PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Barzilla (ranked 3862 p4p, 140 weight class) and Brian Reaves (ranked 3278 p4p, 125 weight class). Barzilla comes to the cage accompanied by Ima Boss. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Barzilla
vs
Reaves

201 cm
29
300 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

194 cm
31
295 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Barzilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Reaves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barzilla closes the distance and clinches.

Reaves breaks from the clinch.
Barzilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reaves counters with a stiff right hand.

Reaves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reaves lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reaves content to stall in guard here.
Barzilla wants to stand and escape but Reaves is having none of it.
Reaves is stalling in the full guard.
Barzilla controls Reaves momentarily but Reaves frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Reaves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barzilla wants to stand but Reaves is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Barzilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barzilla misses with a punch to the body.
Barzilla throws a head punch that misses.
Barzilla tries to throw a body punch but Reaves avoids it by throwing Barzilla back against the cage.
Reaves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barzillas head.
Barzilla misses with a punch to the body.
Reaves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barzilla fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzilla throws a head kick but Reaves moves out of range.
Reaves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reaves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bubba Barzilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Reaves.
Reaves connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Barzilla does no damage.

Barzilla closes the distance and clinches.
Barzilla misses with a body punch.
Reaves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barzilla tries to work over Reaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barzilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Reaves manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Reaves is working an open guard so Barzilla takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaves fails with the takedown.
Barzilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Reaves. Reaves gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reaves. Barzilla shrugs it off though.

Barzilla gets a clinch.
Barzilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barzilla tries to work over Reaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barzilla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Reaves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reaves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barzilla's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reaves looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Reaves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barzilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barzilla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reaves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barzilla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reaves is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barzilla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barzilla being controlled here, momentarily.
Barzilla is looking to stand up but Reaves isn't so interested in that idea.
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 Bubba Barzilla will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barzilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barzilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Reaves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barzilla doesn't seem phased though.

Barzilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reaves has Barzilla pressed against the cage, preventing Barzilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barzilla wants to break free but Reaves has control.
Reaves is trying to drag Barzilla to the mat but Barzilla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barzilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaves's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaves wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barzilla after a bit of a struggle.
Bubba Barzilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Reaves.
Barzilla tries to work over Reaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barzilla is pressed up against the cage. Reaves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barzilla down to the mat. Barzilla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reaves shoots in for a double leg but Barzilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barzilla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bubba Barzilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reaves fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Barzilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barzilla misses with a few strikes there.
Reaves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barzilla has his takedown stuffed
enabling Reaves to counter with a crisp jab.
Barzilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barzilla shoots and misses
and Reaves counters with a straight right hand.

Reaves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've been informed that Reaves has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barzilla wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Barzilla is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzilla tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaves slows the pace down.
Barzilla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barzilla is letting Reaves control him for a moment.
Barzilla is trying to get back to half guard.
Barzilla seems a little lost for a moment, as Reaves dominates the positioning.
Barzilla is trying to buck Reaves off.
Reaves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzilla is looking to reverse the position.
Reaves tries to move to mount but Barzilla blocks the move with his legs.
Reaves just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reaves advances to full mount.
Reaves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reaves wants to take his opponent's back but Barzilla doesn't allow it.
Barzilla wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaves controlling from mount.
Barzilla is controlling an arm, preventing Reaves from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Reaves controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barzilla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reaves controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Reaves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Barzilla.
Barzilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barzilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reaves.
Reaves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reaves tries for a takedown but Barzilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donk. Reaves catches Barzilla right on the button with a cross.
Barzilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bubba Barzilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaves looks for a takedown but Barzilla sprawls well.
Barzilla half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Reaves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Barzilla's face as Reaves controls the position.

Reaves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barzilla has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Reaves politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Reaves prefers to stall for the moment though.
Reaves working away.
Reaves moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barzilla is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reaves off and has taken his back!
Reaves can't escape the position.
Barzilla throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Barzilla is persistently looking for the submission but Reaves is defending it well.
Reaves rolls, trying to escape but Barzilla keeps control of the position.
Reaves covering up well and avoiding damage.
Reaves is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzilla has the hooks in. Reaves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barzilla not allowing Reaves to control his hands.
Barzilla missing with strikes.
Barzilla somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Reaves just trying to survive but Barzilla is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Barzilla has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Reaves surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Barzilla looking for the choke from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzilla not allowing Reaves to control his hands.

Barzilla has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Reaves has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Barzilla patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reaves looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Barzilla controlling well, preventing Reaves from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barzilla misses with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Barzilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barzilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Reaves!