PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Reinegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hijab Pummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reinegger
vs
Pummel

185 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Random Name Supplements

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Reinegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hijab Pummel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinegger doesn't manage to clinch there - Pummel circles away.
Reinegger wants to clinch up but Pummel keeps it at a distance.
Reinegger cracks the inside of Pummel's front leg.
Reinegger tries to clinch but Pummel is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinegger tries to clinch up but Pummel circles away and keeps his distance.
Reinegger wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pummel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinegger.
Reinegger moves in looking to clinch but Pummel pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pummel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reinegger is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinegger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reinegger moves in looking to clinch but Pummel pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger doesn't manage to clinch there - Pummel circles away.

Reinegger clinches with his opponent.
Pummel takes a shot to the head.
Pummel jumps guard but Reinegger stands there with Pummel around his waist. Pummel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reinegger.
Pummel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pummel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tom Reinegger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hijab Pummel.
Reinegger crunches a lovely knee into Pummel's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Reinegger scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pummel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Reinegger is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pummel to the mat. Pummel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pummel looking for a sweep. Not yet Pummel, not yet.

Pummel keeping busy on the bottom but Reinegger has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pummel is looking to improve his position.

Pummel looking for subs from the bottom but Reinegger mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pummel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reinegger tries to clinch there but Pummel circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinegger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tom Reinegger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pummel keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinegger fails in his attempt to clinch.

Reinegger moves into the clinch.
Pummel tries to pull guard but Reinegger holds him up against the cage and eventually Pummel drops back down to his feet.

Pummel jumps into guard, dragging Reinegger to the mat.

Pummel throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reinegger uses it to pass to side control.
Pummel is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pummel pushes Reinegger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reinegger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger controls the position from side control.
Pummel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pummel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pummel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reinegger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pummel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger blocks Pummel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pummel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pummel is trying to escape the mount.

Reinegger stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Pummel keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Reinegger doesn't manage to clinch there - Pummel circles away.
Reinegger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Reinegger drives through and clinches with Pummel against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Reinegger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pummel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pummel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reinegger fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinegger tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinegger tries to clinch but Pummel moves out of range.
Reinegger tries to clinch there but Pummel circles away.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pummel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tom Reinegger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch but Pummel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pummel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reinegger tries to clinch but Pummel moves out of range.
Reinegger tries to clinch up.
Reinegger tries to clinch there but Pummel circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinegger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reinegger tries to clinch but Pummel moves out of range.
Pummel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pummel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reinegger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pummel swats away the attempt to clinch by Reinegger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pummel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well Reinegger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Reinegger!