PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Freezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jay Freezer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Reynolds
vs
Freezer

201 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
171 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Freezer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freezer tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Freezer sizes up Reynolds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Reynolds has Freezer up against the cage in a clinch.
Freezer misses with a knee strike.
Freezer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but Freezer has double underhooks.
Freezer looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Freezer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freezer looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Freezer.
Freezer tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Freezer.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reynolds.
Knees to the body from Freezer.
Freezer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freezer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freezer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Freezer looks gassed!
Freezer trying to stall but Reynolds improves his position.

Reynolds has hold of one of Freezer's legs. Freezer is fighting the takedown attempt but Reynolds gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freezer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reynolds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Reynolds wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Reynolds shoots in and bounces Freezer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds drops back, looking for a kneebar! Freezer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Freezer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Freezer!
Reynolds is looking to regain half guard here but Freezer keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freezer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Reynolds gets full guard.

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

Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Freezer defends well.
Reynolds lands an upkick as Freezer stands over him.

Reynolds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reynolds is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Freezer has his hands clasped together but Reynolds extends an breaks Freezer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Reynolds.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Reynolds!