PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigle comes to the cage accompanied by So Common So Cheap. Stinkfist is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: People Are Strange by The Doors. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Reigle
vs
Stinkfist

182 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

5th Round

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Reigle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinkfist wants to land a leg kick but Reigle is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stinkfist lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reigle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reigle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reigle throws a leg kick which misses Stinkfist's front leg but catches the back leg as Stinkfist tries to avoid it.
Reigle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stinkfist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reigle but Reigle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reigle throws a big shot that misses.
Reigle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reigle misses with a wild body shot.
Stinkfist misses the shot to the body.
Stinkfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stinkfist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle wants to clinch.
Reigle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stinkfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reigle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reigle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reigle tries to land a front kick but Stinkfist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stinkfist tries to land a leg kick but Reigle saw it coming and moves away.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick
and Reigle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reigle avoids the body shot from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reigle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stinkfist.
Stinkfist misses with a hook to the body
and Reigle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stinkfist throws a combination that misses
and Reigle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stinkfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reigle.
Reigle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reigle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reigle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist shoots for a takedown but Reigle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reigle. That's going to slow Stinkfist down.
Reigle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stinkfist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stinkfist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reigle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stinkfist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reigle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Reigle closes the distance and pushes Stinkfist back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Stinkfist.
Stinkfist tries to throw a body punch but Reigle avoids it by throwing Stinkfist back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reigle lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigle is trying to stall.
Reigle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stinkfist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reigle is defending well for now.
Stinkfist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigle lands a right hand.
Stinkfist tries to work over Reigle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reigle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stinkfists head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reigle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reigle lands a body punch.
Stinkfist looks gassed!
Reigle is working Stinkfist over against the cage.
Reigle is leaning against Stinkfist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Reigle.
A short uppercut from Reigle.
Reigle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reigle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stinkfist up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinkfist is working for takedown but Reigle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nathaniel Reigle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobcat Stinkfist.
Stinkfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stinkfist being controlled against the cage.
Reigle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stinkfist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Reigle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stinkfist drops his hands momentarily and Reigle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reigle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick
and Reigle counters with a big head kick but Stinkfist shrugs it off.
Stinkfist tries for a takedown but Reigle circles away easily
and Reigle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stinkfist's knee momentarily.
Stinkfist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Reigle.
Stinkfist is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reigle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist defending well as Reigle loads up on a big left hand.
Reigle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stinkfist makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reigle throws an overhand right that lands on Stinkfist's shoulder, as Stinkfist tries to avoid the shot.
Reigle throws a big shot that misses.
Stinkfist misses with a double jab
and Reigle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reigle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters circling a little - Reigle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stinkfist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reigle rather than just go for the knockout.
Stinkfist gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reigle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stinkfist is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Reigle.
Reigle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stinkfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stinkfist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reigle tried to score with a low kick but Stinkfist checks it.
Reigle wants to clinch up but Stinkfist keeps it at a distance.
Reigle misses with a straight left.
Reigle connects with a leg kick. Stinkfist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle is looking to slow Stinkfist down with leg kicks.
Stinkfist lands a head kick!
Reigle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stinkfist's sensitive parts.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick
and Reigle counters with a low kick, right behind Stinkfist 's knee.
Reigle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stinkfist can do to turn this around?
Stinkfist just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigle. Stinkfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stinkfist misses with a body shot
and Reigle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick but Reigle checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stinkfist avoids a kick to the body.
Reigle misses the body punch
and Stinkfist counters with a one-two to the body.
Reigle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stinkfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Reigle.
Stinkfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reigle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stinkfist blocks a leg kick.
Stinkfist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Reigle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reigle doesn't manage to clinch there - Stinkfist circles away.
A shot to the liver by Reigle. Beautiful body shot.
Nathaniel Reigle is winning the standup battle so far.
Stinkfist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reigle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stinkfist throws a head kick that misses
and Reigle counters with a good low kick that Stinkfist was not able to check.
Stinkfist misses with a kick to the body
letting Reigle counter with a right hand.
Stinkfist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reigle counters with an outside leg kick.
Stinkfist throws a head kick that misses
and Reigle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reigle lands a slapping body shot.
Reigle connects with a looping right hand.
Stinkfist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reigle fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reigle.
Reigle is looking to slow Stinkfist down with leg kicks.
Stinkfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reigle scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reigle.
Reigle feints and then cracks Stinkfist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stinkfist down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stinkfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Reigle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reigle.
Stinkfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reigle.
Nathaniel Reigle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Reigle.
Stinkfist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reigle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stinkfist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stinkfist misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stinkfist throws a sloppy head kick
and Reigle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stinkfist slips a jab and a cross from Reigle.
Reigle misses with a wild combination.
Stinkfist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stinkfist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reigle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stinkfist manages to avoid it.
Reigle scores with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Reigle slams his shin into Stinkfist's torso.
Reigle thumps Stinkfist with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigle lands with a nice body punch.
Stinkfist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reigle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick
enabling Reigle to counter with a crisp jab.
Reigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Reigle. That's going to slow Stinkfist down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Reigle.
Stinkfist misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Reigle clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stinkfist throws a head kick that misses
and Reigle counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reigle misses the target.
Reigle connects with a leg kick. Stinkfist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stinkfist lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reigle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reigle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reigle thumps Stinkfist with a low kick.
Stinkfist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reigle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stinkfist looks to throw a body kick
and Reigle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stinkfist!
Stinkfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reigle was well out of range. Poor timing from Stinkfist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist throws a head kick but Reigle moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reigle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stinkfist.
Reigle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stinkfist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reigle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stinkfist. That did some damage!
Stinkfist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reigle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stinkfist is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stinkfist misses with a leg kick
and Reigle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reigle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bobcat Stinkfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reigle counters with a low kick, right behind Stinkfist 's knee.
Stinkfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reigle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Reigle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stinkfist. Reigle shrugs it off though.
Reigle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stinkfist's hands.
Reigle tried to score with a low kick but Stinkfist checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist misses with a shot to the body
and Reigle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stinkfist loads up on a big right hand but Reigle slips the punch.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick but Reigle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stinkfist slips a jab from Reigle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reigle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stinkfist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stinkfist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reigle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stinkfist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reigle tried to score with a low kick but Stinkfist checks it.
Reigle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stinkfist.
Reigle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stinkfist.

