PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pono Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pono Reyes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pono Reyes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Reyes
vs
Tito

190 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

195 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pono Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Tito!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tito is out of range and Reyes settles back down.
Tito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reyes throws a head kick but Tito moves out of range.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tito.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch but Tito moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tito just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Tito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tito.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fails with the takedown
and Tito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reyes thinking.
Tito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Tito thows a body shot but no joy.
Tito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tito. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt
and Tito counters with a nice uppercut.
Tito jabs Reyes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tito moves into the clinch.
Reyes tries to score a body lock takedown but Tito shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pono Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pono Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Reyes shoots in and bounces Tito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reyes.
Reyes won't allow Tito to get back to his feet.
Reyes throws a big right hand that misses.
Tito wants to stand but Reyes is controlling the position.
Tito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throwing strikes but missing.
Reyes trying to control but Tito is working from the bottom.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tito is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reyes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reyes postures up in Tito's guard and throws a big left but Tito blocks it.
Reyes throws and elbow that misses. Tito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reyes's guard. Nice move by Tito!
Reyes looking to control.
Tito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tito throws and elbow that misses. Reyes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tito's guard. Nice move by Reyes!

Tito wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pono Reyes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reyes defends it nicely.
Tito takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Tito is looking to score with low kicks.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Tito avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Tito circles away.
Tito keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tito.
Reyes misses with a takedown

and Tito counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Tito throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tito throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tito can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reyes is looking to escape.
Tito throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tito throwing strikes here but Reyes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tito unloads with some shots from mount but Reyes bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tito thowing shots but they're missing.
Tito punching from mount but Reyes doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Tito moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Reyes has worked his arm free - good work by Reyes!
Tito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tito is putting a hurting on Reyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tito is trying to ground and pound but Reyes uses the momentary lack of control by Tito to regain half guard.
Tito is thwarting Reyes's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tito looks to land a strike but Reyes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reyes holds on and takes a little breather.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Tito isn't so interested in that idea.
Tito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tito throws and elbow that misses. Reyes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tito's guard. Nice move by Reyes!
Tito wants to stand but Reyes is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reyes is looking to work some ground and pound but Tito has wrist control.

Tito wriggles free and stands up.
Tito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Tito.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Tito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reyes rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes fails with the takedown

and Tito counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Tito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tito looks to clinch

and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James Tito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reyes postures up in Tito's guard and throws a big left but Tito blocks it.
Reyes stops Tito from standing up.

Tito kicks Reyes off and gets to his feet.
Tito shoots in but no luck this time.
Reyes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tito counters with a left and a right that stings Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tito.
Reyes shoots in for a double leg but Tito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tito looking to slow down the pace here.
Reyes pushes Tito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tito has had enough of the clinch but Reyes keeps him there for the moment.
Tito is trying to stall.
Tito misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tito drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reyes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reyes shoots for a takedown but Tito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pono Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tito throws out the jab.
Reyes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tito counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reyes trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Tito from controlling successfully.
Tito with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes wants to stand and escape but Tito is having none of it.
Reyes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tito!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tito squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reyes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reyes landing strikes from the mount and Tito is in trouble!
Reyes dominating with strikes here.
Reyes working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Tito slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.

Reyes is working for a kimura but Tito is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tito is not content to let Reyes control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pono Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pono Reyes!