PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Lizotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Person of Interest OST - Knock Knock . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lizotte
vs
Reese

193 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Lizotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Reese!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizotte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese looks to throw the jab but Lizotte is out of range.
Lizotte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lizotte slips under a jab from Reese.
Lizotte throws a hook but Reese blocks it.
The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Lizotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reese throws a body punch but Lizotte moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reese throws a body punch but Lizotte moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Reese. No joy for Lizotte on that attempt.
Lizotte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lizotte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lizotte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reese misses with an uppercut
and Lizotte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lizotte tries to clinch but Reese is having none of it.
Lizotte moves away from the strike by Reese.
Reese throws an overhand right that lands on Lizotte's shoulder, as Lizotte tries to avoid the shot.
Lizotte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reese.
Lizotte tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lizotte manages to avoid it.
Lizotte wants to clinch
letting Reese counter with a right hand.
Reese looks to land a left hand but Lizotte moved out of range nicely.
Lizotte ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Reese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte moves in looking to clinch but Reese pushes him off.
Lizotte tries to clinch but Reese moves away
and Reese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lizotte cracks Reese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lizotte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lizotte, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lizotte tries to clinch but Reese moves out of range.
Reese dodges the punch combination from Lizotte.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reese! But no joy.
Lizotte avoids the body shot from Reese.
Lizotte avoids the body shot from Reese.
Lizotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese swats away the attempt to clinch by Lizotte.
Lizotte thuds a left hand into Reese's body.
A jab from Reese misses.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese takes a swing at Lizotte's ribcage but misses.
Reese throws a poor cross that misses
and Lizotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lizotte clinches up against the cage.
Reese misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reese fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte has Reese pressed against the cage.
Lizotte is looking to control Reese's arms but Reese gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lizotte has his back to the cage.

Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lizotte tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Lizotte doesn't manage to clinch there - Reese circles away.
Reese swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lizotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Lizotte tries to clinch up.
Reese loads up on a big right hand but Lizotte slips the punch.
Reese throws a jab when Lizotte was well out of range.
Lizotte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Reese will probably get the nod.
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.

Reese misses with a straight left.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lizotte manages to avoid it.
Lizotte misses with a two punch combination.
Reese throws a body shot but no joy.
Lizotte jabs at Reese's body.
Reese swats away the attempt to clinch by Lizotte.
Lizotte shoots in but Reese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reese swats away the attempt to clinch by Lizotte.
Reese now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reese is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lizotte moves in looking to clinch but Reese pushes him off.
Lizotte tries to clinch up.
Lizotte wants to clinch.
Lizotte misses with the combination.
Reese throws out a counter right but Lizotte avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte wants to clinch.
A combination from Lizotte does no damage.

Lizotte takes the fight into the clinch.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Lizotte.
Reese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Reese fails to land.
Lizotte works on Reese's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reese misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reese as Lizotte tries to tie him up.
Reese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lizotte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reeses head.
Lizotte throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Reese.
Lizotte tries to stall but Reese uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lizotte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lizotte misses with some punches.
Lizotte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reese can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Reese.

Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese misses with a wild body shot.
Lizotte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Lizotte's corner calls for a 1-2. Lizotte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lizotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lizotte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lizotte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Reese scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lizotte avoids the body shot from Reese.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Lizotte with a nice cross.
Lizotte lands a nice hook to Reese's body. Reese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthieu Lizotte dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lizotte takes the fight into the clinch.
Reese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lizotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Lizotte is controlling him.
Lizotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lizotte is looking to control Reese's arms but Reese gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lizotte has his back to the cage.
Lizotte looking to stall.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Reese controls the action.
Lizotte pushes Reese back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lizotte lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte cracks Reese with a nice body shot.
Lizotte lands a shot to the body.
Lizotte misses with a body punch.
Reese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Lizotte back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese wants to get back to striking at distance but Lizotte won't allow it.
Lizotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reese tries to circle away but Lizotte has him pinned against the cage.
Lizotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reese's elbow.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lizotte tries to stall but Reese uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lizotte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reese backwards.
Lizotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lizotte stalling in the clinch but Reese improves position.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Reese controls the action.
Lizotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lizotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Reese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reese blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte slowing the pace effectively.
Matthieu Lizotte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lizotte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese has had enough of the clinch but Lizotte keeps him there for the moment.
Reese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lizotte blocking some punches.
Lizotte presses Reese against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lizotte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reese up against the cage.
Lizotte stalling in the clinch but Reese improves position.
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Reese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lizotte is trying to maintain a safe position but Reese gets an underhook and turns Lizotte into the cage.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lizotte has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lizotte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lizotte stalling against the cage.
Lizotte misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reese fails to land.
Reese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lizotte lands a left hand.
Lizotte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reese backwards.
Lizotte lands with a short shot to the head.
Lizotte working aggressively here.
Reese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lizotte prevents Reese from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Reese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Lizotte is controlling the position.
Lizotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reese's elbow.
Good body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte tries a body shot but Reese blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Reese fails to land.
Reese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lizotte is trying to maintain a safe position but Reese gets an underhook and turns Lizotte into the cage.
Reese tries to work over Lizotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Lizotte is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Reese.
Lizotte tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Lizotte back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lizotte.
Lizotte misses with a body punch.
Lizotte tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Lizotte back against the cage.
Lizotte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reese is keeping busy.
Lizotte throws a head punch that misses.
Reese blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reese.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reese throws a punch but it's blocked by Lizotte.
Reese blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte is trying to maintain a safe position but Reese gets an underhook and turns Lizotte into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthieu Lizotte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lizotte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthieu Lizotte!