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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 Hilo, Alex Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds swinging wildly here.
Leonard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Leonard rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonard misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leonard walks away with a smile on his face. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reynolds as he jumps to the side.
Leonard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combo that has Leonard backing up. Leonard nods at Reynolds to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard takes the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds tries to score a body lock takedown but Leonard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leonard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Leonard.
Leonard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leonard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard is stalling here.
Leonard trying to land knees to the body.
Leonard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Leonard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Leonard avoiding damage.
Reynolds tries for a takedown but Leonard manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonard.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Leonard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leonard misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Leonard.
Leonard stalling the fight.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Leonard throws knees to the body.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leonard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leonard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Leonard lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonard lands a body punch.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leonard smiles and moves away.
Leonard moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leonard as Reynolds tries to tie him up.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard stalling.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leonard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leonard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard trying to land knees to the body.
Leonard just leaning against Reynolds, taking a breather.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Leonard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leonard gets the takedown into side control.
Reynolds is trying to control Leonard's posture but Leonard avoids it.
Reynolds dodges the ground and pound from Leonard.
Reynolds is trying to control Leonard's posture but Leonard avoids it.
Reynolds manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reynolds trying to control here.
Reynolds tries to roll over but Leonard keeps him under control.
Reynolds is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Leonard has control of the leg.
Leonard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reynolds trying to control from the bottom.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Leonard in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leonard lands a nice short elbow.
Reynolds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leonard throwing strikes but missing.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonard is one step ahead there.
Leonard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leonard throws an elbow that misses. Reynolds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leonard's guard. Nice move by Reynolds!
Leonard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Leonard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard keeps trying to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leonard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reynolds drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reynolds jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leonard pulls Reynolds in close to prevent any damage.
Leonard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reynolds wants to sweep here but Leonard controlling him for the moment.
Leonard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leonard stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leonard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynolds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throwing strikes but missing.
Leonard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leonard postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leonard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leonard distracts Reynolds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leonard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leonard throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
Leonard preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leonard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leonard trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Leonard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leonard lands a couple of digs.
Leonard trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Leonard works over Reynolds with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leonard working some strikes from top position.
Leonard lands a couple of elbows.
Leonard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leonard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Leonard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard is in close to Reynolds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leonard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leonard cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
Reynolds is rocked!
Jay Leonard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leonard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Reynolds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds has momentary wrist control but Leonard slips an elbow through the middle.
Leonard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leonard loads up on a big left hand. Reynolds felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Leonard looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Reynolds can't hide his disappointment, as Leonard celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Leonard!
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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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