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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Reid will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Reid!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Santos tries for a takedown but Reid circles away easily
enabling Reid to counter with a crisp jab.
Reid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
enabling Reid to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Reid throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
Reid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reid to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reid as he avoids it easily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reid but Reid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Reid.
Reid cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Santos has Reid up against the cage in a clinch.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Santos wants to clinch but Reid slips to the side
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Reid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Reid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santos tries to clinch but Reid moves away
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
Reid throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
Reid lands the left hand.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Reid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Reid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Reid swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Reid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reid cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harry Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reid counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos slips a straight right by Reid.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reid circles away.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reid 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Santos just content to control the position.
Reid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos tries for a kimura but Reid is defending well.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos controls the position from side control.
Santos advances to mount.
Reid is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
Santos looking to control but Reid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos throwing strikes here but Reid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reid is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Santos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santos fails with the takedown
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reid connects with a body shot.
Reid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reid on his heels. He'll look to pass Reid's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos prevents Reid from getting back to his feet.
Reid being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Reid is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos tries to stand but Reid is controlling his head.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reid keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos in side control, throwing shots but Reid defends.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Reid.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reid throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reid 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Reid!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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