PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oj Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oj Simpson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Simpson
vs
Reyes

179 cm
24
195 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oj Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reyes scores with a nice head shot.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simpson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simpson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reyes eats them both and turns towards Simpson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Simpson. Those never looked like landing.
Simpson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Simpson.
Simpson looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reyes digs a good hook to Simpson's body.
Simpson throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson scores with a shot to the body.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpson.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Simpson.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Reyes scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Oj Simpson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
A low kick from Simpson misses
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Reyes.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Reyes slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.

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.
Simpson swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses the jab.
Reyes takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Simpson slips under a jab.
Simpson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Simpson backing up. Simpson nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oj Simpson's cut.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Simpson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Reyes.

Simpson darts in and clinches Reyes up against the cage.

Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Reyes misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with a three punch combo that has Reyes backing up. Reyes nods at Simpson to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simpson, as that shot connected.
Jab by Simpson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a right hand that misses
and Simpson counters with a right hand to the body.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simpson to score with a decent uppercut.
Christopher Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simpson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Reyes checks it.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Reyes throws a right hand that misses
and Simpson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reyes is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a combination
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simpson thinking.
Simpson is looking to wear down Reyes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simpson cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Reyes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson counters with a thumping low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Reyes lands with a straight right. Simpson didn't see that one coming.
Simpson tries a low kick but Reyes avoids it.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simpson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a low kick.
Simpson throws a head kick that Reyes semi-blocks.

It looks like Christopher Reyes has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simpson.
Simpson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simpson.
Reyes misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with an outside leg kick.
Simpson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Oj Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oj Simpson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Simpson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a leg kick.
Simpson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simpson throws a leg kick
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simpson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Simpson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reyes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reyes misses with a double jab

and Simpson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Simpson trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes is controlling Simpson's posture.
Simpson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Simpson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oj Simpson.
Simpson wants to land a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simpson slips under a jab from Reyes.
Reyes with a hook.
Simpson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a combination
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simpson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simpson defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reyes throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reyes's knee momentarily.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Simpson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simpson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes scores with a jab. Simpson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simpson lands a head kick. Reyes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simpson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simpson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oj Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simpson 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oj Simpson!
Oj Simpson is the new middleweight champion!