PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reyes
vs
Thory

190 cm
40
195 lbs
40 - 16 - 0

188 cm
37
186 lbs
40 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory lands with a straight right. Reyes didn't see that one coming.
Thory lunges at Reyes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reyes's hand.

It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thory throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reyes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Thory lands a right hook to the body.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thory scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thory scores with a sloppy right hand. Reyes should have avoided that one.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vic Thory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thory feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Thory punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Reyes connects with a looping right hand.
Thory tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Reyes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thory jabs Reyes to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
A big left from Thory misses.
Thory jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Thory.
Reyes works Thory's body with a nice hook.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Reyes slips a jab from Thory.

Thory drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Thory looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Thory struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Thory is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reyes stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Reyes on the inside.
Thory throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Thory pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thory tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thory looks winded!
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reyes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Thory's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thory tries to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling the position.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Thory blocks with his arms.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Thory managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Nice body punch from Thory - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
Thory blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vic Thory will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice shot by Thory.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thory.
Nice body punch from Thory.
Nice body punch from Thory.
Thory lands a jab to the nose.
Reyes throws a predictable looking body shot

and Thory counters by moving into the clinch.

Thory manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reyes misses with a body punch
and Thory counters with a nice body shot.
Reyes misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thory! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thory, right into the meat.
Thory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Reyes.
Reyes lands a jab to the nose.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes is looking to land body kicks.
Vic Thory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.

Thory moves into range and clinches up with Reyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Thory.
Reyes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Thory.
Thory blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Thory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thory managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Thory.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes lands a body punch.
Thory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to work over Thory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thory working aggressively here.
Reyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thory takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
Thory trying to control the position but instead, Reyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thory into the cage.
Thory avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Thory blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Thory avoids the damage to the body.
Thory avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Thory leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thory lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vic Thory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Reyes misses with a jab to the body
and Thory counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Thory steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reyes.
Reyes slips under a jab from Thory.
Thory clobbers Reyes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
A nice side step and Thory releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thory jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Reyes misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Reyes - just one landing.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Thory's front leg but catches the back leg as Thory tries to avoid it.
Reyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Thory as he connects with a hook.
Reyes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Reyes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ada Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes jabs Thory right on the nose. Thory blinks but takes it well.
Thory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Thory is predictable there
and Reyes counters with an outside leg kick.
It looks like Reyes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Reyes is looking to wear down Thory with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thory throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Thory throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Vic Thory's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with the body kick
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Thory releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thory misses the body punch
and Reyes counters with a solid body kick.
Vic Thory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.
Thory misses with a straight left.
Thory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thory throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Reyes swings for the body but Thory moves out of range.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Thory defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Thory now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ada Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thory has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vic Thory!
After winning the bout, Vic Thory thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.