PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Ballad Of Serenity. Frontier Justice acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reynolds
vs
Justice

185 cm
33
218 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

205 cm
39
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice lands a really nice looking cross but Reynolds seems unphased.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.

Justice gets caught flat footed, as Reynolds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reynolds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
Reynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justice holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
Reynolds won't allow Justice to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justice holds on and takes a little breather.
Reynolds landing with the ground and pound.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Justice wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
Reynolds is looking to advance position but Justice won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds controlling the action here.
Justice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reynolds is trying to control the action in half guard but Justice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reynolds in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reynolds throwing shots but Justice is blocking nicely.
Reynolds wants to control but Justice is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to reverse the position but Reynolds maintains control.
Justice wants to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
Reynolds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reynolds takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reynolds prevents Justice from getting the reversal.
Reynolds trying to control but Justice is having none of it.
Reynolds unloading with bombs!
Reynolds looking to control but Justice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Justice tries to hold on but Reynolds postures up.
Justice might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reynolds haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Reynolds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Justice tries to hold on but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Justice is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds breaks from Justice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Justice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Justice takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reynolds to score with a decent uppercut.

Justice rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds presses Justice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justice blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Justice wants to clinch.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice works over Reynolds's head and body with a nice combination.
Justice is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
Reynolds throwing a counter right hand but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds thows a leg kick but Justice checks it
and Justice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds shows good takedown defense.
Malcolm Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frontier Justice.
Justice throws a chopping leg kick but Reynolds manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react.
Malcolm Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynolds throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Justice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justice being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice stalling in the clinch but Reynolds improves position.

Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Justice closes the distance and clinches.
Justice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Reynolds has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Justice is trying to keep an underhook but Reynolds manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Reynolds is stalling here. Justice is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reynolds seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Justice has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Justice perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.
Reynolds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Justice is working away from the top position though.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Reynolds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Justice is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reynolds has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Justice landing with the ground and pound.
Reynolds wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.

Reynolds isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Justice stacks Reynolds on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Justice!
Reynolds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reynolds wants to control but Justice postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frontier Justice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Justice scores with a push kick.
Justice blocks a jab.
Justice tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.

Justice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reynolds is trying to defend but Justice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reynolds is trying to maintain the position but Justice is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds is refusing to be controlled, as Justice sits in half guard.
Malcolm Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Justice in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reynolds looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Reynolds has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Justice is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reynolds.
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Justice working away.

Justice stands up.
Justice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justice tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Reynolds as Justice shoots in.

Reynolds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.

Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.

Reynolds closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Justice quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Reynolds.
Justice gets full guard.
Justice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Justice is in trouble now - Reynolds has advanced to mount!
Justice can't escape the position.
Reynolds tries to control but Justice wriggling away.
Reynolds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reynolds punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Reynolds.
Reynolds in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reynolds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Justice?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds controlling from the full mount.
Reynolds with the ground and pound from mount.

Justice is rocked!
Reynolds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reynolds with the ground and pound from mount.
Justice is still in real trouble! Can Reynolds finish him?
Justice is bucking up trying to escape but Reynolds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynolds 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Reynolds!
Malcolm Reynolds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.