PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reed (ranked 5841 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mark Callus (ranked 5724 p4p, 206 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reed
vs
Callus

168 cm
20
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Callus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed has a takedown stuffed.
Reed cracks Callus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Callus moves into the clinch successfully.
Callus managing to block the knees to the body from Reed.

Reed pulls guard.
Callus stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Callus is fighting to break Reed's control of his arms but Reed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Callus wants to get up but he can't break Reed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callus wants to stand and escape but instead Reed has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Reed is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed stands and throws Callus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reed remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Reed connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Callus some visible discomfort.
We've been hearing that Reed has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reed controls the position.
Reed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Callus for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed working the body and head with strikes.
Reed staying calm.
Reed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Callus to see if he's OK.

Reed is trying to get an arm triangle but Callus is defending well.
Reed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Callus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

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.

Reed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Callus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Reed is trying to get an arm triangle but Callus is defending well.
Callus is trying to escape the position but Reed is controlling the position.
Callus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Callus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Reed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Callus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callus seems a little lost for a moment, as Reed dominates the positioning.
Reed working the head with strikes.

Reed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Callus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Callus seems a little lost for a moment, as Reed dominates the positioning.

Reed has hold of Callus's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Callus seems comfortable defending it but Reed has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Callus is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Callus is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Reed couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Reed!
Tommy Reed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.