PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Like Me. Wayne has chosen Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kenneth Wayne enters the cage!

Reach
vs
Wayne

195 cm
28
189 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

191 cm
31
186 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reach's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Reach blocks the low kick.
Reach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Reach throws a low kick, looking for Wayne's leg but Wayne calmly moves out of range.
Reach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Reach lands a front kick.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wayne tries a low kick but Reach avoids it.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reach.
Wayne keeps Reach at a distance using the push kick.
Reach tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne moves out of range as Reach strikes.
Crunch! Reach slams his shin into Wayne's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Reach moves away and avoids it.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reach will feel that in the morning.
Reach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Wayne lands a head shot.
Reach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reach lands a glancing blow to the side of Wayne's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Reach throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reach moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reach throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Reach is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Reach moves out of range easily.
Wayne feints and then cracks Reach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reach down.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body
and Reach counters with a leg kick.
Wayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Reach.
Reach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wayne. Wayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but Reach is out of range.
Reach wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reach blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Reach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reach.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Wayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reach swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reach thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reach wants to clinch but Wayne slips to the side
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reach had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wayne wants to slow Reach down by chopping away at his legs.
And Reach counters with a quick kick to the body but Wayne blocks it.
Reach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reach scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wayne. That did some damage!
Wayne throws a head kick that Reach semi-blocks.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reach misses with a straight left.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Reach moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Reach thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reach avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reach lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Wayne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wayne lands a jab.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reach cracks Wayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Reach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reach slips under a jab.
Reach seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
Reach throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach looks to clinch
and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wayne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Reach off balance momentarily.
Reach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reach might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Reach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Reach looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne swings for the body but Reach moves out of range.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Reach ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Reach.

Reach instigates a clinch.
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!
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Reach avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Reach holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reach lands a left hand.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wayne.
Reach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Reach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reachs head.
Reach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Reach tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Reach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wayne's defenses.

It looks like Kenneth Wayne has been cut.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Reach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
Reach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reach lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Reach lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Reach blocks an uppercut.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnny Reach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reach avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Reach, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Reach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne throws a hook but Reach avoids it easily.
It looked like Reach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reach is able to avoid easily.
Reach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Reach has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne tries to break free but Reach pushes him back against the cage.
Reach scores with a shoulder strike.
Reach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Reach blocking some punches.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenneth Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wayne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Reach instigates a clinch.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Reach.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Reach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Reach lands a right hand.
Wayne tries to break free but Reach pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne lands an elbow just above Reach 's eye.
Wayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reach throws an elbow but misses.
Reach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reach pushes Wayne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reach.
Wayne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reach seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wayne can turn it around.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Reach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reach connects with a knee to the head.
Reach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayne is trying to push Reach away but Reach has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Reach.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Reach checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Reach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Reach steps away.
Reach slips a jab from Wayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Wayne staying out of range there.
Reach misses with a body kick.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reach.
Reach moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Reach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Reach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Reach.
Reach's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reach duly obliges.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Reach throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reach.
That kick from Reach tenderised Wayne's leg. Wayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Reach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
Wayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reach cracks the inside of Wayne's front leg.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Reach ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne throws a push kick but Reach slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne misses with a hook. Reach ducked under it nicely.
Reach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Reach is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wayne.
Reach misses with a looping left.
Reach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wayne's head.
Reach slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Reach misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Reach clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wayne throws a leg kick but Reach checks it.
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reach feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Wayne misses with a hook.
It looked like Reach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Reach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Reach checks a low kick from Wayne.
Reach throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
Reach throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach checks the leg kick.
Wayne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reach.
Reach fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Reach should have avoided that one.
Reach feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Reach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reach seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reach wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Reach throws a leg kick but Wayne moved away.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne cracks the inside of Reach's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne counters with a body kick.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reach dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Reach wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reach looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Reach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Reach.
Reach cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Reach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Reach sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with the punch.
Reach blocks a low kick nicely.
Reach throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne walks into a jab.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reach is out of range.
Reach tried to counter with a leg kick but Wayne avoided it.
Reach tries to score with a low kick but Wayne moves his leg out of the way.
Reach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Reach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Reach is wise to it.
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wayne throws a jab when Reach was well out of range.
Reach throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Reach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reach.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reach doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne throws a leg kick that misses.
Wayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reach in his tracks.
Reach checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Reach throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Reach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne throws a combination. Reach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Wayne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wayne blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reach.
Reach tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Reach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.

Reach closes the distance and clinches.
Wayne lands an elbow inside that Reach shrugs off.
Wayne avoiding damage as Reach throws knees to the body.
Reach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Reach uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Reach controls the action.
Reach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reach.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Reach.
Nice body punch from Reach - that landed with a thud.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Reach uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Reach.
Reach scores with a shoulder strike.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Reach.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
A right hand to the body from Reach.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Reach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnny Reach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Reach lands a left hand.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Reach working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Reach.
Kenneth Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reach lands a nice elbow.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach working aggressively here.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Reach.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reach.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reach lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Reach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
Kenneth Wayne is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kenneth Wayne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.