PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Dacosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyril Reed has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reed
vs
Dacosta

188 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Dacosta!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacosta tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Dacosta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reed trying to control but Dacosta postures up.
Dacosta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dacosta trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacosta blocks the strikes from Reed.
Reed flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacosta is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reed reverses the position - he's now on top in Dacosta's guard.
Reed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dacosta is proving hard to escape from.
Reed passes into half guard.
Dacosta misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Reed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dacosta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reed is working for a submission of some sort.
Dacosta is looking to control Reed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dacosta avoid being mounted?
Dacosta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Reed gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dacosta missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dacosta throws a head kick that misses.
Reed fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up with Dacosta, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes Dacosta against the cage but Dacosta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dacosta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reed quickly recovers to half guard.
Dacosta is looking to stall here but Reed recovers full guard.
Reed tries to strike from the bottom.
Reed tries to strike from the bottom.
Dacosta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Reed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dacosta is one step ahead there.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dacosta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed keeping full guard, as Dacosta tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Dacosta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Reed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dacosta but Dacosta pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Dacosta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dacosta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dacosta tries to stand but can't do so whilst Reed controls his leg.
Reed is pressing down on Dacosta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dacosta wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacosta is looking to pass into half guard but Reed pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reed is in guard.

Reed wants to control from the top but Dacosta keeps moving.
Dacosta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dacosta trying to control the pace.
Dacosta prevents Reed from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dacosta controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dacosta stalling away here and it's allowed Reed to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacosta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dacosta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dacosta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dacosta.
Reed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dacosta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dacosta advances to half guard.
Reed is trying to maintain the position but Dacosta is very close to passing his half guard.
Reed is not content to let Dacosta control the position.
Nelson Dacosta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dacosta tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dacosta throws a head kick that misses
and Reed counters with a one-two to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dacosta moves into the clinch.
Reed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dacosta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Dacosta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cyril Reed's cut.
That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dacosta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dacosta is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Reed manages to get to full guard.
Reed striking off his back but it's not causing Dacosta any problems.
Dacosta wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.

Reed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dacosta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dacosta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Reed stands and steps away. Dacosta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cyril Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dacosta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Dacosta looks to move away, Reed throws a big counter combo bu Dacosta just gets out of the way.
Reed dives in for a single leg takedown but Dacosta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dacosta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dacosta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dacosta rushes Reed and presses him up against the cage.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dacosta's efforts to push away.

Dacosta jumps guard and drags Reed to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacosta wants to stand up but Reed is controlling him.
Dacosta is looking to sweep but instead, Reed has passed into half guard.

Reed decides to stand and escape the position.

Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reed performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Reed is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dacosta has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dacosta trying to control from the bottom.

Reed is working for a kimura but Dacosta is defending it quite comfortably.

Reed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dacosta sees it coming and defends easily.
Reed is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Reed decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Dacosta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dacosta looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dacosta postures up.

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 Cyril Reed.
Well Dacosta 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Dacosta!