PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reyes Bucanerro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Reyes
vs
Bucanerro

191 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cesar Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reyes Bucanerro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bucanerro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reyes is trying to defend but Bucanerro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bucanerro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reyes!
Reyes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bucanerro has hold of Reyes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reyes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reyes working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bucanerro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Reyes is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bucanerro working for a guillotine from mount but Reyes is in no mood to give up.
Reyes tries to hold on but Bucanerro pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucanerro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reyes regains half guard.
Reyes tries to roll over but Bucanerro keeps him under control.
Bucanerro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.
Still in half guard, Bucanerro seems content to control.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Bucanerro has control of the leg.

Reyes looking for subs from the bottom but Bucanerro mounts him!
Reyes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reyes is working hard here to advance position.
Bucanerro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying desperately to improve position.
Bucanerro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Bucanerro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Reyes is desperately trying to improve his position but Bucanerro has a good base and remains in mount.

Bucanerro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Reyes is surviving well by controlling Bucanerro's body position as best he can.
Reyes is working to get back to half guard.
Bucanerro tries to control but Reyes wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bucanerro unloads with some shots from mount but Reyes bucks and avoids them well.
Bucanerro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bucanerro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reyes can't escape the position.

Bucanerro working for a guillotine from mount but Reyes is in no mood to give up.
Reyes is trying desperately to improve position.
Bucanerro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bucanerro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Bucanerro's attempts to control the action.
Reyes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bucanerro.
Reyes gets back to half guard.
Bucanerro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bucanerro is trying to control the action in half guard but Reyes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reyes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bucanerro is working away from the top position though.
Reyes tries to roll over but Bucanerro keeps him under control.

Bucanerro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reyes sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bucanerro is looking to advance position but Reyes won't allow it.
Reyes trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reyes Bucanerro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bucanerro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bucanerro showed some decent athleticism there.
Bucanerro trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away.
Reyes is pressing down on Bucanerro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reyes working a defensive guard here.
Bucanerro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reyes is looking for a triangle but Bucanerro pushes his legs off easily.
Reyes trying to control the position.
Bucanerro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucanerro throws a big elbow that misses.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Bucanerro from controlling successfully.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bucanerro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Reyes working for a triangle but Bucanerro defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bucanerro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bucanerro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bucanerro wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bucanerro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reyes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reyes.
Reyes Bucanerro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bucanerro advances position into side control!
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
Reyes is being controlled here.
Reyes tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Reyes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bucanerro wants to control the pace but Reyes is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is desperately trying to improve his position but Bucanerro has a good base and remains in mount.
Bucanerro controlling the pace for now.
Reyes wants to control but Bucanerro is having none of it.
Bucanerro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reyes is looking to escape.
Bucanerro is landing with some decent strikes but Reyes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reyes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bucanerro looking to ground and pound but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Bucanerro controlling his opponent.
Reyes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucanerro controlling the pace for now.
Reyes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bucanerro trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bucanerro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Reyes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bucanerro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bucanerro controlling the position easily from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Bucanerro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reyes Bucanerro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bucanerro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reyes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bucanerro stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Bucanerro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Bucanerro is proving a slippery customer.
Bucanerro advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bucanerro controls the position.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes manages to get back to half guard.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Bucanerro is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bucanerro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bucanerro's back!
Reyes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bucanerro hold on?!
Bucanerro is really stuck here.
Reyes is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Reyes gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Reyes gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Reyes apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Bucanerro clinches.
Bucanerro has Reyes pushed against the cage.

Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucanerro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bucanerro throws a lazy uppercut
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Reyes tries to clinch but Bucanerro moves out of range.
Reyes dives in and grabs Bucanerro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bucanerro pushes down on Reyes's head and hops out.

Bucanerro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bucanerro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reyes controls the position for a moment.
Reyes struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to bench press Bucanerro off him but Bucanerro keeps the position.
Bucanerro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reyes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reyes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reyes is looking for a sweep. Bucanerro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reyes is trying to maintain the position but Bucanerro is very close to passing his half guard.
Bucanerro working Reyes over with strikes.

Bucanerro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reyes sees it coming and defends easily.

Bucanerro stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bucanerro drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.

Bucanerro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reyes uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reyes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bucanerro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bucanerro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reyes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Reyes looking to sit in guard and control but Bucanerro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reyes Bucanerro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bucanerro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reyes Bucanerro!