PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Reignhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Reignhard
vs
Gracie

181 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

173 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Reignhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Reignhard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Reignhard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reignhard with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Reignhard from controlling successfully.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reignhard defends well.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Reignhard controlling him for the moment.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Reignhard slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reignhard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reignhard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reignhard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reignhard in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Reignhard.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Reignhard trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Reignhard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reignhard wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reignhard tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Reignhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reignhard in his tracks.

It looks like Harry Reignhard has been cut.
Max Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reignhard misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Harry Reignhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reignhard fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.

Reignhard closes the distance and clinches.
Reignhard content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Reignhard breaks from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Reignhard dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Reignhard moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.

Reignhard moves into the clinch.

Reignhard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Reignhard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.

Reignhard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reignhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reignhard in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Reignhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Reignhard'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.

Reignhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Reignhard is just out of range.
Reignhard keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Reignhard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reignhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Reignhard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Reignhard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Reignhard moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Reignhard looking for a takedown.
Reignhard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Reignhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reignhard throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to control Reignhard's arms but Reignhard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the ropes.
Reignhard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reignhard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Reignhard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Reignhard on that attempt.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Reignhard moved away.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Reignhard's knee but Reignhard avoids it well.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Reignhard moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Reignhard avoids it.
Reignhard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Reignhard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.

Reignhard moves into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Reignhard has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Reignhard has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Reignhard keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reignhard.

Reignhard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reignhard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Reignhard has managed to clinch.
Reignhard looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reignhard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reignhard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Reignhard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie tries to kick Reignhard off but Reignhard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Reignhard seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gracie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Harry Reignhard!