PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhardt has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Payton Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wright
vs
Reinhardt

172 cm
35
164 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

184 cm
37
166 lbs
44 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Reinhardt tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright misses with a looping right.

Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Reinhardt is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright is thwarting Reinhardt's attempts to control the position.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright prevents Reinhardt from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinhardt is looking to improve his position.
Reinhardt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wright in particular looking to stall.
Wright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reinhardt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Reinhardt kicks Wright off and gets back to his feet.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright avoids the head kick by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Reinhardt walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reinhardt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
Reinhardt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright throws a body punch but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.

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!
Wright walks into a jab.
Reinhardt slips a straight right by Wright.
Reinhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Reinhardt is out of range.
Wright lands a right hook to the body.

Reinhardt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wright is trying to stand back up but Reinhardt is controlling him
Reinhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
Reinhardt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reinhardt wants to pass the guard but Wright is defending well.
Reinhardt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to advance to full mount but Wright doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wright has control of Reinhardt's left arm, preventing Reinhardt from doing any damage.
Reinhardt stops Wright from standing up.
Wright wants to sweep here but Reinhardt controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinhardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reinhardt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reinhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Payton Wright just wasn't active enough.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reinhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Reinhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright works Reinhardt's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Reinhardt ducks down to avoid it.
Wright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reinhardt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Payton Wright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wright cracks Reinhardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Reinhardt counters with a solid body kick.
Horrible takedown by Reinhardt or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright which made him look bad.
Reinhardt checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reinhardt on the side of the head.
Reinhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reinhardt works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reinhardt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reinhardt wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reinhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Reinhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reinhardt gets a double leg takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reinhardt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Reinhardt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reinhardt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright wants to stand up but Reinhardt is controlling him.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reinhardt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Reinhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright is looking to stand up but Reinhardt isn't so interested in that idea.
Reinhardt throws a big elbow that misses.

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!
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wright manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Victor Reinhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright lands a couple of elbows.
Reinhardt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wright!
Reinhardt lands a heavy elbow.
Reinhardt lands a big shot there that rocks Wright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wright is looking to get to half guard.
Reinhardt with shots to the head and body - Wright looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wright squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to hold on but Reinhardt postures up.
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Reinhardt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reinhardt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wright's face.
Reinhardt lands a couple of good shots and Wright has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Reinhardt is landing with strikes from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright wants to control his opponent's hands but Reinhardt gets his hands free.
Wright is trying to stand back up.
Reinhardt wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wright!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Reinhardt lands with a hammerfist to the side of Wright's head.
Reinhardt lands with a hammerfist to the side of Wright's head.
Reinhardt has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wright.
Will Reinhardt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wright is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinhardt is just out of range.
Wright misses with a body shot.

Wright tries to sprawl but Reinhardt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reinhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reinhardt passes to side control.
Reinhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wright sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wright stops Reinhardt from passing to mount.
Wright is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reinhardt has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reinhardt lands a few punches from side control.
Reinhardt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reinhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wright sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reinhardt scores with punches from side control.
Reinhardt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reinhardt cracks Wright with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reinhardt is working Wright over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wright defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reinhardt lands an elbow.
Reinhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wright sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wright tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Reinhardt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reinhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinhardt dominating with strikes here.
Wright is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reinhardt prevents Wright from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reinhardt with shots to the head and body - Wright looks very uncomfortable down there.

Wright is rocked!
Reinhardt working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Wright is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Reinhardt! Wright is hurt baaadly! Reinhardt is firing away with more strikes - Wright is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Reinhardt!
Our winner, Victor Reinhardt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.