PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ward
vs
Rees

175 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavin Rees!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees avoids the body shot from Ward.
Ward jabs Rees right on the nose. Rees blinks but takes it well.
Rees shoots in looking for a takedown but Ward manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rees's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rees closes the distance and clinches up with Ward, looking for a takedown. Rees pushes Ward against the cage but Ward circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ward stuffs the takedown attempt from Rees. Rees gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Rees.
Rees looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rees shoots in and drives through. Ward sprawls well.

Ward instigates a clinch.
Rees is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ward lands with a short shot to the head.
Ward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rees looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rees backwards.
Ward presses Rees against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ward.
Ward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reess head.
Ward scores with a shot to the side of Rees's head.

Rees is rocked!
Ward lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ward pushes Rees back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rees should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ward lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rees backwards.
Ward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rees is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
Ward lands a big right hand that drops Rees! The killer instinct kicks in and Ward finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ward!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Ward!