PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Borgia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Reary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Borgia
vs
Reary

193 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Reary!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borgia pinned against the cage. Borgia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Patrick Reary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgia lands a two punch combo.
Borgia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reary.
Reary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe Borgia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Reary.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Borgia and Reary goes tumbling to the canvas! Borgia follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Reary is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reary wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reary works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reary is on top in guard.
Reary with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reary trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reary postures up in Borgia's guard and throws a big left but Borgia blocks it.
Reary advances position into side control!
Reary lands a nice forearm strike.
Borgia is not content to let Reary control the position.
Reary tries to score with some ground and pound. Borgia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reary sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Borgia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reary throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reary misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reary throws a strike aimed at the side of Borgia's head but Borgia avoids it well.
Reary is chipping away with strikes.
Reary wants to control but Borgia is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Reary crashes against the mat.
Borgia is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Reary are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Borgia parries the strikes from Reary easily there. Reary is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Borgia to escape.
Reary fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reary taking a breather here.
Reary throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reary.
Borgia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reary on the ground.
Reary throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reary is working Borgia over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reary tries to score with some ground and pound. Borgia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reary throws an elbow but Borgia slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reary scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Reary dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Borgia gets caught napping as Reary dives in and scores a takedown. Borgia manages to retain guard.
Reary loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reary trying to control but Borgia is working from the bottom.
Reary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reary looking to pass the guard.
Borgia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borgia tries to get out of the position.
Reary loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reary slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reary is looking to take a break and control but Borgia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reary throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Borgia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here.
Reary lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reary lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reary looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Borgia is avoiding damage well.
Reary throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reary throws a strike aimed at the side of Borgia's head but Borgia avoids it well.
Reary misses with the ground and pound.
Reary in side control, throwing shots but Borgia defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reary lands a nice forearm strike.
Reary throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reary lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reary wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borgia keeps working.
Reary postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reary wants to control but Borgia is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reary working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reary working the head with strikes.
Reary in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reary misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reary throws a strike aimed at the side of Borgia's head but Borgia avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reary working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Reary seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Reary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Reary shoots in for a takedown but Borgia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Borgia. No joy for Reary on that attempt.
Borgia leaves Reary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Borgia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Reary.
Reary looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borgia throws a good cross that connects.
Borgia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Borgia duly obliges.
Reary is still on wobbly legs! Can Borgia finish him?
No luck for Reary with that takedown attempt.
Reary seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgia leaves Reary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borgia tries to avoid it but Reary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borgia to the ground. Borgia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reary tries for a takedown but Borgia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Borgia drops Reary with a right and a left! Borgia comes rushing in but Reary regains his composure and manages to keep Borgia in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia wants to stand but Reary is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reary striking off his back but it's not causing Borgia any problems.
Reary lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Borgia!
Reary dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reary misses with a head shot.
Borgia blocking the ground and pound.
Reary punching from mount but Borgia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Borgia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reary tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Reary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Borgia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reary breaks from Borgia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reary lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reary looking to finish with strikes here!
Reary has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borgia's face.
Reary sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reary lands a big elbow.
Reary thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reary lands a big elbow.
Reary sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Borgia is bucking up trying to escape but Reary cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reary throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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!
Reary looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Reary is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Reary there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Reary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reary winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Reary!