PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yul Brenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brenner
vs
Reynolds

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

153 cm
23
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yul Brenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reynolds showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brenner is trying to stand up here but Reynolds is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brenner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brenner is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds advances to half guard.
Brenner has a hand on Reynolds's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reynolds takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Brenner tries to hold on but Reynolds postures up.
Brenner is looking to improve his position but Reynolds isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Reynolds there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner wants to control but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound but Brenner is blocking nicely.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount.
Reynolds throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brenner because Reynolds loaded up on that one.
Brenner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reynolds on the ground.
Reynolds lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reynolds prevents Brenner from getting the reversal.
Brenner is in a horrible position here. Reynolds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brenner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reynolds.
Brenner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Reynolds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brenner looks a forlorn figure.
Brenner can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brenner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brenner tries to get out of the position.
Brenner is trying desperately to improve position.
Brenner tries to hold on but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reynolds wants to control the pace but Brenner is squirming around nicely.
Reynolds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brenner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brenner is trying to escape the mount.
Brenner is working hard here to advance position.
Reynolds cracks Brenner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brenner tries to hold on but Reynolds postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount and Brenner is in trouble!
Brenner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brenner tries to lock up and control but Reynolds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brenner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reynolds looking to control but Brenner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brenner tries to lock up and control but Reynolds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reynolds working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reynolds with shots to the head and body - Brenner looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brenner wants to control but Reynolds is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brenner is trying desperately to improve position.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound but Brenner is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brenner is working to get back to half guard.
Brenner tries to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reynolds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brenner is fending him off so far but Reynolds persists. Nope, Brenner circles away and we're back to standing.
Brenner fails to land the takedown.

Brenner tries to sprawl but Reynolds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brenner is trying to get back to full guard.
Brenner trying to hold on to Reynolds's head to control him but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds prevents Brenner from improving his position.

Reynolds is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brenner has managed to free his arm - good work.

Reynolds seems to be working for a kimura but Brenner defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner wants to get back to full guard.

Brenner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reynolds pulls his head out easily.
Brenner pushes Reynolds off looking to stand but Reynolds dives back in and keeps control.
Brenner is looking for a sweep. Reynolds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Brenner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brenner is looking to improve his position.
Reynolds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brenner is refusing to be controlled, as Reynolds sits in half guard.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brenner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frank Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brenner defending well though.
Brenner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reynolds is working away from the top position though.
Brenner wants to get back to his feet.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brenner defending well though.
Reynolds prevents Brenner from improving his position.
Reynolds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brenner is trying to stand back up but Reynolds is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brenner is looking for a sweep. Reynolds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Reynolds seems to be looking for submissions.
Brenner is looking to improve his position.
Brenner is trying to maintain the position but Reynolds is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reynolds connects with a nice short shot to Brenner's temple.
Brenner is looking to get back to is feet but Reynolds passes into side control.
Brenner is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds tries to score with some ground and pound. Brenner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reynolds throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brenner is trying to buck Reynolds off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Reynolds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into Brenner's guard.

Reynolds drops back looking for a leg! Brenner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brenner manages to kick Reynolds off! Reynolds jumps back into Brenner's guard.

Brenner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brenner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reynolds won't allow Brenner to sweep him here.

Brenner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Brenner keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brenner wants to get back to his feet but Reynolds is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brenner is controlling Reynolds's posture.
Reynolds pushing down on Brenner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brenner is looking to improve his position.
Reynolds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brenner is refusing to be controlled, as Reynolds sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throwing shots but Brenner is blocking nicely.
Brenner wants to get back to his feet.

Brenner looking for submissions off his back.
Brenner trying to control from the bottom.
Brenner taking some punishment here, with Reynolds in his half guard.
Reynolds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brenner tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a head shot. Brenner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reynolds trying to control but Brenner is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reynolds throws a strike but Brenner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brenner controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Brenner is proving a slippery customer.
Brenner landing some decent shots from guard.
Brenner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brenner trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Yul Brenner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brenner is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yul Brenner.
Well Reynolds has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reynolds!
A relieved looking Frank Reynolds thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.