PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brando Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brando Reigns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Conor Newell's chin.

Reigns
vs
Newell

166 cm
23
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
152 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Newell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reigns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Reigns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Newell.
Reigns has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Newell tries to work over Reigns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigns prevents a body shot from Newell.
Newell tries to throw a body punch but Reigns avoids it by throwing Newell back against the ropes.
Reigns digs a right hand underneath Newell's ribcage. Newell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reigns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reigns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reigns scores with a shot to the side of Newell's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reigns.
Newell tries to throw a body punch but Reigns avoids it by throwing Newell back against the ropes.
Newell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newell as Reigns tries to tie him up.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newell works on Reigns's body with a couple of short punches.
Reigns looking to stall.
Reigns is looking for a takedown.
Reigns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newell struggles to land a body shot inside as Reigns controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newell tries to work over Reigns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newell tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Reigns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reigns.
Newell misses with a body punch.
Newell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newell works on Reigns's body with a couple of short punches.
Newell misses with a body punch.

Reigns breaks the clinch.
Newell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newell fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reigns.
Reigns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reigns throws a leg kick but Newell moved away.
Newell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell throws a right hand that Reigns ducks under and follows up with a left that Reigns also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigns swings for the body but Newell moves out of range.
Reigns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reigns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newell misses with a body kick.
Reigns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Newell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newell slips under a jab from Reigns.
Newell throws a hook but Reigns blocks it.
Newell misses with a series of wild punches.
Reigns lands a glancing blow to the side of Newell's head.
A lazy left from Newell finds it's target.
Reigns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newell throws a head kick but Reigns moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns feints and then cracks Newell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newell down.
Newell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reigns wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Reigns does no damage.
Newell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Newell backs away, Reigns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Newell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reigns.
Reigns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reigns scores with a nice right hand.
Newell throws a big shot that misses.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Reigns thumps Newell with a low kick.
Reigns misses with a hook.
Newell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newell misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reigns.
Conor Newell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reigns feints and then cracks Newell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newell down.
Reigns moves in looking to clinch but Newell pushes him off.
Newell throws a lazy right hand but Reigns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reigns feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reigns tests Newell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newell misses with an uppercut.
Newell throws a sloppy head kick
and Reigns counters with an outside leg kick.
Newell thuds a left hand into Reigns's body.
Reigns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reigns.
Newell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reigns.
Reigns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Reigns moves into range and clinches up with Newell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns pushes Newell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brando Reigns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Newell.
Reigns lands a nice hook to Newell's body. Newell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newell connects with a looping right hand.
Newell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reigns ducks under a wild hook from Newell.
Newell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Newell wants it to stay on the feet.
Reigns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reigns throws a body shot but no joy.
Newell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newell ducks under a wild hook from Reigns.
Newell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reigns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Reigns moves into the clinch successfully.
Newell blocks an uppercut.
Reigns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reigns works on Newell's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell tries to throw a body punch but Reigns avoids it by throwing Newell back against the ropes.
Newell can't find room to land a body shot as Reigns controls the action.
Newell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newell.
Newell misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Reigns.
Reigns misses with the head strike.
Newell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newell.

Reigns gets control of Newell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reigns will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reigns is trying to keep Newell in close.
Newell tries to stand but Reigns is controlling from the bottom.
Newell trying to control but Reigns is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reigns keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.

Reigns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Newell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Newell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reigns is keeping the position for now.
Reigns keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Newell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell won't allow Reigns to sweep him here.

Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Reigns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Newell defends well.

Reigns is looking for a triangle but Newell pushes his legs off easily.

Reigns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Newell is aware though and is defending well.
Newell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newell trying to control but Reigns is working from the bottom.
Newell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reigns tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reigns lands a jab to Newell's midsection.
Reigns blocks a head kick by Newell.
A quick step to the side and Reigns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newell throws a head kick but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reigns avoids the head kick by Newell.
Newell tries to move into range but Reigns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reigns keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brando Reigns dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jab from Reigns.
Newell misses with a kick to the body.
Reigns thumps Newell with a low kick.
Reigns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newell under the eye.
Newell throws a hook to the side of Reigns's head but Reigns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conor Newell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Reigns is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Reigns coming out on top.
Newell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reigns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brando Reigns is winning the standup battle so far.
Newell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reigns.
Newell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Newell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reigns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Reigns backs off Newell throws a huge counter combo but Reigns manages to avoid it all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reigns thumps Newell with a low kick.
Reigns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newell counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Reigns.
Newell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReigns.
Newell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reigns scores with a leg kick.
Newell misses with the body kick
and Reigns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newell throws a nice head kick!
A clash of legs there as Newell blocks the low kick.
Reigns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newell can do to turn this around?
Newell staying out of range there.
It seemed like Newell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newell tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Reigns finds it's way through Newell's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reigns.
Reigns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brando Reigns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell throws a combination that misses
and Reigns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Reigns darts in and clinches Newell up against the ropes.
Newell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
Newell blocks an uppercut.
Newell can't find room to land a body shot as Reigns controls the action.
Newell can't find room to land a body shot as Reigns controls the action.
Newell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newell misses with a body punch.
Newell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reigns or not.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigns gets through Newell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reigns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newell misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newell.
Reigns misses with the head strike.
Reigns blocks a body shot from Newell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newell tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
Reigns tries to pull guard but Newell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Reigns drops back down to his feet.
Newell misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns blocks a body shot from Newell.
A right handed body shot lands from Reigns.

Reigns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newell swinging wildly here.
Reigns tries to clinch but Newell moves out of range.
Reigns connects with a nice looking jab.
Newell tries to clinch there but Reigns circles away.
Newell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reigns. Reigns obviously looking to wear him down.
Conor Newell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newell misses with the combination.
Newell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Reigns tenderised Newell's leg. Newell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reigns, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reigns misses with a head kick.
Newell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reigns.
Reigns looks for the body kick but Newell saw that one coming.
Newell throws a sloppy head kick
and Reigns counters with a nice uppercut.
Reigns chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brando Reigns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reigns 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Brando Reigns!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Brando Reigns!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Brando Reigns!

Brando Reigns wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Conor Newell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck . I underestimated the guy . He was alot better than I thought . I'll go back the gym and I'll come back stronger'.