PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geoffery Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wassup - by ASAP Rocky. Geoffery Reynolds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reynolds
vs
Ryan

192 cm
24
193 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoffery Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santos Ryan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds has a takedown stuffed.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ryan tries to sprawl but Reynolds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reynolds passes to side control.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
Ryan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reynolds kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face as Reynolds controls the position.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Reynolds is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan tries to buck Reynolds off but Reynolds is having none of it.
Ryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynolds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryan tries to buck Reynolds off but Reynolds is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds taking a breather here.
Ryan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reynolds.
Reynolds controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.

Ryan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reynolds's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Reynolds! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Ryan has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Geoffery Reynolds!
After the fight, Geoffery Reynolds was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.