PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Party Hard- Andrew WK. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Reus
vs
Underwood

181 cm
19
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thurston Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reus rushes Underwood and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Underwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Reus stalling.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Underwood taking a breather.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Underwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reus misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Reus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Underwood is defending well for now.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Reus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Underwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reus is defending well for now.
Reus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Underwood's efforts to push away.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Reus.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Underwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reus has him pressed against the ropes.
Reus missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus lands a good knee to the midsection. Underwood won't want to take too many of those.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Underwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
Reus stalls.
Reus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reus lands an elbow that stopped Underwood in his tracks for a moment.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Underwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Underwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Reus.
Underwood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Underwood can turn it around.
Reus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Underwood is defending well for now.
Underwood managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reus lands a nice knee to the body.
Underwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus stalling.
Underwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Reus looking to throw knees to the head but Underwood is blocking nicely.
Reus misses with a knee to the head.
Reus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Reus.
Reus trying to stall but Underwood improves his position.
Underwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Underwood blocks it.
Reus leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Reus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.
Reus lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Reus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reus closes the distance and clinches.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Underwood managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Underwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Reus looking to stall.
Underwood is trying to force a seperation but Reus has the dominant position.
Underwood trying to stall but Reus improves his position.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood blocks an elbow strike.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underwood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus lands a nice elbow.
Reus has Underwood pressed against the ropes.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Underwood tries to circle away but Reus has him pinned against the ropes.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
Reus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Underwood's defenses.
Underwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus stalling in the clinch but Underwood improves position.
Reus misses with an elbow over the top.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.
Reus trying to control the position but instead, Underwood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reus into the ropes.
Underwood is trying to stall.
Underwood managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
Reus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Underwood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a body punch but Reus moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Underwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Underwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Reus, which made it look bad.
Underwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Reus is just out of range.
Reus throws a big counter combination but Underwood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Reus drives through and clinches with Underwood against the ropes.
Underwood blocks an elbow strike from Reus.
Reus trying to stall but Underwood improves his position.
Darren Reus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reus lands a knee to the head.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Underwood tries to circle away but Reus has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus throws an elbow but it misses.
Underwood tries to break the clinch but Reus is controlling the position.
Reus is looking to control Underwood's arms but Underwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reus has his back to the ropes.
Reus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
Underwood tries to pull guard but Reus holds him up against the ropes and eventually Underwood drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Reus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reus has managed to clinch.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Reus.
Underwood dodges an elbow strike from Reus.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Reus has double underhooks.
Underwood working hard to break the clinch.
Underwood working hard to break the clinch.
Reus misses with a knee to the head.
Reus has Underwood pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
Reus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Underwood's efforts to push away.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
Reus pushes off an throws an elbow but Underwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
Reus keeps control of Underwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Underwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Underwood stalling in the clinch but Reus improves position.
Underwood seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reus throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Reus misses with an elbow strike.

Underwood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Underwood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Reus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reus tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood wants to control from the top but Reus keeps moving.
Underwood won't allow Reus to get back to his feet.
Underwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Reus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Underwood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Underwood.
Underwood wants to control from the top but Reus keeps moving.
Underwood passes Reus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reus throws a strike from the bottom but Underwood passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Underwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reus keeps working.
Underwood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Underwood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reus!
Underwood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Underwood working the ground and pound effectively.
Thurston Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Reus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Darren Reus!

Darren Reus wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Darren Reus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.