|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Macfarlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigns comes to the cage accompanied by Sail by AWOLNATION . 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.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
19
256 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
160 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Macfarlane!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macfarlane moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
Reigns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macfarlane circles away quickly and effectively.
Macfarlane moves into the clinch.
Reigns jumps guard and drags Macfarlane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reigns being controlled here, momentarily.
Macfarlane is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reigns is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reigns has escaped and now he's on top!
Macfarlane wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Reigns is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macfarlane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reigns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macfarlane controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Reigns wants to control but Macfarlane is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macfarlane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macfarlane wants to control the action here but instead Reigns manages to pass to full mount!
Reigns working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Macfarlane is looking to improve his position but Reigns isn't that keen on the idea.
Reigns looking to finish Macfarlane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Macfarlane!
Reigns tries to control but Macfarlane wriggling away.
Macfarlane working to try and regain half guard.
Macfarlane tries to improve his position but instead Reigns has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane wants to get back to his feet.
Reigns working for the choke.
Macfarlane preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Reigns.
A lull in the action here.
Macfarlane tries to break free.
Reigns connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Macfarlane to escape the position.
Macfarlane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reigns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macfarlane tries to escape but Reigns has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane trying to control the hands but Reigns breaks the grip.
I really don't envy Macfarlane right now.
Macfarlane keeps trying to improve his position.
Macfarlane staying busy and making it hard for Reigns to control.
Macfarlane is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Reigns is not going to allow Macfarlane to sit and survive in this position.
Macfarlane wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reigns has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Macfarlane has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Reigns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Macfarlane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macfarlane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reigns is fending him off so far but Macfarlane persists. Nope, Reigns circles away and we're back to standing.
Macfarlane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macfarlane wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Macfarlane!
It looks like Roman Reigns has been cut.
Macfarlane moves into the clinch successfully.
Macfarlane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macfarlane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macfarlane is pushing Reigns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reigns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macfarlane can do to turn this around?
Reigns is working for takedown but Macfarlane is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macfarlane is looking to break free of the clinch but Reigns has double underhooks.
Reigns is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Macfarlane is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Reigns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns successfully pulls guard.
Reigns is trying to control the position but Macfarlane postures up.
Macfarlane throwing strikes from guard but Reigns blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macfarlane drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reigns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reigns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reigns!
Reigns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macfarlane keeps working.
Macfarlane pushes Reigns away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reigns gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane looks to move to half guard but instead Reigns has passed into mount! Damn!
Reigns avoids the attempt from Macfarlane to control.
Roman Reigns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Macfarlane working to try and regain half guard.
Macfarlane reaches up to try and control the position but Reigns seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Macfarlane rolls and tries to escape and now Reigns has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane trying to control but not successfully.
Reigns is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Macfarlane wants to escape the position.
Macfarlane prevents Reigns from getting a body triangle.
Macfarlane can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane trying to get back to his feet but Reigns is in full control for now.
Macfarlane prevents Reigns from getting a body triangle.
Reigns keeps control of the position as Macfarlane tries to break free.
Reigns avoiding Macfarlane 's attempts to control his hands.
Macfarlane wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reigns trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Reigns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Reigns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Macfarlane fails with the takedown.
Macfarlane shoots for a double leg takedown but Reigns sprawls well. He's pushed Macfarlane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reigns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reigns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reigns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macfarlane is fending him off so far but Reigns persists. Nope, Macfarlane circles away and we're back to standing.
Macfarlane wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Reigns with that takedown attempt.
Macfarlane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns keeping full guard, as Macfarlane tries to pass.
Reigns is looking for a triangle but Macfarlane pushes his legs off easily.
Macfarlane scoring with some ground and pound.
Reigns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Macfarlane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reigns being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reigns keeping full guard, as Macfarlane tries to pass.
Reigns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macfarlane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Macfarlane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macfarlane as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Reigns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macfarlane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reigns defends it nicely.
No luck for Macfarlane with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Macfarlane. Beautiful body shot.
Reigns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macfarlane.
Macfarlane clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macfarlane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macfarlane misses with a few strikes there.
Macfarlane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reigns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Macfarlane.
It looked like Reigns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Macfarlane.
A combination from Macfarlane does no damage.
Macfarlane tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macfarlane stuffs the takedown attempt from Reigns. Reigns gets slowly back to his feet.
Macfarlane wants to counter with a clinch but Reigns pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Macfarlane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reigns 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Reigns!
Our winner, Roman Reigns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Stephen Macfarlane had this to say: 'I got caught'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
27% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
