natural throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natural scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Natural slips under a jab from Reyes.
Natural takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Natural throws a right hand that Reyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyes also avoids with ease.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Natural misses with a left hand
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Natural.
Natural tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reyes gets a clinch.
Reyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Natural blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natural has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Natural prevents a body shot from Reyes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Natural wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Natural's face.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natural is defending well for now.
Reyes avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natural is defending well for now.
Natural on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natural takes an elbow to the temple.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Natural looks gassed!
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Natural blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ada Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Natural takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Natural swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natural misses with a wild combination.
Ada Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes throws a leg kick that misses.
Natural shoots for a takedown but Reyes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Reyes rushes Natural and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natural is defending well for now.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Natural improves position.
Reyes misses with an elbow over the top.
Natural drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reyes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reyes misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Natural misses its intended target.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses
enabling Natural to counter with a crisp jab.
Natural looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natural scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Reyes lands.
Natural swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ada Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural is having none of it.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural moves out of range.
Natural avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Natural fails with a takedown attempt.
Ada Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Natural.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural is having none of it.
Reyes tries to clinch but Natural moves out of range.
Reyes slips under a jab from Natural.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Natural checks a leg kick.
Natural fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural fails with the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Natural has a takedown stuffed.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Natural circles away.
Natural lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reyes circles away quickly and effectively.

Reyes takes the fight into the clinch.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.

Natural escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Natural throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natural manages to avoid it.
Natural throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Natural.
Natural avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Natural fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natural throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Natural on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Natural is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natural moves away from the strike by Reyes.
A left and a right from Natural both land. Nice combination.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reyes rushes Natural and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Natural avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Natural has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reyes stalling in the clinch.

Natural has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reyes is trying to keep an underhook but Natural manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Natural wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Natural is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Natural thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyes's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Natural has control of the leg.

Natural seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reyes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randy Natural!