PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevin James looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Reis
vs
James

190 cm
21
243 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adon Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevin James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
James fails with a takedown attempt.

Reis rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Trevin James has been cut.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Reis.
Reis connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
James tries to circle away but Reis has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Reis.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Nice elbow from Reis.
Reis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reis scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reis obliges.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Reis landing knees to the body.
Reis lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Reis throws an elbow but it misses.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Reis gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Reis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reis lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James tries to circle away but Reis has him pinned against the cage.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin James.
A knee to the head by Reis.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
James lands a left hand.

James has picked Reis up - he's going for a ride! James dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reis is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James blocks the strikes from Reis.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reis keeps working.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a head shot. Reis uses the momentum to regain guard.
James stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reis tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Reis wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Reis swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adon Reis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevin James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adon Reis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reis lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis is struggling to control the position.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis with a knee to the head.
Reis tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James has had enough of the clinch but Reis keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reis.
Reis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from James.
A knee to the head by Reis.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Reis has James pressed against the cage.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Reis wants to stall.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Reis won't allow it.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Reis tries to tie him up.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Reis is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reis has his back to the cage.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis lands the left hand.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James looks to land a left hand but Reis moved out of range nicely.
Adon Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin James.
Reis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
James circles away from the clinch attempt

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reis won't be happy with that.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.
James is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in James's guard! Nice work there by Reis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trevin James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trevin James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reis tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Reis wants to clinch but James slips to the side

and James counters with a shoot takedown. Reis fights it but they end up in guard.
James wants to stand but Reis is controlling his posture from full guard.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reis keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Reis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. James doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. James manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reis is on top in guard.

James working for submissions but it's allowed Reis to get to half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reis tries to stand but can't do so whilst James controls his leg.
James misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reis wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
James misses with some strikes from the bottom.
James is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
Reis with a jab.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Reis closes the distance but James moves to the side

and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reis has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.

James stands and steps away. Reis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Reis tries to clinch there but James circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Reis stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
Knees to the body from Reis.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reis obliges.
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reis landing knees to the body.

James manages to break the clinch.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin James.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
James is looking to clinch but Reis is avoiding it.
Reis lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevin James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevin James!