PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Reynolds
vs
Paquiao

174 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Asphyxiation Ltd. (CBK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reynolds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Paquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paquiao swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paquiao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds moves out of range as Paquiao strikes.
Reynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paquiaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Reynolds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paquiao slips under a jab.
Paquiao throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquiao.
Paquiao misses with a double jab.
Paquiao misses with a looping left.
Paquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Paquiao moved out of range.
Reynolds lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds misses the body punch
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Paquiao.
Reynolds lands a jab to the head.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao sizes up Reynolds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Paquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paquiao looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Paquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reynolds counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paquiao's knee momentarily.
Paquiao swinging wildly here.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Paquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the body
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Reynolds is rocked!
Paquiao circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Reynolds to the canvas! Reynolds doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Paquiao keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Paquiao!