PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 87 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jarred Reich (ranked 54 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wright
vs
Reich

185 cm
29
175 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

188 cm
32
185 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Perkele!
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reich is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Reich throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Reich counters with a thumping low kick.
Reich swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Reich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wright is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reich was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Reich tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Reich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reich moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright motions for Reich to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reich follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright cracks Reich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright cracks the inside of Reich's front leg.
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Reich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Reich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Reich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Reich avoids a kick to the body.
Reich flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Reich's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reich.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Reich moves his leg out of the way.
Reich tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Reich's head but Reich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright moves out of range as Reich strikes.
A big left from Reich misses.
Reich thumps Wright with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Reich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright throws a leg kick but Reich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright scores with a jab.
Wright walks into a left hand.

It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a straight right hand.
Reich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reich checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Reich misses.
A big left from Reich misses.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reich.
Wright throws a body punch but Reich moves out of range.
Wright thumps Reich with a low kick.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reich manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reich scores with a jab to the body.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Reich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reich.
Reich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reich momentarily.
Reich checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright throws a right and a left that Reich avoids nicely.
Wright backing away here, and Reich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A leg kick checked by Reich.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Reich saw that one coming.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping body kick lands there for Wright.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reich ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws a lazy head kick
and Reich counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Reich checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Reich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Reich in the body.
Reich moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reich can do to turn this around?
Wright looks to land a body kick but Reich moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reich! But no joy.
Reich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reich throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wright.
Wright misses with the body kick
and Reich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright jabs Reich right on the nose. Reich blinks but takes it well.
Reich just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright avoids the body shot from Reich.
Reich is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Reich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Wright slips under a jab from Reich.
Reich throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Reich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reich.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Reich avoids a kick to the body.
Reich throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Reich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Reich looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright moves out of range as Reich throws a body kick.
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reich blocks a head kick by Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Reich lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Reich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reich.
Wright looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
Reich blocks a leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Reich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright lands a nice looking body kick.
Wright slips a straight right by Reich.
Wright tries a low kick but Reich avoids it.
Reich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reich.
Reich throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Reich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Reich throws a big shot that misses.
Reich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reich has time to react.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Reich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Reich's head back.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reich takes a step back to recover.
Reich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Reich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Reich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Reich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reich tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Reich manages to avoid it.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reich might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Reich throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Wright tenderised Reich's leg. Reich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright defending well as Reich loads up on a big left hand.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Reich's knee but Reich avoids it well.
Wright with a hook.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Reich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reich! But no joy.
Reich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Reich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright avoids the body shot from Reich.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reich misses with a looping right.
Reich moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Reich throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Ira Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reich throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Reich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reich.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reich.
Wright defending well as Reich loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reich checks a leg kick.
Reich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Reich blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Reich missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reich avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Reich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reich misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Reich throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Reich cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Reich defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Reich throws a good cross that connects.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Reich.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Wright.
Wright tests Reich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Reich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.

Ira Wright's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Reich misses.
Wright thinks about countering with a body kick.
Reich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Reich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Wright lands with a right hand.
Reich slips under a jab from Wright.
Good leg kick by Wright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright takes a swing at Reich's ribcage but misses.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Reich counters with an outside leg kick.
Reich misses with a hook.
Reich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reich lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Reich blocks the low kick.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Reich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Wright takes a swing at Reich's ribcage but misses.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich motions for Wright to come forward. Reich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Reich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Reich moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Reich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Reich saw it coming and moves away.
Reich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Reich moved out of range.
Reich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright connects with a looping right hand.
Wright checks a low kick from Reich.
Reich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wright swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Reich is out of range.
Wright cracks Reich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Reich's front leg but catches the back leg as Reich tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Reich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright defending well as Reich loads up on a big left hand.
Wright half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wright swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Reich only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Reich slips the punch.
Reich scores with a decent looking hook.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Reich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Reich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Reich ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Reich thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Reich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright throws a jab when Reich was well out of range.
Reich connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright keeps Reich at a distance using the push kick.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reich with a nice cross.
Wright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wright looks to throw a body kick
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright tries a low kick but Reich avoids it.
Reich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
And Reich responds with a good body kick, but Wright manages to step out the way in time.
Reich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Reich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright works Reich's body with a nice hook.
Reich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Reich.
Wright tries to land a body kick
and Reich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a low kick but Reich moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Reich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Reich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reich cracks Wright with a good jab.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Reich throws a body kick that misses.
Reich throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Reich counters with a nice leg kick.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Reich moved away.
It seemed like Reich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reich misses with a body kick.
Jarred Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Wright connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Reich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright lands a body shot.
Reich lands an overhand right.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Reich tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reich looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Reich moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Reich feints a counter leg kick.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Reich avoids it.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reich throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Reich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Reich connects with the punch.
Wright throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Reich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reich swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reich. That did some damage!
Wright clobbers Reich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reich misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
Ira Wright is the new welterweight champion!
Ira Wright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.