PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo Muriel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Muriel
vs
Reynolds

187 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel misses with a two punch combination.
Muriel throws a series of punches but Reynolds avoids them all with ease.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Muriel throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Muriel does no damage.
Reynolds cracks Muriel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muriel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reynolds.

Muriel has managed to clinch.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muriel is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Muriel stalling the fight.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Muriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Muriel just leaning against Reynolds, taking a breather.
Muriel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muriel cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
Muriel lands with a right to the head.
Muriel working aggressively here.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muriel.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Muriel.
Muriel misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muriel.
Muriel stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel.
Muriel is working Reynolds over against the cage.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Muriel fails to land.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Muriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Muriel.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Muriel tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Muriel fails to land.
Muriel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage.
The referee calls for Muriel to work.
Muriel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy.
Muriel managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Muriel tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Muriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel.
Reynolds is trying to force a seperation but Muriel has the dominant position.
Muriel is pushing Reynolds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muriel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reynolds up against the cage.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Muriel controls his hands.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Muriel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Muriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernardo Muriel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice combination there by Muriel.
Reynolds lands with a hook. Muriel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muriel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Muriel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bernardo Muriel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muriel lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Muriel digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank.
Muriel blocks an elbow strike.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Muriel stalling.
A short right from Muriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Muriel.
Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muriel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Muriel.
Muriel tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
Muriel prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
Muriel gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Reynolds is rocked!
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Muriel finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muriel unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Reynolds! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Muriel is unloading with more strikes now! Reynolds drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Muriel!
Bernardo Muriel retains his light heavyweight title!
Bernardo Muriel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.