PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Can't take the sky from me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reynolds
vs
Belkofer

185 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Belkofer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a takedown but Belkofer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reynolds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belkofer throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Reynolds misses with a body kick.
Belkofer looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Belkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Belkofer avoids it.
Reynolds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belkofer moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
Belkofer misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters with a nice leg kick.
Belkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but Reynolds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reynolds thows a body kick. Belkofer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Belkofer throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belkofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Reynolds avoids them all with ease.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
Belkofer throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Belkofer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Reynolds shoots in and bounces Belkofer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belkofer is on top in guard.
Belkofer wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Reynolds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belkofer's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds won't allow Belkofer to sweep him here.

Belkofer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Belkofer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Belkofer misses with a wild combination.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Reynolds drives through and clinches with Belkofer against the cage.
Belkofer misses with a knee to the head.
Belkofer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Belkofer.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Belkofer blocks it.
Belkofer digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Belkofer.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Belkofer.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Belkofer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belkofer's gas tank.
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Belkofer misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.

Reynolds wants the takedown. Belkofer is fighting it off but Reynolds persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Belkofer's guard against the cage.
Belkofer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Belkofer has wrist control.
Reynolds won't allow Belkofer to sweep him here.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belkofer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Belkofer is looking to control Reynolds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belkofer avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds stalling away here and it's allowed Belkofer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Belkofer is trying to hold Reynolds in close to prevent damage but Reynolds has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mal Reynolds dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belkofer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Belkofer's legs.
Belkofer scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Belkofer misses.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Belkofer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belkofer wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reynolds.
Belkofer checks a leg kick.
Reynolds wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer sizes up Reynolds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reynolds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Belkofer does it's job there.
Nice body kick from Reynolds.
Belkofer cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Belkofer both land. Nice combination.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Belkofer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Belkofer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belkofer is breathing heavily.
Belkofer moves to clinch but Reynolds breaks away
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to slow Belkofer down with leg kicks.

Reynolds fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Belkofer to the ground. Reynolds is now in Belkofer's guard.
Reynolds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reynolds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reynolds landing some decent shots from guard.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Belkofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Belkofer's brow.
Belkofer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Belkofer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belkofer wants to sweep but no luck.
Belkofer keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Belkofer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belkofer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belkofer is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Mal Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds working some strikes from top position.
Reynolds slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Belkofer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Reynolds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belkofer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Belkofer throws a lazy uppercut

and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch.
Belkofer has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Belkofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds keeps control of Belkofer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Belkofer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belkofer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mal Reynolds dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Belkofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reynolds is able to avoid easily.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belkofer connects with a jab.
Reynolds tries to land a leg kick but Belkofer saw it coming and moves away.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reynolds on the side of the head.
Belkofer checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belkofer throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belkofer missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
A big left from Belkofer misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reynolds has time to react.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belkofer sprawls well. Belkofer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reynolds's waist but Reynolds gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belkofer off to one side.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belkofer in his tracks.
Belkofer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belkofer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer stuffs the takedown.
Reynolds scores with a nice right hand.

Reynolds has Belkofer up against the cage in a clinch.
Belkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynolds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belkofer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mal Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belkofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belkofer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Belkofer digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank.

Belkofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belkofer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
David Belkofer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds tries a low kick but Belkofer avoids it.
Belkofer misses with a head kick.
Belkofer shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a nice head kick!
Donk. Belkofer catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Reynolds.
Mal Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Belkofer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belkofer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belkofer checks it well.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses.
Reynolds moves out of range as Belkofer strikes.
Reynolds shoots in and drives through. Belkofer sprawls well.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Belkofer.
Reynolds lands with a hook. Belkofer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Belkofer tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mal Reynolds did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reynolds goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reynolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belkofer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belkofer blocks a jab.
Reynolds throws a wild body kick that Belkofer sees coming a mile off.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belkofer fails with the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Belkofer throws a hook but Reynolds avoids it easily.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belkofer manages to avoid it.
Belkofer connects with a body shot.
Belkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Belkofer tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belkofer!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Belkofer.
A left lands for Belkofer.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belkofer's head.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belkofer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Belkofer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Belkofer loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Belkofer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belkofer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belkofer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reynolds - that will leave a mark!
Reynolds lands a leg kick that knocks Belkofer off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reynolds. That's going to slow Belkofer down.
Belkofer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reynolds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reynolds feints and then cracks Belkofer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belkofer down.
Reynolds scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reynolds.
Belkofer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Belkofer misses with a looping right.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reynolds.
Belkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belkofer throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Belkofer connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer thows a body shot but no joy.
Belkofer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reynolds counters with a thumping low kick.
Mal Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Belkofer.
Reynolds throws a nice outside leg kick.

Reynolds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is putting a hurting on Belkofer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reynolds working the ground and pound from side control.
Reynolds working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Reynolds crashes against the mat.
Reynolds controlling the position from side mount.
Belkofer defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mal Reynolds had his way with David Belkofer in that round.
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!

Reynolds tries to clinch but Belkofer moves out of range.
Belkofer lands with a right hand.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Belkofer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belkofer lands a two punch combo.
Belkofer missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belkofer.
Belkofer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reynolds.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Belkofer circles away.
Belkofer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Reynolds is rocked!
Belkofer missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belkofer pushes Reynolds away with a front kick.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
Reynolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belkofer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds sizes up Belkofer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Belkofer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Belkofer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Belkofer's body. Belkofer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Reynolds changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belkofer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reynolds lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reynolds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Reynolds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reynolds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belkofer is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
David Belkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belkofer pushes Reynolds away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reynolds gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reynolds cracks Belkofer with a big right hand but Belkofer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Belkofer wants to get back to his feet but Reynolds is dominant here and he's now got Belkofer's back!
Can Belkofer hold on?! Reynolds is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Reynolds is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Reynolds is working the ground and pound. Can Belkofer escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looking very determined here, making life difficult for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belkofer has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Reynolds lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Reynolds.
Reynolds gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Belkofer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Reynolds looking for the choke from the back.
Reynolds throwing damaging strikes from the back! Belkofer could be in trouble here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Reynolds.
Reynolds cracks Belkofer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Belkofer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Reynolds landing with strikes.
Belkofer breaks Reynolds's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Belkofer is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Belkofer postures up and lands a big shot to Reynolds's brow.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Mal Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reynolds holds on and takes a little breather.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mal Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reynolds, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mal Reynolds!
Mal Reynolds retains his welterweight title!
Mal Reynolds gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).