PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Venable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Voodoo Chile (Stevie Ray Vaughan) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Venable
vs
Reyes

187 cm
25
194 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Venable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venable scores with a decent looking hook.
Venable throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venable ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Venable throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Venable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venable is looking to score with low kicks.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Venable sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Reyes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reyes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reyes stopping the sweep attempt from Venable.
Reyes postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venable wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Venable looking to control.
Reyes tries to stand but Venable is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws and elbow that misses. Venable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reyes's guard. Nice move by Venable!
Venable tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Reyes misses
and Venable counters with a solid body kick.
Reyes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Venable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Venable dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Venable scores with a punch to the head.
Venable with a hook.
Venable lands a body shot.
Reyes looks gassed!
Venable throws a head kick that misses.
Venable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venable lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
Venable throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.
Venable throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a hook to the side of Venable's head but Venable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes walks into a straight right hand from Venable.
Reyes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ricky Venable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venable.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Venable circles away easily
and Venable counters with an inside leg kick.
Ricky Venable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harley Reyes.
Venable lands with a nice body punch.
Venable throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Venable. Reyes shrugs it off though.
Venable scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venable.
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venable.
Reyes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Venable lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Venable scores with a nice body kick.
Venable cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reyes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Venable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable with a jab.
Venable scoring well with a low kick there.
Venable lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venable thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Venable throws a nice head kick!
Reyes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Venable counters with a nice body kick.
Venable listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venable can pounce on him.
Venable scores with a three punch combo!
Venable keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Venable.
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venable, right into the meat.
Venable sizes up Reyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Venable is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Venable connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Venable pushes Reyes away with a front kick.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Venable thuds a left hand into Reyes's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venable. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Venable listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venable. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Venable lands with a shot to the body.
Harley Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Venable.
Venable scores with a nice head shot.
Venable throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Venable throws a nice head kick!
Venable scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venable, right into the meat.
Venable is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Venable lands a lovely overhand right.
Venable 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.
Venable lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Venable.
Venable thuds his shin into the meat of Reyes's side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Venable.
Reyes walks into a straight right hand from Venable.

Reyes is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venable connects with a stiff jab that staggers Reyes - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricky Venable!