PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sixpack (ranked 7903 p4p, 639 weight class) and Roman Reigns (ranked 4736 p4p, 460 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Sixpack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sixpack
vs
Reigns

180 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sixpack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reigns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sixpack was covering up waiting for the punch and Reigns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sixpack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reigns postures up in Sixpack's guard and throws a big left but Sixpack blocks it.
Reigns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sixpack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sixpack could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sixpack looking for a guillotine here but Reigns defends easily.
Sixpack looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reigns puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixpack trying to control here.
Sixpack controlling the position well.
Reigns is trying to control. Sixpack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reigns performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reigns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sixpack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reigns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sixpack closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reigns is trying to control Sixpack's posture but Sixpack avoids it.
Reigns is pushing Sixpack's head away, looking to escape. Sixpack manages to hold on to the position though.
Sixpack has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sixpack trying to control but Reigns is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sixpack prevents Reigns from getting the reversal.
Sixpack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reigns looks a forlorn figure.
Sixpack landing strikes from the mount and Reigns is in trouble!
Sixpack prevents Reigns from getting the reversal.
Sixpack trying to control but Reigns is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reigns is looking to improve his position but Sixpack isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Sixpack will probably get the nod.
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.

Sixpack throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.

Sixpack clinches with his opponent.
Reigns stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reigns as Sixpack tries to tie him up.
Reigns tries to break the clinch but Sixpack is controlling the position.
Sixpack goes for a takedown attempt but Reigns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sixpack closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixpack looking for a takedown.
Sixpack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sixpack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reigns is defending well for now.
Reigns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns is pressed up against the cage. Sixpack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reigns down to the mat. Reigns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Sixpack. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reigns drives through with a takedown into Sixpack's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sixpack is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Reigns dives into side control.

Reigns trying to control the action but Sixpack is working from the bottom.

Reigns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reigns is working Sixpack over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixpack is trying to get back to half guard.
Reigns tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reigns tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sixpack tries to bench press Reigns off him but Reigns keeps the position.
Reigns sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sixpack is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Sixpack to pass into mount.
Reigns working the ground and pound effectively.
Reigns controlling from mount.
Sixpack tries to lock up and control but Reigns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reigns controlling from mount.
Sixpack is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixpack manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sixpack wants to control but Reigns is keeping busy.
Reigns controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Reigns 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sixpack wants to control the action here but instead Reigns manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Reigns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reigns throws a wild body kick that Sixpack sees coming a mile off.
Nice jab there from Reigns.

Reigns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reigns showed some decent athleticism there.
Sixpack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sixpack tries to get out of the position.
Reigns controlling the action here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Reigns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixpack missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sixpack actively working from the bottom here.
Sixpack trying to hold on to Reigns's head to control him but Reigns postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reigns takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reigns tries to bum rush Sixpack with a series of wild strikes but Sixpack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sixpack misses with a takedown

and Reigns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixpack managing to control the position.
Reigns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sixpack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sixpack has a closed guard, preventing Reigns from standing up.
Reigns stopping the sweep attempt from Sixpack.

Sixpack isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reigns stacks Sixpack on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reigns!

Reigns swings around for an armbar but Sixpack sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Reigns's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixpack slips nicely into half guard.
Reigns is trying to stand.
Reigns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reigns is trying is best to control the position here.
Reigns works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reigns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reigns keeping moving, preventing Sixpack from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sixpack tries to stand but Reigns is controlling from the bottom.
Sixpack wants to stand and escape but instead Reigns has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Sixpack wants to stand but Reigns is controlling the position.
Reigns trying to control the position from guard on top but Sixpack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reigns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reigns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Reigns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reigns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Reigns!