PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to big in japan. Mark Reynolds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Speedy Atkins's chin.

Atkins
vs
Reynolds

167 cm
26
150 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

174 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws out a leg kick but Atkins moves out of range and Reynolds only half commits.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds wants to land a leg kick but Atkins is out of range.
A head kick misses from Reynolds.
Some wild striking there from Atkins.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds misses the jab.

Atkins rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
Atkins lands a right hand.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds tries to break the clinch but Atkins is controlling the position.
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Atkins.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Atkins.
Atkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Atkins lands a shot to the body.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Atkins tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is trying to stall.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.

Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Atkins slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Atkins tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reynolds has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Atkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reynolds.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.

Atkins clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Atkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Atkins slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkins's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Reynolds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Atkins keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds pushes Atkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Atkins.
Atkins works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds wants to stall.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Atkins 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.

Reynolds connects with a jab.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atkins staying out of range there.
Atkins moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins closes the distance but Reynolds moves to the side
and Reynolds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atkins thinking.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Atkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Atkins ducks down to avoid it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds lands a jab-cross combination.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Atkins moves away and avoids it.

Atkins clinches up with Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage.
Atkins trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Atkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
Nice body punch from Atkins - that landed with a thud.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Atkins lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Atkins lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Atkins.
Reynolds trying to stall but Atkins improves his position.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Reynolds.
Atkins is trying to stall.
Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins trying to stall but Reynolds improves his position.
A short uppercut from Atkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Atkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atkins stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Atkins is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Atkins is controlling him.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Speedy Atkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atkins landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Atkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins trying to stall but Reynolds improves his position.
Atkins lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Atkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atkins moves out of range of the body kick from Reynolds.
Mark Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins throws a nice inside leg kick.

Atkins rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atkins or not.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins lands with a light punch inside.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds is looking to control Atkins's arms but Atkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Atkins avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atkins lands a knee to the head.
Atkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Atkins as the two fighters clinch.
Reynolds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Atkins cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Reynolds looking to stall.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins working Reynolds over with knees to the body.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Atkins.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Atkins lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Atkins.
Atkins lands a body shot.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Mark Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Atkins on the inside.
Good body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Atkins is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
A body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Atkins scores with a nice short uppercut.

Reynolds is rocked!
Atkins jerks Reynolds's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Reynolds drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Atkins goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Atkins because Reynolds was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.