PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rich Like Me. Johnny Reach has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Mauti 's chin.

Mauti
vs
Reach

188 cm
31
202 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

195 cm
26
193 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reach lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mauti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mauti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reach lands with an overhand left.
Mauti tries to land a leg kick but Reach saw it coming and moves away.
Reach throws the left hand but Mauti avoids the punch easily.
Reach misses with a kick to the body.
Mauti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reach.
Mauti tries a head kick but it misses.
Mauti lands a nice looking body kick.
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Mauti moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnny Reach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reach lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Reach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti tries to clinch up
and Reach counters with a nice uppercut.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reach throws out the jab.
Mauti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mauti tries to work over Reach's front leg with a kick but Reach checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reach.
Mauti throws a front kick aimed at Reach's knee but Reach avoids it well.
Reach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reach misses with a hook.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Reach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reach connects with a solid leg kick.
Reach misses with a straight right.
Reach looks to land a left hand but Mauti moved out of range nicely.
Reach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reach.
Reach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mauti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti blocks an elbow strike.
Reach tries to stall but Mauti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reach misses with an elbow strike.
Reach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mauti is defending well for now.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mauti lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Johnny Reach has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach lands with a left to the head.
Mauti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reach.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach can't break the clinch.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Mauti .
Reach tries to land knees in the clinch but Mauti avoids the damage to the body.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti takes an elbow to the temple.
Mauti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
A short right from Reach.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Mauti managing to block the knees to the body from Reach.
Reach scores with a shot to the side of Mauti 's head.
A bit of stalling here from Reach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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!
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Mauti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Reach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Reach's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mauti checks it well.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Reach moves out of range easily.
Mauti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reach looks for the body kick but Mauti saw that one coming.
Mauti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reach is able to avoid easily.
Reach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mauti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reach is out of range and Mauti settles back down.
Mauti is looking to clinch but Reach is avoiding it.
Reach throws a leg kick but Mauti moved away.
Reach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reach tries to land a front kick but Mauti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Reach.
Reach looks to land a body kick but Mauti moved away.
Mauti slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Reach off balance momentarily.
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Reach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mauti 's calf.
Reach takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Mauti .

Reach tries to keep at a distance but Mauti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mauti blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mauti throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mauti throws an elbow but it misses.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnny Reach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach is leaning against Mauti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Mauti .
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Reach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mauti avoids it.
Mauti misses with an elbow strike.
Mauti avoids a wild elbow strike from Reach.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Mauti misses with an elbow strike.
Reach lands with a short shot to the head.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach avoids the elbow strike from Mauti , against the cage.
Reach missing with knees to the body.
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Reach wants to break free but Mauti has control.
Reach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Reach.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mauti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Reach misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Reach.
Reach avoids the elbow strike from Mauti , against the cage.
Reach has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Reach takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach wants to break free but Mauti has control.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Reach taking a breather.
Reach lands a shoulder strike.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mauti prevents a body shot from Reach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Reach on the inside.
Reach misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Reach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Reach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reach lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Mauti moves into range and clinches up with Reach.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauti scores with a knee to the head.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Reach.
Come on Reach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reach avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
Good body shot from Reach.
Reach is trying to maintain a safe position but Mauti gets an underhook and turns Reach into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reach.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Mauti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
Reach stalling in the clinch but Mauti improves position.
Reach lands an elbow that stopped Mauti in his tracks for a moment.
Mauti pushes off an throws an elbow but Reach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reach stalling in the clinch but Mauti improves position.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mauti .
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach looking to stall.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Mauti .
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michael Mauti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach missing with knees to the body.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach gets through Mauti 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Reach 's eye.
Reach lands an uppercut.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Mauti controls his hands.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Reach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mauti blocks the elbow strike.
Reach misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mauti obliges.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauti missing with knees to the body.
Johnny Reach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mauti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mauti .
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Reach.
Reach tries to land knees in the clinch but Mauti avoids the damage to the body.
Reach crunches a lovely knee into Mauti 's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauti 's brow.
Mauti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauti 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reach looking to throw knees to the head but Mauti is blocking nicely.
Mauti letting Reach take a breather here.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Reach.
Well Reach has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Reach!
A relieved looking Johnny Reach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.