PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Reiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwynn Templeton (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.

Reiser
vs
Templeton

198 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Reiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gwynn Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Reiser.
Reiser throws a series of punches but Templeton moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Reiser.
Templeton throws a nice looking combination but Reiser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Reiser wants to clinch up but Templeton keeps it at a distance.

Reiser tries to keep at a distance but Templeton has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Templeton.

It looks like Hans Reiser has been cut.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Templeton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Templeton misses with a knee to the head.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Templeton lands an elbow inside that Reiser shrugs off.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Templeton missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reiser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reiser leaning against his opponent.
Reiser looking to throw knees to the head but Templeton is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Templeton.
Templeton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser with a knee to the head.
Reiser misses with an elbow strike.
Reiser trying to stall but Templeton improves his position.
Templeton looking for a takedown.
Templeton looks gassed!
Templeton pushes off an throws an elbow but Reiser leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Templeton.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Templeton blocks an elbow strike.
Reiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Templeton.
Templeton lands a nice elbow.
Templeton pushes off an throws an elbow but Reiser leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reiser tries a knee to the head but Templeton blocks it.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Templeton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reiser takes a knee right on the jaw!

Reiser breaks the clinch.

Reiser drives through and clinches with Templeton against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Templeton has eaten all the pies!
Reiser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Templeton.

Reiser breaks from the clinch.

Reiser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Templeton, pushing him back against the cage.
Reiser avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reiser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Templeton throws a knee to the head but misses.

Reiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Reiser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reiser managing to block the knees to the body from Templeton.
Reiser trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiser trying to land knees to the body.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Reiser wants to break free but Templeton has control.
Templeton landing knees to the head.
Templeton swings wildly with an uppercut but Reiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Reiser stalling in the clinch but Templeton improves position.
Templeton blocks an elbow strike.
Reiser managing to block the knees to the body from Templeton.
Templeton misses with a knee to the head.
Templeton missing with knees to the body.
Reiser avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Reiser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reiser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser misses with a knee strike.
Reiser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reiser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Templeton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reiser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reiser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Reiser throws a knee to the head but misses.

Templeton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reiser uses from the top position.
Templeton keeping moving, preventing Reiser from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Templeton can do anything to dispel that myth.

Templeton working for a triangle but Reiser defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton wants to sweep but no luck.
Reiser missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Templeton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Templeton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Templeton is looking to sweep but instead, Reiser has passed into half guard.
Reiser looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reiser is looking to clinch.
Templeton moves in looking to clinch but Reiser pushes him off.
Reiser tries for a takedown but Templeton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Templeton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reiser throws a left and a right that both miss

and Templeton moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reiser tries to stall but Templeton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Templeton lands a takedown into guard.
Templeton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Templeton wants to control from the top but Reiser keeps moving.
Templeton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Reiser has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Templeton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reiser.

Templeton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reiser is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reiser struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reiser sneaks back into half guard.
Reiser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Templeton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Templeton's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hans Reiser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Reiser's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Templeton wants to clinch up but Reiser keeps it at a distance.
Reiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Templeton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reiser but Reiser pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reiser is looking to clinch.
Reiser keeps the fight on the outside.

Reiser clinches with his opponent.
Templeton misses with an elbow over the top.

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

Reiser has managed to clinch.
Reiser avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Templeton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reiser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Templeton misses with an elbow strike.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reiser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Templeton is breathing heavily.

Reiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Templeton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Templeton looks to land a combination but Reiser avoids it well.
Reiser tries to clinch

and Templeton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reiser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiser wants to break free but Templeton has control.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Templeton crunches a lovely knee into Reiser's ribcage.
Hans Reiser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Templeton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Templeton looking to throw knees to the head but Reiser is blocking nicely.
Templeton works on Reiser's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Templeton.
Reiser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Templeton managing to block the knees to the body from Reiser.
Reiser stalling in the clinch but Templeton improves position.
Reiser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reiser holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reiser avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Reiser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reiser managing to block the knees to the body from Templeton.
Reiser managing to block the knees to the body from Templeton.
Templeton scores a nice knee to the body.
Templeton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templeton is working for takedown but Reiser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser takes an elbow to the temple.
Templeton looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reiser scores with a knee to the head.
Reiser with a knee to the head.
Templeton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reiser managing to block the knees to the body from Templeton.
Reiser wants to stall.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but Reiser blocks it.
Reiser trying to stall but Templeton improves his position.
Reiser tries a knee to the head but Templeton blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Templeton.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser tries to land a knee to the head but Templeton blocks with his arms.
Reiser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Templeton's face.
Templeton scores a nice knee to the body.
Templeton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reisers head.
Reiser is trying to stall.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser is trying to maintain a safe position but Templeton gets an underhook and turns Reiser into the cage.
Reiser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Templeton misses with a knee to the head.
Templeton misses with a knee strike.
Reiser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Templeton misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reiser throws an elbow but misses.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Templeton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Templeton lands a knee to the head.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reiser trying to land knees to the body.
Templeton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Templeton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reiser backwards.

