PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvin De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Penn Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Luca
vs
Penn Reyes

185 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elvin De Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Penn Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes checks a low kick from De Luca.
De Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Luca is looking to clinch.
De Luca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Luca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reyes back to the cage. De Luca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Luca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reyes avoids the head kick by De Luca.

Reyes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reyes stalling.
Reyes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Luca wants to get back to his feet.

Reyes is trying to work for a kimura but De Luca is defending well.
De Luca controlling the position for now.
De Luca wants to control but Reyes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reyes is keen to just control but De Luca is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Luca defends well and Reyes ends up having to push De Luca into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to drag De Luca to the mat but De Luca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Luca tries to break free but Reyes pushes him back against the cage.
De Luca tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing De Luca back against the cage.

Reyes breaks from the clinch.

Reyes drives through with a takedown into De Luca's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Luca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Luca can't keep his opponent in guard - Reyes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Luca tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but De Luca is defending well.
De Luca is looking to improve his position.
De Luca gets full guard.

Reyes gets to his feet - De Luca follows without any prompting.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Luca closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. De Luca pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Luca is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reyes rushes De Luca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes tries to pull guard but De Luca holds him up against the cage and eventually Reyes drops back down to his feet.
Elvin De Luca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Penn Reyes.
De Luca misses with a knee to the head.

De Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Luca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Luca wants it to stay on the feet.
De Luca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Luca throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.

Reyes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca is trying to control but Reyes manages to pass to mount!
De Luca manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Penn Reyes 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.

Reyes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Luca is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Luca wants to control but Reyes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Luca won't allow Reyes to pass to mount.
Reyes is trying to control. De Luca wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes is thwarting De Luca's attempts to control the position.

Reyes is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reyes is working away from the top position though.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Luca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyes drops an elbow to the side of De Luca's head.
Joe Penn Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Luca is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reyes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Luca is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca is looking to get back to full guard here but Reyes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Luca taking a bit of punishment here - Reyes scoring with strikes.
Reyes looking to control but instead De Luca has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Reyes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Luca defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Reyes stands up from half guard.

Reyes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Luca's guard.
De Luca keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
Reyes works over De Luca with some ground and pound from guard.
Reyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Luca is trying to keep Reyes in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but De Luca is working from the bottom.
De Luca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Luca working a defensive guard here.
Reyes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Luca's guard.

Reyes decides to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Luca lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Penn Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Reyes.

Reyes stands up.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Luca.
Reyes misses with a leg kick

and De Luca counters by clinching up.
De Luca is trying to pull guard but Reyes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reyes leaning against his opponent.

Reyes jumps guard and drags De Luca to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reyes is trying to control the position but De Luca postures up.
Reyes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes controls De Luca momentarily but De Luca frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Luca trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reyes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
De Luca looking to control but Reyes passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca is refusing to be controlled, as Reyes sits in half guard.
Well, if Reyes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
De Luca tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
De Luca is doing well to control the position and prevent Reyes from advancing to side control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Penn Reyes wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Luca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reyes tries to avoid it but De Luca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reyes to the ground. Reyes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin De Luca. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Luca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the body from De Luca misses
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.

Reyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Luca misses with a head kick.

Reyes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Luca is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Reyes there.

Reyes postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for De Luca to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from De Luca enables Reyes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Luca manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reyes scoring with some ground and pound.
De Luca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Luca wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Reyes manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reyes stands up from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Penn Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Penn Reyes!