PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 3663 p4p, 4019 weight class) and Antonio Reyes (ranked 365 p4p, 392 weight class). 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.

Hartwell White
vs
Reyes

179 cm
23
157
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
165
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartwell White as he connects with a hook.
Hartwell White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reyes's head.
Nice body punch from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Hartwell White. No joy for Reyes on that attempt.
Reyes needs to keep his hands up - Hartwell White had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reyes 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartwell White jabs at Reyes's body.
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartwell White misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Hartwell White's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts NY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hartwell White lands a head shot.
Hartwell White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Reyes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hartwell White.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartwell White finish him?
Hartwell White cracks Reyes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Reyes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartwell White's waist but Hartwell White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reyes off to one side.
Reyes takes one to the side of the head.
Hartwell White throws a good cross that connects.
Reyes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hartwell White tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes looks to clinch
and Hartwell White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hartwell White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hartwell White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Hartwell White avoids nicely.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Hartwell White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartwell White to score with a decent uppercut.
Hartwell White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reyes throws a hook to the side of Hartwell White's head but Hartwell White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Hartwell White misses the target.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reyes has time to react.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antonio Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reyes.
Reyes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walter Hartwell White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Hartwell White - just one landing.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Hartwell White connects with a body shot.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands with a nice body punch.
Hartwell White lunges at Reyes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reyes's hand.
Hartwell White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reyes's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartwell White jabs at Reyes's body.

Reyes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hartwell White is trying to defend but Reyes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reyes looks winded!
Hartwell White is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hartwell White is refusing to be controlled, as Reyes sits in half guard.
Reyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Reyes seems content to control.
Reyes wants to stand up but Hartwell White has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hartwell White has his hands clasped together around Reyes's back. He's all about the action.
Reyes throwing shots but Hartwell White is blocking nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hartwell White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walter Hartwell White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Reyes.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Hartwell White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartwell White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Hartwell White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hartwell White slaps away a takedown attempt from Reyes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartwell White digs a good hook to Reyes's body.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartwell White lands with a cross.
Reyes tries to clinch but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a shot to the body
and Hartwell White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartwell White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
It looked like Hartwell White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes throws a body punch but Hartwell White moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hartwell White misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White scores with a jab. Reyes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartwell White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartwell White lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartwell White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes drops his hands momentarily and Hartwell White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hartwell White drops Reyes with a naaaaasty hook - Reyes is in real trouble here! Hartwell White dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Hartwell White!