PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bert Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Unforgiven by Apocalyptica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reynolds
vs
Eaton

188 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bert Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Reynolds stands and steps away. Eaton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Reynolds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eaton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Eaton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reynolds presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Reynolds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reynolds content just to control the position here.
Reynolds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Eaton for as long as he can get away with.
Eaton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a big elbow.
Reynolds throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eaton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Eaton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Reynolds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reynolds punching from mount but Eaton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Reynolds sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reynolds controlling the pace for now.
Eaton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is in all sorts of trouble here.

Reynolds moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Eaton has worked his arm free - good work by Eaton!
Eaton defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds avoids the strikes from the bottom by Eaton.
Reynolds passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Eaton!
Reynolds lands a couple of good shots and Eaton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Reynolds is riding his opponent, not letting Eaton buck him off.
Eaton is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Eaton tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton wants to get back to his feet.
Eaton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Reynolds looking to break Eaton's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Eaton remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Reynolds will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Eaton breaks Reynolds's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Reynolds manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reynolds controlling from the full mount.
Reynolds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound but Eaton is blocking nicely.
Reynolds fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reynolds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eaton can't escape the position.
Reynolds sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eaton is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Eaton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reynolds fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eaton to the ground. Reynolds is now in Eaton's guard.
Eaton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eaton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Reynolds is now in half guard.
Reynolds is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reynolds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reynolds is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eaton wants to get back to his feet.
Eaton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reynolds.
Reynolds has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Eaton wants to stand and escape but Reynolds is having none of it.
Eaton 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is pushing down on Eaton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eaton is fighting to maintain full guard but Reynolds has managed to sneak the leg through.
Eaton tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
Eaton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reynolds.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura but Eaton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reynolds to get the leverage.
Eaton wants to control but Reynolds passes into side.
The ground and pound from Reynolds seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Eaton seems a little lost for a moment, as Reynolds dominates the positioning.
Eaton trying his best to control but Reynolds has mounted him.
Reynolds breaks from Eaton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds with a couple of short strikes.
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Eaton to control.
Eaton is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds unloads with some shots from mount but Eaton bucks and avoids them well.
Reynolds sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Reynolds punching from mount but Eaton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Reynolds sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eaton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reynolds tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds controlling the position easily from mount.
Eaton really wants to buck Reynolds off and get back to his feet.

Reynolds looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Eaton blocking the ground and pound.
Reynolds misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Reynolds controlling from mount.
Eaton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Eaton to control.
Reynolds landing strikes, looking to finish!
Reynolds prevents Eaton from getting the reversal.
Reynolds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reynolds throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eaton because Reynolds loaded up on that one.
Reynolds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eaton hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Reynolds dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reynolds gets a takedown into half guard.
Reynolds stops Eaton from getting back to his feet.
Reynolds is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Eaton!

Reynolds stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Reynolds shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eaton is trying to defend but Reynolds finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eaton is trying to stand up here but Reynolds is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Eaton trying to control here.

Reynolds is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eaton tries to kick Reynolds off but Reynolds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reynolds is taking a breather. Eaton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bert Reynolds wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reynolds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bert Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eaton at a distance.
Abe Eaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Eaton clinches with his opponent.
Eaton misses with a body punch.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.

Reynolds manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reynolds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eaton postures up.
Eaton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Eaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Reynolds pulls Eaton in to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reynolds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bert Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eaton defends it well.
Eaton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Eaton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reynolds defends it easily.
Eaton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds uses his free foot to push down on Eaton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Eaton.
Bert Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reynolds moves to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reynolds, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Reynolds!