PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Reyes
vs
Goodrich

175 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)
Planet Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Goodrich!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodrich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a big head kick but Goodrich shrugs it off.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodrich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodrich lands a jab-cross combination.
Reyes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodrich misses with a double jab.
A combination from Goodrich does no damage.
Goodrich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodrich looks to land a combination but Reyes avoids it well.
Reyes throws a body punch but Goodrich moves out of range.
Goodrich misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reyes throws a body punch but Goodrich moves out of range.
Goodrich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodrich shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Goodrich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodrich misses with a combination
and Reyes counters with a good, hard body kick but Goodrich shrugs it off.
Reyes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodrich doesn't seem bothered though.

Goodrich gets the takedown into side control.
Goodrich looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reyes is looking to reverse the position.

Reyes throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a kick to the midsection.

Reyes clinches up with Goodrich and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodrich's brow.
Reyes scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodrich fails to pull guard.
Daniel Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Goodrich.
Reyes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodrich's efforts to push away.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Goodrich blocks with his arms.
Reyes is leaning against Goodrich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reyes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Randy Goodrich has been cut.
Reyes lands with a short shot to the head.
Reyes leaning against his opponent.
Reyes digs a right hand underneath Goodrich's ribcage. Goodrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goodrich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Goodrich being controlled against the cage.
Reyes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes gets through Goodrich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Reyes - that landed with a thud.
Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Reyes avoiding damage.
Reyes lands a body punch.
Reyes is pushing Goodrich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Goodrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodrich's brow.
Reyes presses Goodrich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reyes lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
A short body shot lands from Reyes as the two fighters clinch.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but Reyes won't allow it.
Goodrich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Goodrich blocks it.
Goodrich letting Reyes take a breather here.
Reyes digs a right hand underneath Goodrich's ribcage. Goodrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goodrich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goodrich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Reyes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but Reyes holds him up against the cage and eventually Goodrich drops back down to his feet.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reyes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Reyes.
Reyes jabs Goodrich right on the nose. Goodrich blinks but takes it well.
Reyes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goodrich throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Goodrich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goodrich off to one side.

Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes lands a shot to the body.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reyes pushes Goodrich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Reyes to work.
Reyes crunches a lovely knee into Goodrich's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
Reyes slows down the pace here.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Goodrich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reyes with a jab.
Jab by Reyes.
Goodrich throws a series of strikes that have Reyes backpedaling.

Reyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Reyes.
Goodrich is trying to break free.
Goodrich is trying to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling him.
Goodrich tries to break free but Reyes pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes keeps control of Goodrich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but Reyes won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Reyes.
Goodrich is breathing heavily.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodrichs head.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reyes obliges.
Reyes slows down the pace here.
Reyes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Reyes as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reyes.
Reyes is working Goodrich over against the cage.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Reyes.

Reyes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goodrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes is leaning against Goodrich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reyes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Reyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goodrich.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goodrich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is working Goodrich over against the cage.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses.
Reyes lands a nice uppercut.
Reyes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Reyes.
Goodrich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Reyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reyes pushes Goodrich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reyes digs a right hand into Goodrich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodrich's gas tank.
Reyes digs a right hand into Goodrich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodrich's gas tank.
Goodrich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daniel Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Goodrich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is stalling here.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
Daniel Reyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodrich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goodrich as Reyes tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Reyes.

Reyes closes the distance and clinches.
Reyes lands a nice uppercut.
Goodrich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodrich avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reyes.
Reyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goodrich.
Goodrich is looking to break free of the clinch but Reyes has double underhooks.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but Reyes won't allow it.
Goodrich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reyes is working Goodrich over against the cage.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but Reyes won't allow it.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Goodrich.
Goodrich throws a head punch that misses.
Goodrich goes for a takedown attempt but Reyes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a three punch combo!

Reyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodrichs head.
Goodrich cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
Goodrich can't break the clinch.
Reyes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Reyes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodrich misses with a body punch.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reyes effectively controlling the action here.
Goodrich looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Reyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Goodrich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Reyes lands but Goodrich takes it in his stride.
Goodrich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goodrich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes scores with a body shot.
Goodrich throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reyes wants to clinch
and Goodrich counters with a two punch combo.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodrich can do to turn this around?
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodrich.
Goodrich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Reyes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Goodrich circles away.
Goodrich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from Goodrich misses.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goodrich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodrich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Reyes has closed the distance and engaged Goodrich in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Goodrich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Reyes on the inside.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodrichs head.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Goodrich has had enough of the clinch but Reyes keeps him there for the moment.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodrich tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Goodrich back against the cage.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reyes just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reyes lands a nice uppercut.
Goodrich throws a head punch that misses.
Goodrich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goodrich fails to pull guard.
Daniel Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Goodrich.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Goodrich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Goodrich has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reyes uses from the top position.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Goodrich keeps moving.

Reyes stands and steps away. Goodrich gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goodrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goodrich back to the cage. Reyes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goodrich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodrich's calf.
Randy Goodrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reyes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Reyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Reyes lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reyes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reyes crunches a lovely knee into Goodrich's ribcage.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodrichs head.
Reyes just leaning against Goodrich, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Randy Goodrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodrichs head.
Goodrich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Reyes.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Daniel Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goodrich is trying to break the clinch but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
Goodrich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reyes lands a shot to the body.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goodrich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goodrich fails to pull guard.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Goodrich is blocking nicely.
Goodrich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reyes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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