PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the ring accompanied by Superbeast - Rob Zombie. This should be fireworks!

Reis
vs
Morton

168 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Non-Stop Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morton scores with a three punch combo!
Morton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morton cracks Reis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reis takes one to the side of the head.

Reis has closed the distance and engaged Morton in a clinch.
Reis slows down the pace here.
Morton is trying to break free.
Morton blocking some punches.
Morton prevents a body shot from Reis.
Morton wants to break the clinch but can't.

Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis tries to clinch up.
Reis fails with a takedown attempt.
Reis tries to bum rush Morton with a series of wild strikes but Morton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Reis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton tries to bum rush Reis with a series of wild strikes but Reis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Reis drives through and clinches with Morton against the ropes.
Morton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Reis won't allow it.

Morton breaks the clinch.
Morton misses with a low kick.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt - Morton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Morton. No joy for Reis on that attempt.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt - Morton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morton misses the shot to the body.
Morton misses with a body kick.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Reis has closed the distance and engaged Morton in a clinch.
Reis has Morton pushed against the ropes.
Morton is trying to break the clinch but Reis has him pressed against the ropes.
Reis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reis tries to pull guard but Morton won't allow it.

Morton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Reis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morton to the mat. Morton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Reis has gone for a leg lock! Morton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reis's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Morton wants to stand but Reis is controlling his posture from full guard.

Reis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Morton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Morton throws a body punch but Reis moves out of range.
Morton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Reis blocks the body kick.
Reis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morton as he jumps to the side.

Reis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morton is trying to stand back up but Reis is controlling him
Reis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reis is keen to just control but Morton is a slippery customer.

Reis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reis.

Reis is working for a submission of some sort.

Reis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reis thows a huge punch but Morton dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis is looking to advance position but Morton won't allow it.

Reis wants to work for an arm triangle but Morton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Morton is defending against the submission attempts here by Reis.
Reis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Reis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morton defends it well.
Reis prevents Morton from standing back up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morton is not content to let Reis control the position.

Reis is trying to work for a kimura but Morton is defending well.
Morton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morton's head.
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.
Morton looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reis dodges the punch combination from Morton.
Reis misses with a two punch combination.

Reis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Morton is trying to break free.

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

Reis has clasped his hands together around Morton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Reis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morton!
Reis punishing his opponent with strikes.

Reis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Reis is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Morton is in real trouble.
Reis throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Reis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morton is trying to stand back up.
Reis misses with punches from the back.
Morton has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Reis is looking for a rear naked choke here but Morton reverses the position brilliantly into Reis's guard!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morton wants to stand but Reis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reis wants to sweep here but Morton controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton throws a right and a left that Reis avoids nicely.
Reis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Morton swinging wilding here.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Reis avoids the head kick by Morton.

Reis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Reis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morton tries to escape but Reis is in control.
Reis is looking to take a break and control but Morton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Reis is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Morton looks calm but he's in trouble here. Reis gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Morton is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Reis lets go of the hold and Morton can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Reis!