PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrido Reia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moacir Santos - Coisa Nº4. Garrido Reia has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Arona
vs
Reia

181 cm
27
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Garrido Reia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona throws out a loose jab but Reia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reia tries to clinch up.
Reia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reia misses with a two punch combination.
Arona takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arona throws a lazy uppercut
and Arona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arona throws an off balance right hand
and Reia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arona cracks Reia with an open hand slap.
Jab by Arona.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reia tries to clinch but Arona is having none of it.
Arona throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reia counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arona throws a poor cross that misses
and Reia counters with a one-two to the body.
Reia fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reia works Arona's body with a nice hook.
Reia tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
Arona misses with a two punch combination.
Arona keeps the fight on the outside.
Reia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arona swats away the attempt to clinch by Reia.

Reia moves into the clinch successfully.
Reia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reia.
Arona working hard to break the clinch.
Reia tries to work over Arona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reia wants to clinch
enabling Arona to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arona looks to score with a jab to the body but Reia is just out of range.
Arona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reia is looking to clinch.
Reia doesn't manage to clinch there - Arona circles away.
Arona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arona circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Arona to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reia.
Reia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reia tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
Arona misses with an uppercut.

Reia rushes Arona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Arona breaks from the clinch.
Reia feints a jab promting Arona to slip. Reia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arona slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reia tries to clinch but Arona moves away
and Arona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Reia.

Reia gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Arona breaks from the clinch.
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!
Arona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Arona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arona tries to bum rush Reia with a series of wild strikes but Reia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reia defending well as Arona loads up on a big left hand.
Arona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reia blocks a jab.
Reia is looking to clinch.
Reia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reia tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.
Arona misses with a two punch combination.
Arona takes a swing at Reia's ribcage but misses.
Reia tries to clinch up.
Arona is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arona counters with a left and a right that stings Reia.
Reia throws a combination that misses
and Arona counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Garrido Reia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reia moves into the clinch.
Reia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Arona breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arona takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Igor Arona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona throws a right hand that Reia ducks under and follows up with a left that Reia also avoids with ease.
Reia tries to clinch but Arona is having none of it.
Reia tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
Reia wants to clinch.
Arona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reia misses with a straight left.
A jab from Arona finds it's way through Reia's defenses.
Reia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reia moves in looking to clinch but Arona pushes him off.

Arona lands a left and a right that send Reia crashing to the mat, dazed. Arona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Reia is rocked!
Igor Arona is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arona throws a nice looking combination but Reia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reia is still on wobbly legs! Can Arona finish him?
Igor Arona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arona counters with a crisp right that sends Reia to the canvas! Arona follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Arona!