PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the ring accompanied by Cry For the Moon - Epica. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Donald Cerrone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamal Reis's chin.

Reis
vs
Cerrone

183 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamal Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reis clinches up against the ropes.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Cerrone tries to score a body lock takedown but Reis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cerrone goes for a takedown attempt but Reis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cerrone misses with a hook
and Reis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reis throws a low kick but Cerrone moves out of range easily.
Donald Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone lands with a nice body punch.
Cerrone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Reis breaks the clinch.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerrone misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Reis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the body

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerrone misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with a left and a right that stings Cerrone.
Reis cracks Cerrone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the body
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
Reis connects with a looping right hand.
Reis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reis connects with the punch.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a three punch combo that has Cerrone backing up. Cerrone nods at Reis to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Reis.
Cerrone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cerrone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cerrone misses the body punch
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cerrone throws a sloppy body shot
and Reis counters with a two punch combo.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the body

and Reis counters by clinching up.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamal Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Reis counters with a right hand to the body.
Cerrone throws an off balance right hand
and Reis counters with a straight right hand.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the body

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Reis won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerrone misses with a hook

and Reis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cerrone throws a combination that misses
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Reis lands with a good body shot.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cerrone throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone scores with a punch to the head.
Reis connects with a body shot.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Reis has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Reis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerrone misses with a hook
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
Cerrone throws a sloppy body shot
letting Reis counter with a right hand.

Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cerrone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cerrone is trying to break the clinch but Reis has him pressed against the ropes.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Reis.
Reis presses Cerrone against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reis lands an elbow inside.
Reis has Cerrone pressed against the ropes, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reis lands an elbow inside that Cerrone shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Reis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cerrone scores with a sloppy right hand. Reis should have avoided that one.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Reis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reis is working Cerrone over against the ropes.

Reis manages to break the clinch.
Cerrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reis circles away quickly and effectively.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reis scores with a sloppy right hand. Cerrone should have avoided that one.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerrone letting Reis take a breather here.

Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Reis. That snapped Cerrone's head back.
Reis tests Cerrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Cerrone drops his hands momentarily and Reis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Cerrone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cerrone fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Reis breaks the clinch.
Cerrone lands with a nice combination. Reis backs away looking to recover.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Cerrone fails to pull guard.
Jamal Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerrone.
Reis is pushing Cerrone up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reis keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jamal Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Reis rushes Cerrone and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reis stalls.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reis smiles and moves away.
Cerrone throws an off balance right hand

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reis scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cerrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Reis.
Reis stops a takedown attempt from Cerrone.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cerrone drops back down to his feet.
Cerrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cerrone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Reis.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Reis dominated that second round.
That's time! Reis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cerrone throws a lazy uppercut

and Reis counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Reis breaks the clinch.
Cerrone lands a jab to Reis's midsection.
Cerrone misses with a hook
and Reis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cerrone momentarily.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the body

and Reis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cerrone trying to stall but Reis improves his position.
Reis stalling.
Reis lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Reis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone misses with a lunging right hand
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
Reis throws an overhand right that lands on Cerrone's shoulder, as Cerrone tries to avoid the shot.
Cerrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reis counters with a left to the body.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reis throws a low kick, looking for Cerrone's leg but Cerrone calmly moves out of range.
Cerrone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cerrone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cerrone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone misses with a right hand

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Cerrone being controlled against the ropes.

Reis manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone misses with a hook

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reis.
Reis pushes Cerrone back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cerrone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reis scores with a shoulder strike.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Reis breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Cerrone misses
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reis throws a series of punches but Cerrone avoids them all with ease.
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerrone misses the body punch
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.

Reis drives through and clinches with Cerrone against the ropes.
Cerrone takes an elbow to the temple.
Reis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cerrone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerrone up against the ropes.
Cerrone goes for a takedown attempt but Reis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.
Donald Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis counters with a series of strikes. Cerrone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis counters with a two punch combo.
Cerrone throws a right hand that misses
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Cerrone - just one landing.
Cerrone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reis counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cerrone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
Reis throws a leg kick which misses Cerrone's front leg but catches the back leg as Cerrone tries to avoid it.
Cerrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jamal Reis!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jamal Reis!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jamal Reis!

Jamal Reis wins by unanimous decision!