PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vizcarra
vs
Reynolds

193 cm
22
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
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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 Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vizcarra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds throws a leg kick which misses Vizcarra's front leg but catches the back leg as Vizcarra tries to avoid it.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vizcarra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a nice body kick.
Vizcarra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vizcarra tries to move into range but Reynolds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reynolds tries to land a front kick but Vizcarra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vizcarra avoids a kick to the body.
Vizcarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Danga de danga de dang - Vizcarra scores with a four punch combination!
Vizcarra takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vizcarra moves away.
Vizcarra lands a really nice looking cross but Reynolds seems unphased.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vizcarra looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.

Vizcarra has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra pushes off an throws an elbow but Reynolds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra missing with knees to the body.
Vizcarra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Vizcarra is controlling him.
Vizcarra lands an elbow inside.
Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra slows down the pace here.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Vizcarra won't allow it.
Vizcarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.

It looks like Dennis Reynolds has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Vizcarra won't allow it.
Vizcarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Vizcarra tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Vizcarra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Vizcarra.

Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Vizcarra misses
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vizcarra moves out of range as Reynolds throws a body kick.
Reynolds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vizcarra's sensitive parts.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Norman Vizcarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds misses with a kick to the body.
Vizcarra throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Vizcarra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vizcarra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Vizcarra moves out of range as Reynolds throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vizcarra misses with a head kick.
Reynolds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Vizcarra moved away.
Reynolds takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Vizcarra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Reynolds's cut.
That's time! Vizcarra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
Vizcarra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vizcarra connects with a single shot there.
Vizcarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Vizcarra throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Reynolds blocks the leg kick.
Vizcarra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Vizcarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norman Vizcarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A combination from Vizcarra does no damage.
Vizcarra slips under a jab from Reynolds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra looks to land a combination but Reynolds avoids it well.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Vizcarra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reynolds. Reynolds obviously looking to wear him down.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds feints and then cracks Vizcarra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vizcarra down.
Vizcarra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reynolds counters with a solid body kick.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra misses with a hook.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra misses with a low kick.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra throws a solid leg kick but Reynolds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vizcarra.
Reynolds throws a leg kick
and Vizcarra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vizcarra missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vizcarra looks to land a body kick but Reynolds moved away.
Vizcarra throws a lazy head kick
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Vizcarra misses.
Vizcarra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised Vizcarra's leg. Vizcarra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reynolds does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Reynolds throws a push kick but Vizcarra slaps the foot to one side.
Vizcarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Vizcarra.
Reynolds fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Vizcarra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vizcarra tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds tries to score with a low kick but Vizcarra moves his leg out of the way.
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 Norman Vizcarra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Reynolds's cut.
That's time! Vizcarra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Reynolds motions for Vizcarra to come forward. Reynolds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Vizcarra misses its intended target.
Vizcarra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vizcarra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vizcarra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vizcarra looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vizcarra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Vizcarra blocks a jab.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Norman Vizcarra is winning the standup battle so far.
Vizcarra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reynolds on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra checks a low kick from Reynolds.
Dennis Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Reynolds throws a jab when Vizcarra was well out of range.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.

Vizcarra gets a clinch.
Vizcarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vizcarra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra slows down the pace here.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it misses.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vizcarra lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra misses with an elbow over the top.
Vizcarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
Vizcarra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vizcarra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vizcarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds tries to work over Vizcarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vizcarra lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to force a seperation but Vizcarra has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it misses.
Norman Vizcarra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vizcarra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Vizcarra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vizcarra 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Vizcarra!