PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with On To The Next One blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Reinhardt

182 cm
28
170 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

184 cm
31
165 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reinhardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee takes a swing at Reinhardt's ribcage but misses.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Lee darts in and clinches Reinhardt up against the cage.
Reinhardt prevents a body shot from Lee.
Nice body punch from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Reinhardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reinhardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Reinhardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reinhardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Reinhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinhardt misses with a leg kick.
Jab by Lee.
Reinhardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee avoids the head kick by Reinhardt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barney Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Reinhardt off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Reinhardt on that attempt.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reinhardt counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reinhardt.
Lee tries to clinch there but Reinhardt circles away.
Reinhardt digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Reinhardt looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinhardt moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook but Reinhardt avoids it easily.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Reinhardt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Reinhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reinhardt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Reinhardt pushes him off.
Reinhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt slips a jab from Lee.
Reinhardt scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reinhardt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinhardt. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinhardt throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reinhardt blocks a jab.

Lee rushes Reinhardt and presses him up against the cage.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reinhardt lands with a good body shot.
Reinhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee wants to slow Reinhardt down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee is looking to clinch but Reinhardt is avoiding it.
Reinhardt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reinhardt checks a leg kick.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reinhardt momentarily.
Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Reinhardt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Reinhardt counters with a thumping low kick.

Reinhardt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reinhardt trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Reinhardt thumps Lee with a low kick.
Reinhardt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reinhardt connects with a crisp jab.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Reinhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reinhardt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reinhardt lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reinhardt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Reinhardt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Reinhardt is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Reinhardt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reinhardt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reinhardt's back!
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Reinhardt just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Reinhardt tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Reinhardt breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a leg kick
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinhardt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Reinhardt keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reinhardt. Lee shrugs it off though.
Reinhardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reinhardt lands a slapping body shot.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinhardt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Reinhardt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Reinhardt is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee prevents Reinhardt from improving position.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reinhardt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reinhardt off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Reinhardt pushed the leg off.
Reinhardt is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Reinhardt looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lee.
Lee has the hooks in. Reinhardt is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Will Lee go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Reinhardt turns into Lee and is now in his guard.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Reinhardt is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Barney Lee just wasn't active enough.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Reinhardt counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Barney Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reinhardt.
Reinhardt jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a hook but Reinhardt blocks it.
Reinhardt throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee thuds his right hand into Reinhardt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Reinhardt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Reinhardt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Reinhardt's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reinhardt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
Victor Reinhardt thanked the fans post fight for their support.