PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 673 p4p, 83 weight class) and Brando Reigns (ranked 227 p4p, 27 weight class). Reigns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tragedy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Urani
vs
Reigns

165 cm
28
158 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

166 cm
30
154 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
Reigns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reigns throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reigns thows a leg kick but Urani checks it
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reigns has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Reigns is out of range.
Reigns throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Urani to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Reigns lands.
Reigns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Reigns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urani.
Reigns connects with a looping right hand.
Reigns shoots in but Urani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urani throws a wild body kick that Reigns sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani scores with a hook.
Reigns throws a leg kick
letting Urani counter with a right hand.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brando Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Urani is looking to slow Reigns down with leg kicks.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Reigns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Urani thinking.
Reigns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Reigns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reigns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Reigns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reigns slips nicely into half guard.
Urani wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Urani actively working from the bottom here.
Urani won't allow Reigns to pass to mount.

Reigns is working for an americana but Urani has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Reigns was thinking about the submission.
Urani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reigns trying to control but Urani is working from the bottom.

Reigns drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Urani manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reigns has Urani in his guard.

Reigns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reigns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urani defends well.

Reigns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reigns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urani advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Urani working away.

That's four 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.
Urani is looking to take a break and control but Reigns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reigns is trying to work for a sweep but Urani has mounted him!
Reigns regains half guard.
Urani is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reigns reverses the position - he's now on top in Urani's guard.
Reigns wants to pass the guard but Urani is keeping the position.
Urani controls Reigns momentarily but Reigns frees himself.
Urani pulls Reigns in close to prevent any damage.
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 Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Urani slips under a jab.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Urani checks a low kick from Reigns.
Urani throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reigns lunges at Urani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urani's hand.
Urani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reigns avoids the body shot from Urani.
Urani takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Urani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani needs to keep his hands up - Reigns had a free shot at his head there.
Urani throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reigns.
Reigns swings widly with a right hand
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urani misses with a hook to the body
and Reigns counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Urani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Urani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reigns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urani.
Urani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ephram Urani is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Urani 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 Reigns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reigns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reigns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reigns moves out of range of the body kick from Urani.
Good exchange - Urani coming out on top.
Reigns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urani.
Reigns is looking to chop away at Urani's legs.
Reigns lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Reigns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reigns connects with a crisp jab.
Reigns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands with an uppercut that bounces Urani off the cage and back into range.
Reigns connects with a jab.
Reigns moves out of range of the strikes.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Urani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reigns. Reigns obviously looking to wear him down.
Ephram Urani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urani misses with an uppercut
and Reigns counters with a solid body kick.
Reigns needs to keep his hands up - Urani had a free shot at his head there.
Urani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reigns throws out a powerful jab.
Reigns misses the shot to the body.
Urani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reigns scores with a leg kick.
Reigns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Reigns as he checks the leg kick.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reigns avoids it.
Urani scores with a hook to the body. Reigns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reigns lands with a good body shot.
Reigns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Urani scores with a punch to the head.
Urani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reigns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reigns lands a jab.
Reigns lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reigns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urani in his tracks.
Brando Reigns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reigns just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani tests Reigns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reigns blocks a low kick nicely.
Reigns slips a jab from Urani.
Reigns lands a front kick.
Urani scoring well with a low kick there.
Reigns misses with an uppercut
and Urani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reigns.
Urani slips under a jab from Reigns.
Reigns moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns lands with a nice body punch.
Reigns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
Reigns is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reigns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brando Reigns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Reigns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reigns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reigns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reigns.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Reigns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reigns.
Reigns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reigns. Reigns obviously looking to wear him down.
Reigns looks to throw a body kick
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reigns throws out a powerful jab.
Urani tries to bum rush Reigns with a series of wild strikes but Reigns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reigns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reigns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reigns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Reigns misses.
Reigns cracks Urani with a good jab.
Urani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns checks a low kick from Urani.
Urani lunges at Reigns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reigns's hand.
Reigns throws a low kick but Urani moves out of range easily.
Urani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reigns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urani counters with a stiff right hand.
Urani moves out of range of the body kick from Reigns.
Reigns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urani. Urani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urani backing away here, and Reigns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reigns cracks Urani with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Reigns misses.
Urani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns misses with a hook
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Reigns is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reigns.
Reigns is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good shot there by Urani.
Reigns is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Reigns missing with a left hand there. Urani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reigns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reigns blocks a head kick by Urani.
Urani takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Reigns throws a right hand that misses

and Urani counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reigns! Urani lets Reigns back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Urani is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Reigns hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!