PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruzor Szalai (ranked 1576 p4p, 1926 weight class) and Hole Reemer (ranked 26 p4p, 38 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Szalai
vs
Reemer

192 cm
19
250
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
250
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruzor Szalai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hole Reemer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reemer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szalai is fending him off so far but Reemer persists. Nope, Szalai circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Szalai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Szalai misses with an uppercut

and Reemer counters with a single leg into guard. Szalai didn't expect that.
Szalai wants to sweep here but Reemer controlling him for the moment.
Reemer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Szalai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reemer throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
Reemer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reemer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reemer passes Szalai's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szalai has hold of Reemer's hands but Reemer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reemer working Szalai over with strikes.
Reemer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reemer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Reemer there.
Reemer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reemer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reemer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Szalai is holding on to half guard well.
Szalai's coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reemer is trying to control. Szalai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Szalai is trying to maintain the position but Reemer is very close to passing his half guard.
Reemer trying to control the action but Szalai is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reemer is nestled in close to Szalai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reemer is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
Szalai wants to get back to full guard.
Szalai trying to hold on to Reemer's head to control him but Reemer postures up.
Reemer content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Szalai misses with a right hand

and Reemer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Szalai's guard.
Reemer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Szalai pulls Reemer in close to prevent any damage.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Szalai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer throwing strikes but missing.
Reemer looking to sit in guard and control but Szalai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Reemer wants to sweep but no luck.
Reemer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Szalai's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szalai has momentary wrist control but Reemer slips an elbow through the middle.
Reemer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reemer trying to control but Szalai is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Szalai misses with an uppercut

and Reemer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reemer stands and throws Szalai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reemer trying to control the action but Szalai is working from the bottom.
Reemer throws an elbow but Szalai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reemer scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szalai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reemer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Szalai defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reemer is looking to take a break and control but Szalai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szalai is looking to reverse the position.
Reemer is working Szalai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reemer in side control, throwing shots but Szalai defends.
Reemer working the body and head with strikes.
Reemer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szalai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Szalai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reemer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szalai's head.
Reemer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Reemer there.
Reemer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szalai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
Reemer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szalai's head.
Reemer throwing shots but Szalai is blocking nicely.
Reemer is trying to control. Szalai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
Reemer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer not doing much here.
Reemer working the head and body with strikes.
Reemer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reemer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szalai defending well though.
Szalai is looking to control Reemer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Szalai avoid being mounted?
Reemer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reemer working over Szalai with some ground and pound. Szalai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reemer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hole Reemer has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Szalai throws a right hand that misses

so Reemer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szalai pulls Reemer in close to his closed guard and prevents Reemer from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reemer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reemer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reemer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szalai is keeping the position for now.
Reemer trying to control but Szalai is working from the bottom.
Szalai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reemer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reemer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szalai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szalai looking for a sweep. Not yet Szalai, not yet.
Szalai trying to keep a closed guard but Reemer is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Reemer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reemer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reemer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reemer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Szalai's head.
Reemer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szalai is keeping the position for now.
Reemer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reemer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Szalai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szalai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reemer is stalling in the full guard.
Szalai working a defensive guard here.
Szalai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer is in close to Szalai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reemer throws a big elbow that misses.
Reemer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Szalai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Szalai misses with a combination

and Reemer counters with a shoot takedown. Szalai fights it but they end up in guard.
Reemer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
Reemer wants to pass the guard but Szalai is keeping the position.
Szalai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Szalai working a defensive guard here.
Reemer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reemer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szalai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Szalai does no damage.
Reemer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szalai misses with a looping right.
Reemer blocks a jab.

Reemer gets the takedown into side control.
Reemer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szalai keeps working.
Reemer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Szalai is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer scoring with punches and elbows.
Szalai can't do much from the bottom here.
Reemer wants to control but Szalai is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szalai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reemer cracks Szalai with a big right hand but Szalai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reemer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reemer lands an elbow.
Szalai is letting Reemer control him for a moment.
Reemer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Szalai to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szalai keeps working.
Reemer lands some shots froms side control.
Reemer controlling the position.
Reemer lands some shots froms side control.
Szalai tries to improve position but can't.
Reemer working the ground and pound.
Reemer trying to control the position but Szalai is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szalai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reemer connects with a decent elbow.
Szalai seems a little lost for a moment, as Reemer dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Reemer.
Szalai taking a bit of punishment here - Reemer scoring with strikes.
Reemer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reemer lands a decent elbow from side control.

Szalai is rocked!
Reemer wants to control but Szalai is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reemer wants to control but Szalai is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Szalai tries to sprawl but Reemer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Szalai wants to improve his position but Reemer is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Szalai wants to improve his position but Reemer is controlling well.
Reemer is looking to take a break and control but Szalai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reemer lands a nice short elbow.
Reemer wants to take a breather but Szalai is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Szalai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Szalai has hold of Reemer's hands but Reemer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reemer working Szalai over with strikes.
Reemer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szalai defending well though.
Reemer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reemer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reemer works his way into full mount!
Bruzor Szalai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hole Reemer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Reemer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Reemer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Szalai is looking to escape.
Reemer controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Szalai flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Reemer controlling from the full mount.
Szalai throwing hammer fists to the chest of Reemer. What's that going to do exactly?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reemer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hole Reemer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reemer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hole Reemer!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hole Reemer!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hole Reemer!

Hole Reemer wins by unanimous decision!
Hole Reemer 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.