PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Byrce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Byrce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reynolds
vs
Byrce

169 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armando Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Byrce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrce moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Armando Reynolds has been cut.

Byrce moves into the clinch successfully.

Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Byrce rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrce missing with knees to the body.
Byrce is trying to pull guard but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds letting Byrce take a breather here.
Byrce is working for takedown but Reynolds is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Byrce can't get the takedown.
Armando Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Byrce.
Reynolds misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrce is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Reynolds has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byrce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Byrce wants to take the fight to the mat but Reynolds manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reynolds could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reynolds wants a takedown but no success here.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Byrce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Byrce has Reynolds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reynolds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Byrce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reynolds pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byrce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reynolds to keep the fight standing.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Byrce.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Byrce's efforts to push away.
Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Byrce is struggling to control the position.
Byrce is trying to pull guard but Reynolds turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Byrce tries to sprawl but Reynolds drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Reynolds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Byrce sees it coming and defends easily.
Byrce has hold of Reynolds's hands but Reynolds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reynolds is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reynolds throwing shots but Byrce is blocking nicely.
Byrce is trying to get back to full guard.

Reynolds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byrce is just riding it out for now. Reynolds eventually gives up the hold.

Reynolds stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Byrce is looking to stand up but Reynolds isn't so interested in that idea.
Reynolds wants to stand but Byrce has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrce being controlled here, momentarily.
Reynolds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Byrce's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reynolds blocks a head kick by Byrce.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but Byrce shows good takedown defense.
Byrce is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Byrce throws a head kick that misses

and Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Byrce wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Byrce is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.

Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Byrce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reynolds as he avoids it easily.
Reynolds appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Byrce looks to land a combination but Reynolds avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Byrce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byrce tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds has Byrce pressed against the cage, preventing Byrce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byrce blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Byrce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Byrce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Byrce jumps guard but Reynolds stands there with Byrce around his waist. Byrce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reynolds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Byrce.
Armando Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Byrce.
Byrce fails to land the takedown.
Byrce is breathing heavily.

Reynolds shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Byrce manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reynolds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byrce controls Reynolds momentarily but Reynolds frees himself.
Reynolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Byrce for as long as he can get away with.
Reynolds has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Byrce blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Reynolds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds is staying tight to Byrce's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Byrce has escaped the position, nice work there.
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 wants to control but Byrce is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds controlling the position from side mount.
Byrce is trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds controlling from side mount.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrce is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Byrce is looking to regain half guard here but Reynolds keeps moving and retains side control.
Reynolds is staying tight to Byrce's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Reynolds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando Reynolds's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Byrce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reynolds.
Reynolds prevents Byrce from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrce can do to turn this around?

Reynolds breaks the clinch.

Reynolds gets a clinch.
Byrce fails to pull guard.

Byrce breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds shoots in but Byrce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Byrce fails with a takedown attempt.
Armando Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Byrce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrce doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Reynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Byrce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds scoring with some ground and pound.
Reynolds stands up over Byrce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reynolds wants to stand but Byrce is controlling his posture from full guard.
Byrce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reynolds controls the pace.

Reynolds drops back looking for a leg! Byrce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrce manages to kick Reynolds off! Reynolds jumps back into Byrce's guard.
Byrce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
Reynolds stays in close to Byrce's body and controls the position.
Reynolds trying to stand up but can't free himself from Byrce's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Reynolds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Byrce to the mat! Byrce manages to get full guard.
Reynolds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Reynolds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrce wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Byrce's brow.
Byrce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reynolds controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Reynolds stands up from guard. Let's bang!

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.
Byrce shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armando Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Byrce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byrce tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Byrce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Byrce jumps into guard, dragging Reynolds to the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reynolds trying to stand up but can't free himself from Byrce's guard.
Reynolds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shawn Byrce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armando Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Reynolds!