PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Schmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Reyes has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Schmeyer
vs
Reyes

181 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Schmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Reyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes is looking to clinch.

Reyes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmeyer is keeping the position for now.

Schmeyer uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Schmeyer clinches.
Reyes controlling the action here for a moment.
Schmeyer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmeyer tries to pull guard but Reyes holds him up against the cage and eventually Schmeyer drops back down to his feet.
Reyes prevents the takedown attempt.
Schmeyer looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Schmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmeyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Reyes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schmeyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reyes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Schmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmeyer tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes throws a lazy head kick

and Schmeyer counters with a single leg into guard. Reyes didn't expect that.
Reyes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schmeyer is one step ahead there.
Reyes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schmeyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Reyes won't allow Schmeyer to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmeyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmeyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reyes stopping the sweep attempt from Schmeyer.

Reyes stands and steps away. Schmeyer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmeyer is breathing heavily.
Reyes closes the distance looking to clinch

so Schmeyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmeyer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schmeyer wanted to stand there but Reyes had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Schmeyer postures up.
Schmeyer stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
Reyes has his hands on Schmeyer's head, controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reyes misses with a takedown

and Schmeyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reyes tries to strike from the bottom.
Schmeyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schmeyer won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schmeyer looking to pass the guard.

Schmeyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reyes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schmeyer has managed to get both his arms back between Reyes's legs - danger averted.
Schmeyer won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Reyes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schmeyer's guard.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reyes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schmeyer's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Reyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reyes with a lazy takedown attempt

and Schmeyer counters with a shoot takedown. Reyes fights it but they end up in guard.
Reyes managing to control the position.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Schmeyer from controlling successfully.
Schmeyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Reyes pulls Schmeyer in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schmeyer won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schmeyer fails with the takedown

and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schmeyer won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Reyes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Schmeyer misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reyes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schmeyer tries to avoid it but Reyes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schmeyer to the ground. Schmeyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Schmeyer tries to sprawl but Reyes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Reyes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes controlling from the full mount.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the head.
Reyes trying to control but Schmeyer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes controlling the pace for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Schmeyer wants to hold on but Reyes pushes him away.
The referee warns Schmeyer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reyes content just to control the position here.
Schmeyer is looking to improve his position but Reyes isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes landing shots from mount.
Daniel Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reyes trying to control but Schmeyer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes is landing with some decent strikes but Schmeyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schmeyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reyes closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Reyes rushes Schmeyer and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes fails to pull guard.
Schmeyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schmeyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Reyes has double underhooks.
Schmeyer is trying to break free.
Schmeyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes prevents the takedown attempt.
Reyes slowing the pace effectively.
Reyes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schmeyer just stands there and leans against the cage.

Schmeyer is trying to trip Reyes. He has hold of a leg but Reyes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Schmeyer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Reyes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schmeyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schmeyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schmeyer thows a big elbow that misses.
Reyes working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeyer trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Reyes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmeyer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schmeyer trying to move into half guard but instead Reyes has managed to sweep!

Reyes stands and steps away. Schmeyer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmeyer tries to clinch but Reyes moves away

and Reyes moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Schmeyer to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Schmeyer won't allow it.
Dylan Schmeyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Reyes.
Schmeyer stalling.
Reyes looking for a takedown.
Schmeyer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reyes scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Reyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schmeyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reyes tries to break free but Schmeyer pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmeyer taking a breather.

Reyes decides to pull guard.
Reyes is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Reyes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schmeyer defends it easily.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schmeyer is trying to stand back up but Reyes is controlling him
Reyes moves into full mount! Schmeyer won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes landing shots from mount.
Schmeyer is squirming around, avoiding Reyes's attempts to control the action.
Reyes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schmeyer tries to lock up and control but Reyes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schmeyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reyes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schmeyer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reyes controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Reyes!