PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 208 p4p, 62 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 34 p4p, 11 weight class). Rasmus Reedtz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Reedtz
vs
Roy

175 cm
34
160
24 - 13 - 0

170 cm
34
159
34 - 12 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Good kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
PWNAGE™

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz lands with a straight right. Roy didn't see that one coming.
Reedtz misses the shot to the body.
Roy thinks about the counter body kick.
A big left from Roy misses.
Reedtz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roy just manages to avoid it.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reedtz.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown but Roy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Roy as Reedtz shoots in.
Rasmus Reedtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reedtz throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
Reedtz misses with a body shot
and Roy counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Reedtz misses.
Reedtz throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roy's waist but Roy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reedtz off to one side.
Roy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasmus Reedtz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reedtz throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reedtz misses with a lunging right hand
and Roy counters with a slapping leg kick.

Reedtz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Reedtz being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing good reports from Reedtz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Reedtz looking for a guillotine here but Roy defends easily.
Reedtz wants to sweep here but Roy controlling him for the moment.
Reedtz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reedtz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roy stopping the sweep attempt from Reedtz.
Reedtz seems keen to control Roy's posture.
Reedtz 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roy preventing the sweep.
Reedtz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Reedtz is trying to control the action in half guard but Roy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reedtz with the ground and pound but Roy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reedtz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
Reedtz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reedtz landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reedtz throws a strike but Roy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Roy stays in close to Reedtz's body and controls the position.
Reedtz seems keen to control Roy's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roy is fighting to break Reedtz's control of his arms but Reedtz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rasmus Reedtz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A chopping leg kick lands by Reedtz.

Reedtz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roy's half guard.
Roy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reedtz is looking to advance position but Roy won't allow it.
Reedtz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Reedtz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz is trying to control the action in half guard but Roy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reedtz with the ground and pound but Roy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reedtz is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
Reedtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Reedtz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reedtz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reedtz throws an elbow that misses. Roy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reedtz's guard. Nice move by Roy!

Reedtz trying to control the position here.
Reedtz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roy manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reedtz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reedtz won't allow Roy to sweep him here.
Reedtz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reedtz 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.
Reedtz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reedtz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reedtz throws a big elbow that misses.
Reedtz looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Reedtz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz wants to improve his position but instead Roy has moved into half guard.
Reedtz wants to get back to full guard.
Reedtz is doing well to control the position and prevent Roy from advancing to side control.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reedtz keeps working.
Reedtz wants to control but Roy is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reedtz manages to get to full guard.
Reedtz looking for a sweep. Not yet Reedtz, not yet.
Roy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reedtz is pulling down on Roy's head. It's preventing any offense from Roy, at least for the moment.
Reedtz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy is one step ahead there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Reedtz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rasmus Reedtz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reedtz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roy slaps away a takedown attempt from Reedtz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reedtz connects with a crisp jab.
Reedtz looks to land a right hand but Roy moved out of range.
Reedtz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.

Roy gets caught napping as Reedtz dives in and scores a takedown. Roy manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reedtz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reedtz postures up and lands a big shot to Roy's brow.
Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reedtz lands a couple of elbows.
Reedtz throws a big right hand that misses.
Reedtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reedtz cracks Roy with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reedtz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reedtz controls the pace.
Reedtz lands a couple of elbows.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reedtz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roy for as long as he can get away with.
Reedtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reedtz is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reedtz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roy dives on top into guard.

Reedtz working a defensive guard here.
Reedtz looking for a sweep. Not yet Reedtz, not yet.
Reedtz trying to control the position.
Roy tries to free his leg and advance position but Reedtz is retaining full guard.
Reedtz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reedtz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy connects with a crisp jab.

Reedtz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roy to the mat! Roy manages to get full guard.
Reedtz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reedtz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reedtz looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reedtz is trying to keep Roy in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasmus Reedtz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reedtz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasmus Reedtz!
After the big win, Rasmus Reedtz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.