PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichnig Reedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cardinal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Mourning - In The Failing Hour. Joey Cardinal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ichnig Reedin's chin.

Reedin
vs
Cardinal

175 cm
19
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner
Crippler's Corner

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichnig Reedin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Cardinal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardinal closes the distance and clinches up with Reedin, looking for a takedown. Cardinal pushes Reedin against the cage but Reedin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cardinal.
Cardinal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardinal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reedin swivels and escapes.
Ichnig Reedin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Cardinal.

Reedin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reedin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Reedin is looking for a kimura here.
Reedin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cardinal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reedin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cardinal's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cardinal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Reedin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cardinal defends it well.
Cardinal is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cardinal shoots and misses

and Reedin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cardinal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Reedin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cardinal is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardinal looks gassed!
Cardinal pushes Reedin off looking to stand but Reedin dives back in and keeps control.
Reedin 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reedin is looking for a kimura here.

Reedin is looking for a kimura but Cardinal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reedin to get the leverage.
Reedin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cardinal keeps working.
Cardinal trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cardinal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reedin is fending him off so far but Cardinal persists. Nope, Reedin circles away and we're back to standing.
Reedin avoids the head kick by Cardinal.
Reedin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cardinal but Cardinal pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cardinal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cardinal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reedin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cardinal thinking.

Cardinal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cardinal showed some decent athleticism there.
Reedin is trying to maintain the position but Cardinal is very close to passing his half guard.
Reedin wants to get back to full guard.
Reedin is working hard here to advance position.
Cardinal wants to stand up but Reedin is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedin is trying to control but Cardinal passes into side control!
Reedin is looking for a sweep.
Reedin can't do much from the bottom here.
Cardinal lands a nice forearm strike.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Cardinal.
Reedin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cardinal. Cardinal gets slowly back to his feet.
Reedin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cardinal is fending him off so far but Reedin persists. Nope, Cardinal circles away and we're back to standing.
Cardinal has his takedown stuffed
and Cardinal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichnig Reedin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cardinal misses with a takedown attempt

and Reedin counters with a takedown into side control.
Cardinal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reedin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cardinal wants to control but Reedin is keeping busy.
Reedin wants to free his trapped foot but Cardinal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cardinal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cardinal keeping moving, preventing Reedin from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardinal is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cardinal with a poor takedown

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

Reedin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reedin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reedin in the domination position with Cardinal hanging on.
Reedin advances nicely into full mount.
Reedin wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reedin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cardinal manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Reedin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reedin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ichnig Reedin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cardinal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reedin's best efforts.

Cardinal kicks Reedin off and gets back to his feet.
Cardinal moves in looking to clinch but Reedin pushes him off.
No luck for Reedin with that takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Cardinal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Cardinal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cardinal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reedin's face.

Reedin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cardinal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardinal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Cardinal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reedin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardinal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardinal keeping full guard, as Reedin tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reedin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cardinal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cardinal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cardinal!
Cardinal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reedin to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cardinal stands up.
Reedin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cardinal pinned against the cage. Cardinal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichnig Reedin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Cardinal.

Cardinal scores a takedown into full mount!
Reedin is squirming around, avoiding Cardinal's attempts to control the action.
Cardinal prevents Reedin from getting the reversal.
Cardinal controlling from mount.
Reedin working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Cardinal stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Cardinal has his takedown stuffed
and Reedin counters with a three punch combo that has Cardinal backing up. Cardinal nods at Reedin to acknowledge the strikes.
Cardinal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reedin misses with a series of wild punches.

Cardinal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cardinal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reedin is pressing down on Cardinal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cardinal looking to pass the guard.
Cardinal stopping the sweep attempt from Reedin.

Reedin working for a triangle but Cardinal defends it easily.
Joey Cardinal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cardinal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cardinal.

Cardinal decides to stand back up. Cardinal steps back and let's Reedin get back to his feet.
Cardinal stuffs the takedown.
Reedin fails with the takedown.

Cardinal scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedin regains half guard.
Cardinal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reedin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cardinal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cardinal wants to free his trapped foot but Reedin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reedin moves into full guard.

Reedin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cardinal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cardinal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Reedin working for submissions but it's allowed Cardinal to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Cardinal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reedin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichnig Reedin!