PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 10 p4p, 45 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Noriega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Reynolds
vs
Noriega

173 cm
32
145
24 - 6 - 1

181 cm
34
148
18 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega misses the body punch
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Noriega gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noriega lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noriega.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega misses the body punch
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Noriega jabs Reynolds right on the nose. Reynolds blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Noriega.
Noriega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Noriega misses with a hook
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noriega connects with a crisp jab.
Noriega fails with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Cole Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Noriega rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Noriega.
Noriega misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.

Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noriega with the inside leg kick.
Noriega lands a jab to the nose.
Reynolds lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Noriega misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noriega throws a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Noriega lands with a nice body kick.
Noriega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noriega. That's going to slow Reynolds down.
Noriega throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reynolds.
Good exchange - Reynolds coming out on top.
Reynolds swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Noriega swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Noriega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Noriega moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reynolds.

Noriega breaks the clinch.
Noriega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noriega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reynolds is looking to counter the offense by Noriega and move into the clinch.

Noriega clinches up against the cage.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Noriega manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a quick counter head kick but Noriega was just out of range.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega scores with a decent looking hook.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega catches Reynolds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Noriega.
Reynolds is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Noriega.
Good leg kick by Noriega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Noriega is rocked!

It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Reynolds! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds retains his featherweight title!
Cole Reynolds spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.