PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Shut Em Down (Public Enemy) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Booth
vs
Reyes

189 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth fails with a takedown attempt.

Reyes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Booth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reyes trying to control but Booth postures up.
Booth wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Booth trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Booth has control of the leg.

Booth is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Reyes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Booth is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth is just content to waste time from the top position. Reyes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Booth looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.

Reyes shoots in and bounces Booth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reyes advances to half guard.
Booth is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Reyes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Reyes.
Reyes working over Booth with some ground and pound. Booth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Booth is trying to get back to full guard.
Reyes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Booth wants to control but Reyes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Booth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Booth wants to sweep but no luck.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Booth is keeping the position for now.
Reyes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reyes pushes down on Booth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Booth is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Reyes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Booth swivels and escapes.
Tony Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Reyes or perhaps it was just good defense by Booth which made him look bad.
Reyes wants to clinch up but Booth keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Booth.
Booth looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.
Booth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Booth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harley Reyes.

Reyes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Booth!
Reyes controlling his opponent.
Booth can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes controlling the position easily from mount.
Booth is looking to get to half guard.
Reyes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reyes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Booth throwing hammer fists to the chest of Reyes. What's that going to do exactly?
Reyes looking to control but Booth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Booth is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Booth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes controlling from mount.
Reyes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Booth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reyes controlling the pace for now.
Booth regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reyes in particular looking to stall.
Booth flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Booth tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Reyes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Reyes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Harley Reyes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Booth misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Reyes instigates a clinch.
Booth prevents the takedown attempt.
Booth trying to stall but Reyes improves his position.
Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Booth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Reyes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Booth regains guard.
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
Reyes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reyes forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reyes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Booth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Booth gets back to half guard.
Booth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Booth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Booth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Booth will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reyes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Reyes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth scores with a nice head shot.
Booth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Booth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Reyes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reyes controlling from the top position.
Booth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reyes manages to get himself to full guard.
Reyes controls Booth momentarily but Booth frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Booth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Booth from controlling successfully.
Reyes controls Booth momentarily but Booth frees himself.
Booth wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reyes controls Booth momentarily but Booth frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Booth pushes Reyes away with a front kick.

Booth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harley Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reyes managing to control the position.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booth passes Reyes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Booth tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Reyes.
Tony Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harley Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley Reyes!