PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beslan Isaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beslan Isaev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Reynolds
vs
Isaev

195 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryce Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beslan Isaev!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Isaev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Isaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryce Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isaev lunges at Reynolds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reynolds's hand.
Isaev misses with a head kick.

Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Isaev tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the ropes.
Isaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Isaev is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Isaev throws an elbow but it misses.
Reynolds prevents Isaev from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Beslan Isaev has been cut.
Isaev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Isaev tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the ropes.
Isaev tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the ropes.
Isaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Isaev looks gassed!
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Isaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Isaev's defenses.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Isaev won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Isaev's defenses.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Isaev's ribcage.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isaev's face.

Isaev is rocked!
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Isaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Isaev won't want to take too many of those.
Isaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Isaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Isaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Isaev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Isaev throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.

Reynolds moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Isaev in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Isaev's ribcage.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isaev's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Isaev working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside that Isaev shrugs off.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Isaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Isaev won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Isaev is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Isaev won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beslan Isaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Isaev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Isaev moves out of range.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Isaev.
Reynolds has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Isaev moves out of range.
Isaev circles away from the clinch attempt.

Reynolds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Isaev is trying to break free.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Isaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Isaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Isaev is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isaev scores with a punch to the head.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Isaev is having none of it.
Isaev shoots in looking for a takedown. Reynolds tries to sprawl out of it but Isaev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Reynolds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Isaev is breathing heavily.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Isaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Isaev's efforts to push away.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside that Isaev shrugs off.
Isaev jumps guard but Reynolds stands there with Isaev around his waist. Isaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bryce Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beslan Isaev.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside that Isaev shrugs off.
Reynolds lands an elbow just above Isaev 's eye.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Isaev's ribcage.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Isaev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Isaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds prevents Isaev from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isaev's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds has Isaev pressed against the ropes, preventing Isaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bryce Reynolds has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds keeps control of Isaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Isaev is working for takedown but Reynolds is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isaev's face.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds keeps control of Isaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Reynolds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beslan Isaev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Isaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds wants to clinch up but Isaev keeps it at a distance.
Isaev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Isaev throws a body kick that misses.
Isaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Isaev.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Isaev is avoiding it.

Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Isaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Isaev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaev is trying to break free.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Isaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Isaev's ribcage.
Isaev can't break the clinch.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reynolds keeps control of Isaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Isaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isaev's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isaev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Isaev's defenses.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Isaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Isaev in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Isaev is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Isaev has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
Isaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Isaev wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Isaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Isaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Isaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.

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.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Isaev's defenses.
Reynolds working Isaev over with knees to the body.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Isaev is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the ropes.
Isaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Isaev can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Isaev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside that Isaev shrugs off.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Isaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beslan Isaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaev is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reynolds, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Bryce Reynolds!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Bryce Reynolds!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Bryce Reynolds!

Bryce Reynolds wins by unanimous decision!