PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Daves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Daves
vs
Reis

194 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 Rio de Janeiro, Ty Daves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Reis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Daves as Reis shoots in.
Daves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Reis clinches with his opponent.
Daves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Daves.
Daves scores a nice knee to the body.
Daves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.
Reis takes a knee to the side of the body.

Daves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daves moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daves obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Daves.
Stalling in the clinch from Daves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daves lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Daves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daves stalling.
Daves landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis avoiding damage as Daves throws knees to the body.
Reis is trying to stall.
Daves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daves scores a nice knee to the body.
Daves tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Daves lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reis's face.
Daves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Daves avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daves obliges.
Reis avoiding damage as Daves throws knees to the body.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Daves.
Daves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.

Daves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reis shoots in for a takedown but Daves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daves wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daves moves into range and clinches up with Reis.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daves missing with knees to the body.
Reis is trying to break free.
Daves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.

Daves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reis thinking.
Ty Daves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Reis.

Daves closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daves breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Daves.
Daves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reis's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Daves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Daves.
Daves misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Daves dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reis pushes Daves up against the cage in a clinch.
Reis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daves leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daves crunches a lovely knee into Reis's ribcage.

Daves manages to break the clinch.
Reis misses with a takedown
and Daves counters with a two punch combo.

Reis closes the distance and pushes Daves back into the cage.
Reis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daves lands a nice elbow.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Daves.
Ty Daves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reis smiles and moves away.

Daves clinches with his opponent.
Daves tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Daves working Reis over with knees to the body.
Reis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daves.
Reis jumps guard but Daves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ty Daves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Reis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reis is trying to drag Daves to the mat but Daves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Daves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luis Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Daves moves into the clinch successfully.
Daves tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Daves stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Daves.
Daves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.
Daves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reis avoiding damage as Daves throws knees to the body.
Reis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daves obliges.
Daves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
Daves lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daves pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reis wants to control from the top but Daves keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Reis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reis circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Daves wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Daves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reis fails with the takedown.
Reis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daves tries to avoid it but Reis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daves to the ground. Daves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ty Daves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Reis.
Daves wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reis avoids it really well and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Reis blocks the low kick.
Reis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daves clinches with his opponent.
Daves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daves crunches a lovely knee into Reis's ribcage.
Daves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reis avoids it.
Daves throws a knee to the head but misses.

Daves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daves tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.
Daves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reis counters with a three punch combo that has Daves backing up. Daves nods at Reis to acknowledge the strikes.

Daves moves into the clinch.

Daves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reis.
Reis swats away the attempt to clinch by Daves.

Daves pushes Reis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ty Daves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daves tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.

Daves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daves is looking to clinch but Reis is avoiding it.
Reis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daves fails to land with a series of punches.
Daves wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daves circles away.
Ty Daves is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daves.

Daves clinches.
Reis has had enough of the clinch but Daves keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luis Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Daves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daves, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Daves!