PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Jeyaratnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariush Reinald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dariush Reinald acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jeyaratnam
vs
Reinald

183 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dariush Reinald!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinald with a poor takedown

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reinald's guard now.
Jeyaratnam wants to control from the top but Reinald keeps moving.
Jeyaratnam stops Reinald from standing up.
Reinald wants to sweep but no luck.

Reinald has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jeyaratnam off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Reinald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reinald's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeyaratnam postures up.
Reinald is pulling down on Jeyaratnam's head to control his posture.
Jeyaratnam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam prevents Reinald from getting back to his feet.

Reinald pushes Jeyaratnam off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinald misses with a takedown attempt

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariush Reinald.
Jeyaratnam trying to pass the guard but Reinald defending well.
Reinald is looking for a sweep. Jeyaratnam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reinald is pressing down on Jeyaratnam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reinald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jeyaratnam throws an elbow that misses. Reinald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jeyaratnam's guard. Nice move by Reinald!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinald stopping the sweep attempt from Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reinald on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeyaratnam is working hard here to advance position.
Jeyaratnam pulls Reinald in close to his closed guard and prevents Reinald from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jeyaratnam wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeyaratnam is looking to sweep but instead, Reinald has passed into half guard.
Reinald is thwarting Jeyaratnam's attempts to control the position.
Reinald is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jeyaratnam wants to get back to full guard.
Reinald wants to pass the guard but Jeyaratnam is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jeyaratnam keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Reinald prevents Jeyaratnam from improving his position.
Jeyaratnam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reinald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jeyaratnam is refusing to be controlled, as Reinald sits in half guard.
Jeyaratnam trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reinald with a poor takedown

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reinald's guard now.
Jeyaratnam stops Reinald from standing up.
Jeyaratnam stands up over Reinald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reinald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reinald looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reinald is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeyaratnam looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeyaratnam, not yet.
Jeyaratnam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jeyaratnam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeyaratnam keeping moving, preventing Reinald from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeyaratnam lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reinald!
Reinald is looking to improve his position but Jeyaratnam isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasmus Jeyaratnam dominated that round.
That's time! Jeyaratnam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reinald fails with the takedown

and Jeyaratnam counters with a shoot takedown. Reinald fights it but they end up in guard.
Jeyaratnam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jeyaratnam works over Reinald with some ground and pound from guard.
Jeyaratnam prevents Reinald from getting back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam landing with the ground and pound.
Reinald looking for a sweep. Not yet Reinald, not yet.
Jeyaratnam won't allow Reinald to get back to his feet.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jeyaratnam postures up and lands a big shot to Reinald's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jeyaratnam stops Reinald from standing up.
Jeyaratnam stopping the sweep attempt from Reinald.
Reinald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reinald is breathing heavily.

Reinald wriggles free and stands up.
Reinald tries for a takedown but Jeyaratnam circles away easily

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reinald won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinald is trying to control Jeyaratnam's posture but Jeyaratnam avoids it.
Reinald is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jeyaratnam asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Reinald misses with a strike from the bottom.
Reinald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeyaratnam looks up at the clock and then as Reinald takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jeyaratnam smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jeyaratnam looks up at the clock and then as Reinald takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jeyaratnam smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reinald sneaks out the side door and pushes Jeyaratnam away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jeyaratnam looks to throw the jab but Reinald is out of range.
Reinald shoots and misses

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reinald's guard now.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariush Reinald.
Jeyaratnam stops Reinald from standing up.
Jeyaratnam landing some decent shots from guard.
Reinald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jeyaratnam wants to pass the guard but Reinald is keeping the position.
Jeyaratnam won't allow Reinald to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam looking to pass the guard.
Reinald is looking to stand up but Jeyaratnam isn't so interested in that idea.
Jeyaratnam working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeyaratnam won't allow Reinald to get back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeyaratnam prevents Reinald from getting back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam connects with a couple of short punches.
Jeyaratnam won't allow Reinald to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasmus Jeyaratnam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jeyaratnam throws out a leg kick but Reinald moves out of range and Jeyaratnam only half commits.
Reinald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reinald misses with a takedown attempt

and Jeyaratnam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jeyaratnam.

Jeyaratnam gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jeyaratnam throwing shots but Reinald is blocking nicely.
Reinald wants to control but Jeyaratnam is keeping busy.
Reinald looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reinald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jeyaratnam lands with a punch from half guard.
Reinald tries to get to full guard but Jeyaratnam has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinald manages to get to full guard.
Jeyaratnam is working Reinald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reinald is on top in guard.
Reinald stopping the sweep attempt from Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam is trying to control the position but Reinald postures up.
Reinald trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeyaratnam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeyaratnam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reinald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jeyaratnam trying to control the position here.
Jeyaratnam controls Reinald momentarily but Reinald frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rasmus Jeyaratnam just wasn't active enough.
Jeyaratnam misses with an uppercut.
Reinald misses with a takedown attempt

and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reinald won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinald tries to buck Jeyaratnam off but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
Jeyaratnam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinald is trying to get back to his feet.
Reinald takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reinald is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeyaratnam grinds an elbow into Reinald's temple.
Jeyaratnam wants to control but Reinald is keeping him busy.
Jeyaratnam scores with punches from side control.
Jeyaratnam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reinald some visible discomfort.
Reinald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reinald takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinald is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jeyaratnam has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reinald is looking for a sweep.
Reinald wants to control but Jeyaratnam postures up.
Reinald is trying to escape the position but Jeyaratnam is controlling the position.
Jeyaratnam lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinald wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dariush Reinald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeyaratnam cracks Reinald with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasmus Jeyaratnam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jeyaratnam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
Rasmus Jeyaratnam took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy for their support in the buildup to the fight.