PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Brynulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Reid
vs
Brynulf

182 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Brynulf!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brynulf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Reid throws Brynulf to one side and escapes!
Brynulf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Reid tries to clinch up but Brynulf circles away and keeps his distance.
Brynulf is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Brynulf shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reid's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brynulf trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid wants to stand and escape but Brynulf is having none of it.
Brynulf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brynulf works over Reid with some ground and pound from guard.
Brynulf is pushing down on Reid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reid is fighting to maintain full guard but Brynulf has managed to sneak the leg through.

Reid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brynulf scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brynulf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brynulf content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brynulf uses his free foot to push down on Reid's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reid.
Brynulf working the ground and pound effectively.
Reid throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brynulf. What's that going to do exactly?
The referee warns Reid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brynulf controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynulf cracks Reid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Reid is rocked!
Reid working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Reid is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Brynulf working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Reid looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Brynulf! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Henrik Brynulf!