PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reynolds
vs
Warner

180 cm
21
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Plays chess

BADGER MILK!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Warner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Warner waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Warner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Warner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reynolds wants to control but Warner postures up.
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Warner working the ground and pound.
Warner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warner is putting a hurting on Reynolds here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Reynolds's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Warner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep.
Warner throws a strike aimed at the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds avoids it well.
Warner prevents Reynolds from escaping the position.
Reynolds is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Warner off and has taken his back!
Warner covers up after that shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds doesn't have the hooks in and Warner manages to turn into his guard.
Reynolds lands a decent shot there.
Warner wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is keeping the position.
Reynolds has control of Warner's left arm, preventing Warner from doing any damage.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warner missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reynolds trying to control the action but Warner is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warner is staying active underneath Reynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Warner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Warner tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
Warner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reynolds passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Warner!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Warner is trying desperately to improve position.
Reynolds controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reynolds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warner?
Warner is looking to improve his position but Reynolds isn't that keen on the idea.
Warner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reynolds looking to finish Warner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warner!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Warner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reynolds wants to control the pace but Warner is squirming around nicely.
Warner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Reynolds working for a submission but Warner is keeping him at bay.
Warner is working to get back to half guard.
Warner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Warner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reynolds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warner tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Reynolds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Warner looking for a sweep. Not yet Warner, not yet.

Warner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reynolds passes into half guard.
Warner manages to get to full guard.
Warner striking off his back but it's not causing Reynolds any problems.
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynolds works over Warner with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warner wants to hit a switch here but Reynolds passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Warner there!
Reynolds controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner tries to reverse the position but Reynolds maintains control.
Reynolds with the ground and pound from mount.
Reynolds prevents Warner from getting the reversal.
Reynolds in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Reynolds looking to secure an arm triangle but Warner defends it well.
Warner gets back to half guard.

Reynolds wants to work for an arm triangle but Warner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reynolds takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reynolds stalling away here and it's allowed Warner to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Warner keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Warner keeping full guard, as Reynolds tries to pass.
Warner wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Reynolds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Warner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Warner looking for a guillotine here but Reynolds defends easily.
Reynolds slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner punching from the bottom.
Warner tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
Warner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Warner wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Reynolds is pushing down on Warner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Warner is fighting to maintain full guard but Reynolds has managed to sneak the leg through.
Warner is looking to get back to is feet but Reynolds passes into side control.

Reynolds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Warner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reynolds.
Warner missing with punches from the bottom.
Warner manages to get to full guard.
Warner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reynolds's guard.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Warner is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Warner won't allow Reynolds to sweep him here.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Warner is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Reynolds dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reynolds throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Warner misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
Warner wants to clinch

and Reynolds counters with a single leg into guard. Warner didn't expect that.
Edgar Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warner keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warner trying to strike off his back.
Warner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Warner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds stays in close to Warner's body and controls the position.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Warner.
Reynolds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Warner doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Reynolds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
Warner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reynolds wants to get back to full guard.
Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to control but can't.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position.
Warner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warner wants to stand but Reynolds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reynolds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Warner.
Chad Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds tries to clinch

and Warner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Warner can't break the clinch.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Warner's ribcage.

Reynolds manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds walks into a left hand.
Warner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reynolds.
Warner tries to clinch up.

Reynolds has managed to clinch.
Warner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reynolds pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Warner won't allow it.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
Warner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warner avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Warner scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Warner takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds looking for a takedown.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Warner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Warner avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Warner in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Warner.
A right handed body shot lands from Reynolds.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warner.
Edgar Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Warner.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Reynolds!