PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korben Dallas (ranked 313 p4p, 312 weight class) and Ben Reed (ranked 49 p4p, 48 weight class). Ben Reed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dallas
vs
Reed

182 cm
25
180
14 - 7 - 0

200 cm
36
198
23 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Vegan Gains

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Reed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Dallas moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
Dallas misses with a hook.
Dallas throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dallas moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Dallas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dallas scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dallas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dallas or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed, which made it look bad.
Reed misses with a straight left.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Dallas is out of range.
A jab lands there for Dallas.
Dallas missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed scores with a spinning back kick!
Dallas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Reed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reed scores with a jab.
Dallas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dallas has time to react.
Korben Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dallas.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.
Ben Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dallas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reed swivels and escapes.
Reed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Dallas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dallas is keen to just control but Reed is a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reed is trying to control but can't.
Dallas prevents Reed from improving his position.
Reed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reed pulls Dallas in to control the position.
Dallas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dallas is working Reed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reed is pulling down on Dallas's head. It's preventing any offense from Dallas, at least for the moment.
Dallas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed is pulling down on Dallas's head to control his posture.
Reed controls Dallas momentarily but Dallas frees himself.
Reed has Dallas pulled in close to control his posture.
Reed is continuing to stall.
Dallas pushes down on Reed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Dallas trying to control from half guard but Reed is working away.
Dallas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dallas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dallas's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dallas looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dallas turns into Reed and is now in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reed controls Dallas momentarily but Dallas frees himself.
Dallas connects with a couple of short punches.
Reed has his hands on Dallas's head, controlling the position.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Dallas from controlling successfully.
Dallas works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Dallas has control of the leg.
Dallas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Dallas has control of the leg.
Reed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reed controlling the position for now.
Dallas prevents Reed from improving his position.
Dallas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reed is holding on to half guard well.
Dallas trying to mount his opponent but Reed defends it.

Dallas is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Reed will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
Reed wants to land a leg kick but Dallas is out of range.
Dallas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reed as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Dallas's head back.
Dallas misses with a straight left.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Dallas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dallas blocks a head kick by Reed.
A counter left hand to the body from Dallas misses its target.

Dallas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reed to the ground. Dallas is now in Reed's guard.
Dallas throws a big elbow that misses.
Reed is trying to keep Dallas in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is controlling Dallas's posture.
Reed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed trying to control the position.
Dallas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reed's head.

Dallas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dallas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reed is keeping the position for now.
Dallas is working hard here to advance position.
Dallas being controlled here momentarily.
Dallas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed pulls Dallas in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dallas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dallas wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Dallas lands a couple of elbows.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed is pulling down on Dallas's head to control his posture.
Dallas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Dallas's shoulder, as Dallas tries to avoid the shot.
Reed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dallas looks to land a left hand but Reed moved out of range nicely.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed throws a front kick aimed at Dallas's knee but Dallas avoids it well.
Reed swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dallas.
It looked like Dallas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reed checks a leg kick.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ben Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dallas cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dallas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dallas throws a big shot that misses.
Dallas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Dallas slips the punch.
Dallas tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily
and Reed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dallas is able to avoid easily.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dallas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dallas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Dallas misses.
Good shot there by Dallas.
Dallas tries to move into range but Reed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dallas throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dallas throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Dallas lands a body shot.
Dallas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reed swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
Reed lands a jab to the nose.
Dallas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Dallas blocks a head kick by Reed.
Dallas misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed shapes to counter with a head kick.

Dallas gets a double leg takedown into Reed's guard.
Dallas prevents Reed from getting back to his feet.
Reed has Dallas pulled in close to control his posture.
Reed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Korben Dallas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dallas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reed's corner calls for a 1-2. Reed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Reed gets caught napping as Dallas dives in and scores a takedown. Reed manages to retain guard.
Reed trying to control the position here.
Dallas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dallas looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dallas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Dallas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dallas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed wants to stand up but Dallas is controlling him.
Dallas working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dallas throwing strikes but missing.
Dallas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reed wants to stand but Dallas is controlling the position.
Reed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reed pulls Dallas in close to prevent any damage.
Reed wants to stand and escape but Dallas is having none of it.
Dallas is looking to work some ground and pound but Reed has wrist control.
Reed is trying to control the position but Dallas postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reed pulls Dallas in close to his closed guard and prevents Dallas from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reed misses with a hook. Dallas ducked under it nicely.
Dallas misses with a right hand
and Reed counters with a body kick that stops Dallas in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Dallas works Reed's body with a nice hook.
Reed misses the body punch
and Dallas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dallas slips under a jab from Reed.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dallas manages to avoid it.
Dallas lands with a nice body punch.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dallas looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed scores with a push kick.
Dallas lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dallas moves away from the strike by Reed.
Dallas motions for Reed to come forward. Dallas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dallas thows a leg kick but Reed checks it
and Reed counters with a thumping low kick.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dallas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed throws a lazy body kick
and Dallas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dallas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dallas swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dallas drives through and clinches with Reed against the cage.
Dallas throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas tries to circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage.
Dallas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dallas has Reed pressed against the cage.
Dallas tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
I was talking to Dallas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Dallas slips the punch.
Dallas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reed. Reed obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas cracks Reed with a good jab.
Reed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dallas lands with a nice body punch.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Dallas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reed's head backwards.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dallas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dallas throws a body shot but no joy.

Dallas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reed manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reed not doing much here.
Dallas wants to control but Reed is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Korben Dallas.
I think Dallas 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Korben Dallas!
Korben Dallas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.