PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Charles Reign has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Reign
vs
Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
273 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Enrike Lima instigates a clinch.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reign is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enrike Lima is defending well for now.
Reign tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
Reign misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Enrike Lima.
Reign avoids the elbow strike from Enrike Lima, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Reign.
Reign using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enrike Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've been hearing reports that Reign has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Reign avoids a wild elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Reign trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enrike Lima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Reign.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reign.
Reign putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Enrike Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reign misses with a knee to the head.
Reign on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reign tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reign with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reign using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enrike Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Enrike Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reign trying to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Enrike Lima lands an elbow that stopped Reign in his tracks for a moment.
Reign with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reign missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enrike Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Reign landing knees to the body.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enrike Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Reign.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Enrike Lima takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Reign.
A knee to the head by Reign.
Reign tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Enrike Lima avoids it.
Enrike Lima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Enrike Lima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Enrike Lima manages to break the clinch.

Reign has taken the fight to the clinch.
Enrike Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Enrike Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Reign crunches a lovely knee into Enrike Lima's ribcage.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enrike Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Enrike Lima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Enrike Lima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reign missing with knees to the body.
Reign throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reign dodges an elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima crunches a lovely knee into Reign's ribcage.
Enrike Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reign blocks an elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Reign dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima's cut.
That's time! Reign's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick by Enrike Lima misses
and Reign counters with a head kick.
Reign avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Reign throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Reign clinches up against the cage.
Reign looking to throw knees to the head but Enrike Lima is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Enrike Lima.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Reign is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enrike Lima can do to turn this around?
Reign tries to land knees in the clinch but Enrike Lima avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reign is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Enrike Lima throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Enrike Lima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrike Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Reign tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Enrike Lima avoids it.
Reign connects with a nasty looking knee right to Enrike Lima's face.
Reign misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Enrike Lima.
Reign misses with a knee strike.
Reign tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Enrike Lima avoids it.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside.
Enrike Lima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Reign takes an elbow to the temple.
Reign on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Reign blocks an elbow strike.
Reign misses with a knee strike.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Reign takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reign connects with a nasty looking knee right to Enrike Lima's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enrike Lima avoiding damage as Reign throws knees to the body.
Reign trying to land knees to the body.
Reign tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reign blocks the elbow strike.
Reign missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enrike Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Enrike Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Reign.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow just above Reign 's eye.

Enrike Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Enrike Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reign paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Reign lands but Enrike Lima takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Reign moves out of range.
Reign blocks a head kick by Enrike Lima.

Enrike Lima gets tackled into the cage by Reign. Reign maintains the clinch.

Enrike Lima breaks the clinch.
Charles Reign is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Enrike Lima moves into the clinch.
Enrike Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reign avoids a wild elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Reign misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Enrike Lima.
Reign avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Reign blocks an elbow strike.
Charles Reign has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reign takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reign avoids the elbow strike from Enrike Lima, against the cage.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside that Reign shrugs off.
Reign tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Reign will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima's cut.
That's time! Reign's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Reign moves out of range.

Enrike Lima forces Reign back against the cage and clinches.
Enrike Lima is trying to push Reign away but Reign has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reign is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enrike Lima is defending well for now.
Reign tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Enrike Lima avoids it.
Enrike Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Enrike Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Reign won't allow it.
Reign tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enrike Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Reign leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Enrike Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reign on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enrike Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Reign.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reign.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Enrike Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reign with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Enrike Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Reign.
Reign tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Enrike Lima breaks the clinch.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Reign moves out of range.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enrike Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima is looking to clinch but Reign is avoiding it.

Reign clinches.
Reign trying to land knees to the body.
Reign blocks an elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Reign misses with a knee to the head.
Reign takes an elbow to the forehead.
Enrike Lima misses with an elbow strike.
Reign with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Enrike Lima throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reign avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign avoids a wild elbow strike from Enrike Lima.
Reign throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Enrike Lima blocks it with crossed arms.

Enrike Lima manages to break the clinch.

Enrike Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Reign trying to land knees to the body.
Reign tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reign tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow just above Reign 's eye.
Enrike Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima avoiding damage as Reign throws knees to the body.
Reign misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign working Enrike Lima over with knees to the body.
Reign is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enrike Lima is defending well for now.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reign's defenses.
Reign is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enrike Lima is defending well for now.
Reign tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Enrike Lima avoiding damage as Reign throws knees to the body.

Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Reign closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reign is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enrike Lima is defending well for now.
Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Reign is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Enrike Lima lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Reign.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reign, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Reign!