PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oxi Clean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dan Reyes
vs
Clean

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riel Dan Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oxi Clean!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clean dodges the punch combination from Reyes.

Clean darts in and clinches Reyes up against the cage.
Clean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reyes just stands there and leans against the cage.

Clean manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clean pushes Reyes off and gets back to his feet.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
Clean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Reyes misses.
Reyes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clean.

Clean gets a takedown into half guard.

Clean is working for a kimura but Reyes is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes pushes Clean off looking to stand but Clean dives back in and keeps control.
Clean controlling the pace.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet.

That's two 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.
Clean trying to pass the guard but Reyes defending well.
Clean performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Clean stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Reyes to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riel Dan Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clean misses the shot to the body.
Reyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Clean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Riel Dan Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oxi Clean.

Reyes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clean's guard.
Reyes won't allow Clean to sweep him here.

Clean has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reyes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Clean with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reyes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reyes.
Clean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clean looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Clean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clean trying to control the position.
Reyes preventing the sweep.

Reyes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oxi Clean will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Reyes.

Reyes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reyes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reyes wants to control the pace but Clean is squirming around nicely.
Clean is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reyes trying to control but Clean is having none of it.
Clean sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clean looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two 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.
Clean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reyes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clean keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Riel Dan Reyes.

Clean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reyes stops Clean from passing to mount.
Clean is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to get back to his feet.
Clean trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.

Clean decides to stand back up.

Reyes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clean trying to control but Reyes postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clean gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clean keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oxi Clean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Clean tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Clean shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reyes throws a wild body kick that Clean sees coming a mile off.
Clean tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily

and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reyes looking to pass the guard.
Clean looking for a sweep. Not yet Clean, not yet.
Clean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clean wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Clean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Clean is working from the bottom.
Clean throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clean keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Riel Dan Reyes just wasn't active enough.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two 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 fails to land with a series of punches.

Reyes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clean should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Reyes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Clean's guard.
Riel Dan Reyes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reyes throwing strikes from guard but Clean blocks nicely.

Clean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes stopping the sweep attempt from Clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Clean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes won't allow Clean to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clean throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reyes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clean is proving hard to escape from.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Clean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riel Dan Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

We're going to have a standup here because Riel Dan Reyes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oxi Clean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Clean avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Dan Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!