PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzz Aira Goiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvin Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goiti comes to the cage accompanied by Vaacooolaw!!!. Reyes has chosen D' Awassss as his entrance music. 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?

Aira Goiti
vs
Reyes

196 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fritzz Aira Goiti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvin Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reyes gets a clinch.

Reyes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Goiti uses from the top position.
Reyes wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goiti is looking to stand up but Reyes won't let him.
Goiti preventing the sweep.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Goiti isn't so interested in that idea.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goiti throws a nice outside leg kick.

Reyes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reyes working some strikes from top position.
Goiti 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.
Goiti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reyes manages to get himself to full guard.
Goiti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goiti passes into half guard.
Reyes trying to hold on to Goiti's head to control him but Goiti postures up.
Reyes is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goiti looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reyes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Goiti is going to stand back up.
Reyes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Goiti stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Reyes looks gassed!

Goiti drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.

Goiti breaks the clinch.

Goiti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goiti prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Goiti wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
Goiti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reyes is staying active underneath Goiti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reyes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reyes looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Goiti from controlling successfully.

Goiti stands and steps away. Reyes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Goiti throws a series of strikes that have Reyes backpedaling.

Reyes feints and as Goiti raises his hands in defense, Reyes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Reyes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Goiti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goiti shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
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!
Goiti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goiti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Reyes misses.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Goiti tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Goiti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Elvin Reyes has been cut.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goiti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reyes can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goiti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goiti landing a few strikes.
Goiti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reyes's legs.
Goiti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Reyes is trying to get back to half guard.

Goiti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Goiti is looking to clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Reyes has managed to clinch.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goiti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reyes lands an elbow that stopped Goiti in his tracks for a moment.
Reyes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goiti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goiti shoots and misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goiti avoids the head kick by Reyes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goiti's corner calls for a 1-2. Goiti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Goiti rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goiti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritzz Aira Goiti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Goiti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Reyes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goiti to the mat! Goiti manages to get full guard.
Reyes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goiti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reyes chips away with some ground and pound.
Reyes working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reyes stands up over Goiti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reyes lands a couple of elbows.
Reyes works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Reyes is looking for a kimura but Goiti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reyes to get the leverage.

Reyes is working for a kimura but Goiti is defending it quite comfortably.
Goiti regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Goiti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Reyes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elvin Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elvin Reyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reyes avoids the head kick by Goiti.
Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goiti swivels and escapes.
Goiti tries to clinch up.

Reyes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reyes working a defensive guard here.
Elvin Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goiti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Reyes has his feet on Goiti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Goiti shoots in but no luck this time.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goiti but Goiti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goiti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Reyes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goiti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Reyes pushes Goiti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.
Fritzz Aira Goiti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvin Reyes.

Reyes closes the distance and clinches.

Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes is looking to clinch but Goiti is avoiding it.
Goiti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Reyes counters with a shoot takedown. Goiti fights it but they end up in guard.
Reyes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Reyes 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.

Goiti pushes Reyes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fritzz Aira Goiti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goiti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Goiti clinches with his opponent.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Goiti holds him up against the cage and eventually Reyes drops back down to his feet.

Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes tries to clinch but Goiti moves out of range.
Goiti tries to clinch up.
Goiti shoots in but no luck this time.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Goiti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goiti circles away.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt - Goiti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reyes tries to land a front kick but Goiti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Goiti drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goiti scoring with some ground and pound.
Goiti is fighting to break Reyes's control of his arms but Reyes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goiti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Goiti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reyes tries to escape but Goiti is in control.
Reyes can't do much from the bottom here.
Reyes is trying to get back to half guard.
Goiti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reyes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to kick Goiti off but Goiti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reyes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Reyes pushes Goiti up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Goiti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goiti wants to clinch.
Goiti throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Goiti circles away.
Reyes misses with a looping left.

Goiti drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Goiti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reyes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.

Goiti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fritzz Aira Goiti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes is looking to clinch.

Reyes clinches up against the cage.

Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes wants to clinch.
Reyes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goiti pinned against the cage. Goiti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goiti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Reyes instigates a clinch.

Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Goiti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goiti misses with the combination.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Goiti avoids it well.

Goiti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reyes lands some strikes from the bottom.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Goiti tries to pass.
Goiti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goiti wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.
Goiti postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reyes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Goiti instigates a clinch.
Goiti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goiti managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fritzz Aira Goiti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elvin Reyes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A jab from Reyes misses.
Goiti wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Goiti tries to clinch up

and Reyes counters with a single leg into guard. Goiti didn't expect that.
Goiti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reyes is controlling him.
Goiti keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goiti is trying to control the position but Reyes postures up.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Goiti keeps moving.
Goiti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goiti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goiti keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goiti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goiti off to one side.
Reyes shoots in and drives through. Goiti sprawls well.
A combination from Goiti does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Goiti.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Reyes gets a takedown into half guard.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goiti moves into full guard.

Goiti is working an open guard so Reyes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Reyes feints and as Goiti raises his hands in defense, Reyes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goiti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Goiti wants to sweep but no luck.
Goiti is working hard here to advance position.
Goiti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reyes.
Reyes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goiti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reyes's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goiti stands up and waves to Reyes to follow him.
No luck for Reyes with that takedown attempt.
Fritzz Aira Goiti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvin Reyes.

Goiti has managed to clinch.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Goiti holds him up against the cage and eventually Reyes drops back down to his feet.

Reyes wants the takedown. Goiti is fighting it off but Reyes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goiti's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goiti working a defensive guard here.

Goiti pushes Reyes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Goiti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goiti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goiti.
Goiti doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Goiti.
Goiti misses with a combination
and Reyes counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Reyes tries to keep at a distance but Goiti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goiti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reyes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goiti is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Goiti.

Reyes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Goiti uses from the top position.

Reyes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goiti landing some decent shots from guard.
Reyes 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.
Reyes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Goiti postures up.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reyes wants to stand and escape but Goiti is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Reyes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goiti.
Good exchange - Reyes coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goiti clinches but Reyes breaks the clinch
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Goiti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Goiti working Reyes over with strikes.

Goiti decides to return to a standing position.
Goiti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goiti.
Goiti tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.

Goiti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Reyes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goiti is one step ahead there.
Reyes looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reyes pushes a forearm under Goiti's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Goiti is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elvin Reyes!