PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Reis
vs
Part

173 cm
37
152 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

180 cm
27
160 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Part!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Part wants to control but Reis is keeping busy.
Part is looking for a sweep. Reis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reis wants to control but Part is keeping him busy.
Part is trying to get back to full guard.
Reis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Part with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reis 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis wants to pass the guard but Part is defending well.
Reis misses with a head shot. Part uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Part is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Part stays in close to Reis's body and controls the position.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Part from controlling successfully.
Reis 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.
Part wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.

Reis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Part defends it easily.
Part content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Reis wants to pass the guard but Part is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Part is trying to keep Reis in close.
Reis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Part swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reis stops Part from standing up.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Part is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Part holds on and takes a little breather.
Part wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reis looking to pass the guard.
Part 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.
Reis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Part lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Reis is pulling down on Part's head. It's preventing any offense from Part, at least for the moment.
Part wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Part trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reis's guard.
Part wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Part gets a clinch.

Part turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Reis is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Part will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reis fails with the takedown.
Part doesn't manage to clinch there - Reis circles away.

Part gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Reis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Part trying to hold on to Reis's head to control him but Reis postures up.
Part preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Part regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Part looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Reis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis working some strikes from top position.
Part wants to sweep here but Reis controlling him for the moment.
Part looking to control.
Part keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis advances position into side control!
Reis working the head and body with strikes.
Part wants to control but Reis postures up.
Reis lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part prevents Reis from moving into mount.
Julian Reis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Part's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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Part manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Part manages to get to full guard.
Part controls Reis momentarily but Reis frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Part keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis wants to pass the guard but Part is keeping the position.
Part wants to stand but Reis is controlling the position.
Reis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Part works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reis looking to pass the guard.

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.
Part looking to control.
Reis trying to control but Part is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reis misses with the combination.
Part is trying to counter with his kicks.
Reis shoots for a double leg takedown but Part sprawls well. He's pushed Reis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Part drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Part just content to control the position.
Part tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis prevents Part from improving position.
Part is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Julian Reis 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Part gets a clinch.
Reis is pressed up against the cage. Part has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reis down to the mat. Reis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Part dodges the punch combination from Reis.
Reis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Part tries to avoid it but Reis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Part to the ground. Part escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Reis moves into the clinch.
Part tries for a takedown but Reis manages to get underhooks.
Reis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Part is defending well.
Part misses with a hook to the ribs.
Part has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Julian Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Part.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis goes for a takedown attempt but Part pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Reis closes the distance and clinches.
Reis blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Part pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Part tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.
Reis shoots for a double leg takedown but Part sprawls well. He's pushed Reis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Reis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Part's half guard.
Part wants to improve his position but Reis is controlling well.
Part trying to hold on to Reis's head to control him but Reis postures up.
Part is looking for a sweep. Reis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Part is trying to stand back up but Reis is controlling him
Part slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reis trying to control but Part is working from the bottom.
Part working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reis manages to get himself to full guard.

Part wants to get up but he can't break Reis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Part content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reis working a defensive guard but Part manages to pass into side control anyway.
Part wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reis keeps working.

Part stands up.
Part lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Part sprawls well initially but Reis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Part is trying to get back to full guard.
Part is trying is best to control the position here.
Part takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Part trying to control but Reis postures up.
Reis throwing shots but Part is blocking nicely.
Reis stops Part from getting back to his feet.

Reis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Reis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Part has managed to free his arm - good work.
Part trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Part looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reis lands a nice short elbow.
Part is looking for a sweep. Reis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Reis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Part wants to get back to full guard.

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 Julian Reis.
I think Reis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Julian Reis!
Julian Reis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.