PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sallinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Sallinger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Reyes
vs
Sallinger

163 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

182 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Agustin Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Sallinger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sallinger misses with a low kick as Reyes jumps back.

Reyes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Reyes decides to stand back up. Reyes steps back and let's Sallinger get back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sallinger.
Sallinger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
Sallinger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reyes is able to avoid easily.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Sallinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reyes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reyes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sallinger circles away.
Sallinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sallinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sallinger. Sallinger obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sallinger tries to work over Reyes's front leg with a kick but Reyes checks it.
Sallinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sallinger tries a low kick but Reyes avoids it.

Reyes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sallinger's half guard.
Reyes slows the pace down in half guard.

Reyes decides to stand up.
Sallinger misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sallinger.
Sallinger throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sallinger.
Frank Sallinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Sallinger.
Sallinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sallinger.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sallinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sallinger throws a leg kick

and Reyes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Reyes seems to be looking for submissions.

Reyes decides to stand up.
Sallinger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sallinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sallinger wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Sallinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sallinger is looking to score with low kicks.
Sallinger throws a leg kick but Reyes checks it.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Sallinger throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sallinger misses with a low kick.
Sallinger is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sallinger tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but Sallinger shows good takedown defense.
Reyes moves out of range of the leg kick from Sallinger.
Good leg kick by Sallinger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sallinger checks a leg kick.
Sallinger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reyes checks it well.
Sallinger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Sallinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sallinger, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sallinger.
Sallinger thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sallinger throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Sallinger only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sallinger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sallinger thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Sallinger avoids it well.
Sallinger wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sallinger.
A good leg kick by Sallinger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sallinger, right into the meat.
Sallinger thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sallinger thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sallinger.
Sallinger is looking to score with low kicks.
Sallinger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sallinger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sallinger misses with a leg kick.
Reyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sallinger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sallinger is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sallinger scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sallinger.
Sallinger throws a leg kick but Reyes moved away.
Sallinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sallinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sallinger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sallinger cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Sallinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sallinger misses with a leg kick

and Reyes counters by clinching up.

Sallinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sallinger misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sallinger scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sallinger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reyes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sallinger.
Sallinger connects with an inside leg kick.
Sallinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sallinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sallinger.
Sallinger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Sallinger tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sallinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sallinger can pounce on him.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sallinger. Sallinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Sallinger lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Sallinger scoring well with a low kick there.
Sallinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reyes checks a leg kick.
Sallinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sallinger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sallinger feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sallinger can pounce on him.
Sallinger cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sallinger. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sallinger lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Sallinger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sallinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sallinger.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sallinger.
Sallinger cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sallinger cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sallinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Sallinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frank Sallinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Reyes gets a double leg takedown into Sallinger's guard.

Sallinger is working an open guard so Reyes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sallinger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sallinger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sallinger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sallinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Sallinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sallinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sallinger. Sallinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Sallinger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sallinger misses with a low kick.
Sallinger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Reyes moves out of range of the leg kick from Sallinger.
Sallinger wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sallinger.
Sallinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Sallinger misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Sallinger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sallinger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Reyes checks a leg kick nicely.
Frank Sallinger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Sallinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sallinger lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Sallinger misses with a low kick.
Sallinger thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it

and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reyes.

Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sallinger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sallinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sallinger throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Sallinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sallinger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sallinger throws a solid leg kick but Reyes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sallinger.
Sallinger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Sallinger throws a front kick aimed at Reyes's knee but Reyes avoids it well.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sallinger. Sallinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sallinger tries to score with a low kick but Reyes moves his leg out of the way.
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
Sallinger motions for Reyes to come forward. Sallinger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sallinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sallinger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sallinger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sallinger lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sallinger.
That kick from Sallinger tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sallinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sallinger connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sallinger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sallinger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sallinger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sallinger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sallinger.
Sallinger throws a leg kick which misses Reyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Reyes tries to avoid it.
Agustin Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sallinger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sallinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sallinger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sallinger!