PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avtandil Gamsakhurdia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Can't take the sky from me. Mal Reynolds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reynolds
vs
Gamsakhurdia

185 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avtandil Gamsakhurdia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamsakhurdia looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.

Gamsakhurdia feints and as Reynolds raises his hands in defense, Gamsakhurdia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gamsakhurdia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gamsakhurdia throws a big right hand that misses.
Reynolds is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamsakhurdia working some strikes from top position.
Gamsakhurdia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gamsakhurdia is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Gamsakhurdia trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Gamsakhurdia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gamsakhurdia wanted to stand there but Reynolds had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamsakhurdia being controlled here momentarily.
Reynolds wants to stand but Gamsakhurdia is controlling the position.
Gamsakhurdia throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Gamsakhurdia postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Gamsakhurdia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gamsakhurdia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reynolds is trying to keep Gamsakhurdia in close.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Gamsakhurdia from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reynolds throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Avtandil Gamsakhurdia has been cut.
Reynolds shoots in for a double leg but Gamsakhurdia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reynolds does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reynolds shoots and misses

and Gamsakhurdia counters with a shoot takedown. Reynolds fights it but they end up in guard.
Gamsakhurdia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gamsakhurdia connects with a couple of short punches.
Gamsakhurdia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia won't allow Reynolds to get back to his feet.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
Gamsakhurdia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gamsakhurdia landing with the ground and pound.
Gamsakhurdia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gamsakhurdia lands a couple of digs.
Gamsakhurdia landing with the ground and pound.
Reynolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Gamsakhurdia from controlling successfully.
Gamsakhurdia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gamsakhurdia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Gamsakhurdia throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia preventing the sweep.
Gamsakhurdia trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Gamsakhurdia passes into half guard.
Gamsakhurdia working Reynolds over with strikes.
Reynolds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gamsakhurdia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gamsakhurdia lands with a punch from half guard.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Gamsakhurdia in his half guard.
Reynolds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gamsakhurdia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reynolds has momentary wrist control but Gamsakhurdia slips an elbow through the middle.
Reynolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Gamsakhurdia is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gamsakhurdia trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Gamsakhurdia from controlling successfully.
Gamsakhurdia stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reynolds is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gamsakhurdia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gamsakhurdia looking to control but Reynolds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avtandil Gamsakhurdia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avtandil Gamsakhurdia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gamsakhurdia scores a takedown into full mount!
Avtandil Gamsakhurdia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reynolds is trying desperately to improve position.
Gamsakhurdia breaks from Reynolds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gamsakhurdia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reynolds's face.

Gamsakhurdia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gamsakhurdia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Reynolds is rocked!
Gamsakhurdia cracks Reynolds with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avtandil Gamsakhurdia!