PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 493 p4p, 315 weight class) and Jaheim Reid (ranked 72 p4p, 45 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Reid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Abel
vs
Reid

190 cm
33
203
20 - 13 - 0

191 cm
35
199
29 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.

Abel clinches up with Reid and pushes him back against the cage.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reid's elbow.
Reid prevents a body shot from Abel.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Reid works on Abel's body with a couple of short punches.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid lands a shot to the body.
Reid misses with some punches.
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Abel tries to work over Reid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reid's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Abel blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
Abel prevents a body shot from Reid.
Good body shot from Reid.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reid.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abel presses Reid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reid.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Abel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abel gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Abel blocks a body shot from Reid.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Reid lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Abel as the two fighters clinch.
Reid looks winded!
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Abel.
Abel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abel blocks a body shot from Reid.

Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel scores with a nice strike.
Reid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Abel circles away.
Reid connects with an inside leg kick.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Reid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Abel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abel.
Abel throws a leg kick but Reid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reid scores with a jab.
Abel tried to score with a low kick but Reid checks it.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Reid is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Abel slips under a jab from Reid.
Abel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaheim Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Abel pushes him off.
Reid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Reid tried to score with a low kick but Abel checks it.
Reid throws a low kick but Abel moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Abel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Reid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abel lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Reid throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Reid misses with a straight left.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reid throws a counter combo.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reid's head.
Reid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by 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 Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reid loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
No joy there for Reid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reid takes one on the button.

Reid pushes Abel up against the cage in a clinch.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid misses with the head strike.
Abel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.

Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid wants to slow Abel down by chopping away at his legs.
Reid digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid with a nice calf kick.

Reid instigates a clinch.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Reid pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid blocks a body shot from Abel.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Reid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.

Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel walks into a jab.
Reid scores with a nice right hand.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Abel counters with a body kick.
That kick from Abel tenderised Reid's leg. Reid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reid wants to slow Abel down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Abel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Reid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid motions for Abel to come forward. Reid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reid scores with a punch to the head.
Abel misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries to bum rush Reid with a series of wild strikes but Reid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
It looked like Abel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reid wants to land a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Reid lands a leg kick that knocks Abel off balance momentarily.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Abel is wise to it.
Reid checks a low kick from Abel.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.

Reid closes the distance and pushes Abel back into the cage.
Reid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid is leaning against Abel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Reid misses with some punches.
A short right from Reid on the inside.
Reid lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.

Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abel. That did some damage!
Abel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Abel.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Abel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reid with a hook.
Abel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Abel rushes Reid and presses him up against the cage.
Reid lands a nice shot to the body.
Reid has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reid can turn it around.
Jaheim Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel.
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!
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Abel is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abel works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
Reid lands a left hand.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Reid misses with the head strike.
Abel tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel is working Reid over against the cage.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaheim Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abel lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Reid.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Reid.
Reid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Abel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Abel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reid can pounce on him.
Abel misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid scores with a shot to the body.
Abel checks a low kick from Reid.
A quick step to the side and Abel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reid.
Reid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abel misses with a double jab.
Reid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reid throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
Reid blocks a head kick by Abel.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reid connects with a nice looking jab.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reid connects with a crisp jab.
Reid thumps Abel with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Abel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Abel lands.
Abel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reid.
Abel throws a leg kick but Reid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reid throws an off balance right hand
and Abel counters with an outside leg kick.

Abel gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abel.
Reid working aggressively here.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid works on Abel's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid blocks a body shot from Abel.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel working aggressively here.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Reid controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
Abel misses with some punches.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Reid misses with the head strike.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Reid controls the action.
Abel lands a shot to the body.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaheim Reid.
I think Reid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaheim Reid!
Our winner, Jaheim Reid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.