PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Damacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Damacio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reles
vs
Damacio

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Reles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Damacio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reles throws a combination. Damacio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reles throws a series of strikes that have Damacio backpedaling.
Reles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damacio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Damacio slips a jab and a cross from Reles.
Reles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damacio.
Reles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reles misses with a looping right.
Reles throws a hook but Damacio blocks it.
Damacio avoids the body shot from Reles.
Reles misses with an uppercut. Damacio saw that one coming.
Reles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damacio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damacio ducks under a wild hook from Reles.
Reles loads up on a big right hand but Damacio slips the punch.
Jab by Reles.
Reles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damacio.
Damacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reles.
A combination from Reles does no damage.
Todd Reles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reles missing with a left hand there. Damacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reles.
A punch lands to the side of Damacio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reles throws a series of punches but Damacio avoids them all with ease.
Damacio throws a series of punches but Reles moves out of range.
Damacio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reles.
Damacio misses with a few strikes there.
Damacio looks winded!
Damacio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Reles.
Reles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reles misses with a left hand
and Damacio counters with a straight right hand.
Damacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Damacio slips a straight right by Reles.
Damacio dodges the punch combination from Reles.
Reles loads up on a big right hand but Damacio slips the punch.
Damacio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damacio slips under a jab from Reles.
Damacio dodges the punch combination from Reles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reles throws a big shot that misses.
Reles misses with a wild combination.
Reles throws a right hand that Damacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Damacio also avoids with ease.
Reles throws a hook but Damacio avoids it easily.
Damacio takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damacio doesn't seem bothered though.
Reles missing with a left hand there. Damacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Reles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Damacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reles.
Damacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Reles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reles misses with a hook. Damacio ducked under it nicely.
Reles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damacio.
Reles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damacio.
Reles lands with a nice combination. Damacio backs away looking to recover.

Damacio is rocked!
Reles throws a looping overhand right but Damacio ducks down to avoid it.
Damacio is still on wobbly legs! Can Reles finish him?
Reles loads up on a big right hand but Damacio slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Reles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damacio is breathing heavily.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Damacio got wobbled bad by a big combination! Reles presses forward with punches and knees until Damacio stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Damacio closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Reles!