PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reynolds's choice of entrance music: Lights Out - Bobby Light. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lilke
vs
Reynolds

188 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
27
224 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lilke is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lilke tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds is stalling here.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Lilke's ribcage.

Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reynolds.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reynolds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reynolds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reynolds controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Reynolds landing shots from mount.
Reynolds controlling from mount.
Reynolds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lilke hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lilke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lilke is in a horrible position here. Reynolds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reynolds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds cracks Lilke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reynolds dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds breaks from Lilke's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Lilke is rocked!
Reynolds is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lilke goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Reynolds!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Niko Reynolds!