PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Amp
vs
Reynolds

182 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

191 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Amp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds moves forwards but Amp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Amp feints and then cracks Reynolds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reynolds down.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Amp.
Reynolds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Amp under the eye.
Nice cross by Amp.
Reynolds scores with a body shot.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Amp lands with a right hand.
Amp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amp lands a nice shot that snaps Reynolds's head back.
A big left from Reynolds misses.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
It seemed like Reynolds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reynolds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amp to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Amp lands a nice shot that snaps Reynolds's head back.
Amp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds misses with a lunging right hand
and Amp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amp missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amp throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amp misses with a wild combination.
Amp has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amp.
Amp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a right hand that Amp ducks under and follows up with a left that Amp also avoids with ease.
A jab from Amp misses.
Amp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds moves out of range as Amp strikes.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by Amp.
Amp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Amp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynolds cracks Amp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Amp fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Amp.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amp moves away.
Amp is looking to counter punch.
Reynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amp digs a good body shot into Reynolds's ribs.
Amp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Amp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amp.
It looked like Amp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reynolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A swing and a miss from Amp.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp misses with a looping left.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amp.
Reynolds misses with the combination.
Reynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amp throws an off balance right hand
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Amp missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amp throws out the jab.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amp throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds staying out of range there.
Reynolds doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
Amp swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Reynolds. Those never looked like landing.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Amp.
Amp misses with a lunging right hand
and Reynolds counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Michael Amp has been cut.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Amp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Reynolds has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Amp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amp misses with a looping right.
Amp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronaldo Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Amp's cut.
That's time! Amp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Amp misses with a hook.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Amp moves away and avoids it.

Amp closes the distance and clinches.
Amp has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Amp has Reynolds pressed against the cage, preventing Reynolds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds wants to break free but Amp has control.
Amp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amp throws a head punch that misses.
Amp pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amp misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Amp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reynolds's hands.
Amp moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a left hand
and Amp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amp thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amp.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Amp.
Reynolds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amp in his tracks.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amp.
Amp misses the jab.
Ronaldo Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amp moves forwards but Reynolds connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Amp rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Amp has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Amp is controlling him.
Amp is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amp lands a nice shot to the body.
Amp throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Amp blocks a jab.
Reynolds motions for Amp to come forward. Reynolds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds lands a jab.
Amp looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Amp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp lands with a straight right. Reynolds didn't see that one coming.
Amp thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
Amp slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Amp looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Amp avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amp finds it's way round the side to connect with Reynolds's head.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Amp moves out of range.
As Reynolds backs away, Amp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Amp lands a big head kick that sends Reynolds tumbling to the mat! Amp takes a step backwards and waves Reynolds back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Reynolds is rocked!

It looks like Ronaldo Reynolds has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Reynolds misses
and Amp counters with a big right hand! Oh Reynolds is in trouble here! Amp follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Amp!
Our winner, Michael Amp, 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.