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.
Stinkfist shoots in but Reigle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reigle cracks the inside of Stinkfist's front leg.
Stinkfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reigle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Stinkfist is predictable there
and Reigle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reigle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reigle tries to clinch but Stinkfist moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Reigle had his way with Bobcat Stinkfist in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reigle misses with a kick to the body.
Stinkfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reigle can pounce on him.
Stinkfist wants to land a leg kick but Reigle is out of range.
Reigle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stinkfist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reigle.
Stinkfist misses with a leg kick
and Reigle counters with a left to the body.
Stinkfist throws a series of punches but Reigle avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Reigle.
Reigle cracks Stinkfist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stinkfist throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Reigle counter with a right hand.
Stinkfist lands with a good body shot.
Stinkfist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Stinkfist.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stinkfist.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reigle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stinkfist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stinkfist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reigle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reigle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stinkfist. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle throws a push kick but Stinkfist slaps the foot to one side.
Stinkfist throws a right and a left that Reigle avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stinkfist.
A jab lands there for Reigle.
Stinkfist swings for the body but Reigle moves out of range.
Stinkfist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigle throws out the jab.
Reigle throws an overhand right that lands on Stinkfist's shoulder, as Stinkfist tries to avoid the shot.
Bobcat Stinkfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stinkfist thows a leg kick but Reigle checks it
and Reigle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist punishes Reigle's body with a nice straight punch.
Stinkfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stinkfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinkfist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reigle lunges at Stinkfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stinkfist's hand.
Stinkfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reigle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reigle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reigle lands a right hook to the body.
Reigle avoids the body shot from Stinkfist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reigle counters with a two punch combo.
Reigle lands a leg kick that knocks Stinkfist off balance momentarily.
Reigle throws an overhand right that lands on Stinkfist's shoulder, as Stinkfist tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Reigle there.
Reigle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nathaniel Reigle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stinkfist throws a lazy body kick

and Reigle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stinkfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigle scores with a hook to the body.
Reigle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stinkfist backwards.
Stinkfist takes a shot to the head.
Stinkfist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reigle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reigle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Reigle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reigle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Reigle!
Nathaniel Reigle retains his welterweight title!