PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Reinhardt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On To The Next One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matsumoto
vs
Reinhardt

178 cm
36
170 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

184 cm
32
166 lbs
38 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Reinhardt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a looping overhand right but Matsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Reinhardt tries to land a front kick but Matsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsumoto throws the left hand but Reinhardt avoids the punch easily.
Matsumoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reinhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Reinhardt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsumoto.
Reinhardt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinhardt misses with the body kick
and Matsumoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Matsumoto misses.
A punch lands to the side of Matsumoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reinhardt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsumoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsumoto throws out a leg kick but Reinhardt moves out of range and Matsumoto only half commits.

Reinhardt shoots in and gets a takedown into Matsumoto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but Matsumoto blocks nicely.

Matsumoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matsumoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reinhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reinhardt looking to pass the guard.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsumoto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reinhardt passes into side control.
Matsumoto is looking for a sweep.
Reinhardt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Reinhardt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reinhardt with the ground and pound but Matsumoto regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt thows a huge punch but Matsumoto dodges it nicely.
Reinhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinhardt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reinhardt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reinhardt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reinhardt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reinhardt working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinhardt punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt with a couple of short strikes.
Reinhardt working Matsumoto over with strikes here.
Reinhardt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reinhardt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Matsumoto because Reinhardt loaded up on that one.
Matsumoto gets back to half guard.
Matsumoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinhardt looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Matsumoto moves out of range easily.
Reinhardt lands a jab to Matsumoto's midsection.
Reinhardt shoots in but Matsumoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick but Matsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Matsumoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reinhardt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsumoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reinhardt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matsumoto swivels and escapes.
Matsumoto lands with a straight right. Reinhardt didn't see that one coming.
Matsumoto moves forwards but Reinhardt connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Matsumoto as he checks the leg kick.
Reinhardt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
Matsumoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reinhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Reinhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Matsumoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinhardt cracks a nice hook into Matsumoto's ribs.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto lands a jab to the nose.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matsumoto sprawls well. Matsumoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reinhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Matsumoto scores with a hook to the body. Reinhardt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsumoto avoids a kick to the body.
Reinhardt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsumoto.
Reinhardt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matsumoto takes a step back to recover.
Reinhardt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reinhardt misses with a kick to the body.
Reinhardt lands an overhand right.
Matsumoto throws a low kick but Reinhardt moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a right hand
and Reinhardt counters with a low kick, right behind Matsumoto 's knee.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinhardt cracks Matsumoto with a good jab.
Matsumoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reinhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reinhardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsumoto's sensitive parts.
Reinhardt lands a nice looking body kick.
Reinhardt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matsumoto drops his hands momentarily and Reinhardt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reinhardt connects with a leg kick. Matsumoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsumoto.
Reinhardt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reinhardt throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a wild body kick that Reinhardt sees coming a mile off.
Matsumoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matsumoto swings for the body but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matsumoto takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinhardt misses with a body kick.
Matsumoto misses with a wild combination.
Reinhardt lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsumoto off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsumoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reinhardt scores with a jab. Matsumoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reinhardt, right into the meat.
Reinhardt moves out of range as Matsumoto throws a body kick.
Reinhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Reinhardt's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reinhardt.
Reinhardt fakes the leg kick and cracks Matsumoto in the body.
Matsumoto dodges the punch combination from Reinhardt.
Matsumoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Reinhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt fails to land the takedown.
Matsumoto lands with a shot to the body.
Reinhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Matsumoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reinhardt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matsumoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reinhardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reinhardt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsumoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reinhardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Matsumoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reinhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reinhardt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsumoto misses the jab.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Reinhardt tenderised Matsumoto's leg. Matsumoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reinhardt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!

Reinhardt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt working the ground and pound from side control.
Reinhardt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reinhardt lands a few punches from side control.
Reinhardt misses with the ground and pound.
Reinhardt in side control, throwing shots but Matsumoto defends.
The ground and pound from Reinhardt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Reinhardt scoring with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Reinhardt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Reinhardt.
Matsumoto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reinhardt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsumoto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reinhardt.
Reinhardt with the ground and pound but Matsumoto regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reinhardt 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
Victor Reinhardt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.