PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otto Brandenburg - Når en Sailor Går i Land. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Reed
vs
Gaard

185 cm
27
173 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
178 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed swings for the body but Gaard moves out of range.
Reed fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaard misses with a double jab.
Gaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Gaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaard.

It looks like Terrell Reed has been cut.
Gaard moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaard swings away with a body shot that misses

and Reed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reed.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaard defending well though.
Reed frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gaard hang on?
Gaard is desperately trying to improve his position but Reed has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Reed connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reed cracks Gaard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gaard blocking the ground and pound.
Reed throws some wild stikes that Gaard manages to avoid easily.
Gaard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reed with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking to finish Gaard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gaard!
Gaard regains half guard.
Reed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reed controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gaard trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Reed working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Gaard.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Gaard saw that one coming.
Gaard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Gaard is rocked!
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reed.
Gaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaard.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaard.
Gaard throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
Gaard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keast Gaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Gaard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Gaard throws a big shot that misses.
Gaard drops his hands momentarily and Reed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Gaard.
Gaard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaard throws a sloppy body shot

so Reed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gaard is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terrell Reed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reed connects with a couple of short punches.
Reed thows a big elbow that misses.
Gaard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gaard being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gaard for as long as he can get away with.
Reed trying to control but Gaard is working from the bottom.
Gaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reed passes Gaard's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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.
Gaard taking some punishment here, with Reed in his half guard.
Reed is looking to take a break and control but Gaard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gaard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaard moves away from the strike by Reed.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.

Reed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reed fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gaard tries to bench press Reed off him but Reed keeps the position.
Reed landing a few strikes.
Reed working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Gaard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reed.
Sloppy strikes there by Reed.
Gaard is looking for a sweep.
Gaard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reed wants to control but Gaard is keeping him busy.
Reed lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reed throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reed trying to control the action but Gaard is working from the bottom.

Reed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reed wants to control but Gaard is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaard is looking to get back to his feet here but Reed is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gaard's back.
Reed scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gaard is looking for a way out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Reed is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gaard has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Reed looking for the choke but no joy.
Gaard is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gaard misses with a combination

and Reed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reed is working Gaard over against the cage.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Gaard avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaard controls his hands.
Gaard can't break the clinch.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands a body shot.
Gaard wants to break free but Reed has control.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Gaard avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Gaard controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gaard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Gaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gaard prevents a body shot from Reed.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaard controls his hands.
Reed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaard prevents the takedown attempt.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaard can do to turn this around?
Reed scores with a hook to the body.
Gaard is trying to break free.
Reed cracks Gaard with a nice body shot.
Gaard wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaard gets underhooks to prevent Reed's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Reed tightens his grip and picks Gaard up, before dumping him to the ground. Gaard manages to land in guard.
Reed 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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaard is keeping the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gaard wants to sweep here but Reed controlling him for the moment.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed wants to control from the top but Gaard keeps moving.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaard has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reed throws a strike but Gaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reed has his hands on Gaard's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed had his way with Keast Gaard in that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Reed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaard.
Gaard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reed rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaard sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Gaard pushes him off.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaard works Reed's body with a nice hook.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Gaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaard scores with a shot to the body.
Gaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaard slips under a jab.
Gaard throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed takes a swing at Gaard's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Gaard misses its intended target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reed throws a hook but Gaard blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reed is looking to clinch.
Gaard scores with a jab to the head.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaard.
Gaard slaps away a takedown attempt from Reed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Gaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keast Gaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaard throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Gaard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaard throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Gaard looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Gaard scores with a jab to the body.
Reed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaard cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaard scores with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaard scores with a four punch combination!

Terrell Reed's cut is getting worse.
Gaard cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaard. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed takes one to the side of the head.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gaard.
Gaard lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
Gaard punishes Reed's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaard misses with a wild combination.
Reed throws a body punch but Gaard moves out of range.
Reed throws a hook but Gaard avoids it easily.
Gaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaard throws a left and a right that both miss

and Reed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gaard won't be happy with that.
Terrell Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control the action but Gaard is working from the bottom.
Gaard trying to remain calm as Reed controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Gaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Reed!
Terrell Reed retains his welterweight title!