PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and buzz cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Reid
vs
cola

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, buzz cola!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
cola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid stuffs the takedown attempt from cola. cola gets slowly back to his feet.
Reid tries for a takedown but cola circles away easily
and cola counters with a leg kick.

cola clinches up against the cage.
Reid prevents cola from breaking the clinch.
Reid tries to score a body lock takedown but cola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. cola avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but cola blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but cola is controlling him.
Reid wants to stall.

cola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
cola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reid.
cola misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cola doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Reid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

cola has his foot on Reid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reid works his way back into a safe position though.

cola looking for a guillotine here but Reid defends easily.
cola 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.
Reid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
cola looks gassed!
Reid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cola is keeping the position for now.
Reid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid is working hard here to advance position.
cola has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reid tries to free his leg and advance position but cola is retaining full guard.
cola wants to stand but Reid is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reid with a poor takedown

and cola counters by moving into the clinch.
Reid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. cola fights it off and pushes away nicely.

cola rushes Reid and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. cola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reid has his takedown stuffed

and cola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
cola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
cola advances to half guard.
cola wants to control but Reid is keeping him busy.
Reid wants to control but cola is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cola moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cola lands a few punches from side control.
cola is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reid is trying to get back to his feet.
cola trying to control the position but Reid is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

cola stands up and beckons Reid to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

cola closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - cola lands in his opponent's guard.
cola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
cola trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. cola defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid 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.
cola looking to pass the guard.
Reid has a closed guard, preventing cola from standing up.

That's two 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.
cola sitting in guard here, content to control.
cola won't allow Reid to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reid misses with a takedown attempt

and cola counters with a single leg into guard. Reid didn't expect that.
cola is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
cola wanted to stand there but Reid had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cola wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Reid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
cola would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in cola's guard.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
cola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
cola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reid is one step ahead there.

Reid stands and steps away. cola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
cola fails with the takedown

and Reid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
cola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reid.
cola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reid trying to move into half guard but instead cola has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but buzz cola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

cola with a poor takedown

and Reid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reid.
Reid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cola is keeping the position for now.
cola wants to stand up but Reid is controlling him.
cola throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
cola working a defensive guard here.
David Reid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reid wants to control from the top but cola keeps moving.
cola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cola is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reid fails with the takedown

so cola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reid keeping moving, preventing cola from controlling successfully.
Reid is trying to control the position but cola postures up.
cola trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Reid looking for a sweep. Not yet Reid, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cola with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as cola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
cola wanted to stand there but Reid had control of the position.
cola trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reid with a lazy takedown attempt

and cola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
cola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cola works a leg free and moves into half guard.
cola is trying to control. Reid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reid wants to improve his position but cola is controlling well.
cola is keen to just control but Reid is a slippery customer.
cola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt

and Reid counters with a single leg into guard. cola didn't expect that.

cola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
cola trying to keep a closed guard but Reid is proving a slippery customer.
Reid tries to free his leg and advance position but cola is retaining full guard.
David Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid stops cola from standing up.
buzz cola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

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 David Reid.
Well cola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... buzz cola!