PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Reid (ranked 979 p4p, 117 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 1600 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Reid
vs
Queen

188 cm
29
178 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

177 cm
42
176 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamish Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reid moves into the clinch.
Queen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Queen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reid blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid lands a hook that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Reid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Reid to work.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Queen's elbow.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Queen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Queen in his tracks.
A head kick from Queen lands but Reid takes it in his stride.

Reid rushes Queen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Queen gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes one to the side of the head.
Reid misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen moves forwards but Reid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Queen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Queen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamish Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Queen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Reid moves into the clinch.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid looking to slow down the pace here.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.

Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Reid has Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Queen controls his hands.
Reid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reid dodges an elbow strike from Queen.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Queen misses with a head kick.
It looked like Reid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Queen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Queen walks into a stiff left hand from Reid.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Queen throws a leg kick but Reid sees it coming and moves out of range.

Reid clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Reid blocks an elbow strike from Queen.
Queen misses with an elbow over the top.
Reid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reid blocks an elbow strike.
Reid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Queen, against the cage.
Reid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reid is struggling to control the position.
Reid seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Queen working aggressively here.
Queen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hamish Reid will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Queen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Reid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reid tries to bum rush Queen with a series of wild strikes but Queen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid tries to clinch but Queen is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reid swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
Queen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Queen controls his hands.
Reid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Reid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Queen.
Queen blocks a body shot from Reid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Reid working aggressively here.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliver Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reid misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Reid lands a big head kick that sends Queen tumbling to the mat! Reid takes a step backwards and waves Queen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Queen dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand.
Queen slips under a jab.
Queen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Queen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Queen scores with a jab.
Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Queen avoids the head kick by Reid.
Queen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Queen misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reid misses the target.
Queen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reid's calf.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reid throws out the jab.
Queen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reid misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Reid needs to keep his hands up - Queen had a free shot at his head there.
Queen cracks Reid with a good jab.
Reid misses with a double jab.

Queen gets tackled into the cage by Reid. Reid maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
Reid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Queen.
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Reid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reid is trying to stall.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid gets through Queen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Reid dominated that second round.
That's time! Reid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Reid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Reid blocks the leg kick.
Reid wants to clinch.
Reid connects with a crisp jab.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
Reid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Queen under the eye.

Queen is rocked!
Reid thumps Queen with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reid.
Reid throws a body kick that misses.
Queen misses with a body kick.
Queen throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Reid as he checks the leg kick.
Reid thinks about countering with a head kick.
Queen misses the jab.
Queen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reid in his tracks.
Queen takes one to the side of the head.
Queen is still on wobbly legs! Can Reid finish him?
Reid drops Queen with a naaaaasty hook - Queen is in real trouble here! Reid dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Reid!
Oliver Queen was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight Artie, lets go have a beer and toast one up to Eric.'.