Hans Reiser's cut is getting worse.
Templeton avoiding damage as Reiser throws knees to the body.
Reiser lands a knee to the body.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Templeton looking to throw knees to the head but Reiser is blocking nicely.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but Reiser blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Reiser.
Templeton throws an elbow that misses.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Reiser is leaning against Templeton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reiser lands a shot to the body.
Reiser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Templeton connects with a knee to the head.
Templeton looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Reiser breaks from the clinch.
Templeton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reiser with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reiser pushes Templeton up against the cage in a clinch.
Templeton misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Templeton.
Reiser takes an elbow to the temple.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Reiser tries to land a knee to the head but Templeton blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reiser.
Templeton crunches a lovely knee into Reiser's ribcage.
Reiser avoiding damage as Templeton throws knees to the body.
Reiser lands with a right to the head.
Templeton scores a nice knee to the body.
Reiser dodges an elbow strike from Templeton.
Templeton lands a nice knee to the body.
Templeton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hans Reiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwynn Templeton.
Reiser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but Reiser blocks it.
Reiser tries to stall but Templeton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Templeton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Reiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Templeton closes the distance looking to clinch

and Reiser holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Reiser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Reiser's cut.
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!

Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reiser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reiser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Templeton stuffs the takedown attempt from Reiser. Reiser gets slowly back to his feet.
Templeton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reiser.
Reiser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Templeton blocks a head kick by Reiser.
Reiser dodges the punch combination from Templeton.
Reiser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hans Reiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reiser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reiser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Templeton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Templeton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reiser counters with a big head kick but Templeton shrugs it off.

Reiser tries to keep at a distance but Templeton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reiser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reiser throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Templeton scores with a knee to the head.
Templeton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Templeton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reiser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Templeton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Templeton.
Reiser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reiser takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Templeton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reiser is trying to maintain a safe position but Templeton gets an underhook and turns Reiser into the cage.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reiser scores with a knee to the head.
Templeton misses with a knee strike.
Reiser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reiser dodges an elbow strike from Templeton.
Reiser blocks an elbow strike from Templeton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reiser breaks from the clinch.

Reiser rushes Templeton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Templeton misses with a knee to the head.
Reiser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Templeton is keeping busy.
Templeton misses with a knee strike.

Reiser breaks the clinch.
Reiser throws a nice looking combination but Templeton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reiser tries to score with a low kick but Templeton moves his leg out of the way.
Reiser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reiser darts in trying to clinch
and Templeton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gwynn Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Templeton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Reiser has Templeton up against the cage in a clinch.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Templeton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reiser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Templeton's face.
Reiser wants to break free but Templeton has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Reiser.
Reiser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reiser landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reiser takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reiser for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
Reiser landing knees to the head.
Templeton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiser is looking to control Templeton's arms but Templeton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reiser has his back to the cage.
Reiser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Templeton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Templeton missing with knees to the body.
Templeton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reiser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Templeton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Templeton managing to block the knees to the body from Reiser.
Templeton crunches a lovely knee into Reiser's ribcage.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Templeton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reiser.
Reiser stalls.
Templeton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reiser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reiser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Templeton as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Templeton gets a clinch.
Templeton avoiding damage as Reiser throws knees to the body.
Reiser managing to block the knees to the body from Templeton.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reiser slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Templeton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reiser's brow.
Reiser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but Reiser blocks with his arms.
Templeton scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Templeton looking to throw knees to the head but Reiser is blocking nicely.
Templeton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reiser wants to stall.
Templeton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiser blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Templeton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Templeton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reiser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Templeton's elbow.

Reiser breaks the clinch.
Reiser shoots for a double leg takedown but Templeton sprawls well. He's pushed Reiser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Reiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reiser takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gwynn Templeton.
I think Reiser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Reiser!