PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Gimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gimenez
vs
Dan Reyes

183 cm
29
170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
183 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Gimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Riel Dan Reyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimenez misses with a body kick.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
Gimenez moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Gimenez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Gimenez misses.
Riel Dan Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gimenez tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Gimenez avoids nicely.
Gimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gimenez slips a straight right by Reyes.
Gimenez misses with a head kick.

Reyes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gimenez to the mat! Gimenez manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reyes passes Gimenez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gimenez wants to improve his position but Reyes is controlling well.
Gimenez is looking to get back to full guard here but Reyes has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reyes connects with a nice short shot to Gimenez's temple.
Gimenez is looking to improve his position.
Reyes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gimenez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Gimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Reyes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gimenez is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Reyes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to control. Gimenez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gimenez is looking to improve his position.
Reyes lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Gimenez is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes trying to control the pace.
Reyes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gimenez is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reyes is trying to control. Gimenez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gimenez is working hard here to advance position.
Reyes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Reyes seems content to control.
Reyes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reyes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez is squirming around, avoiding Reyes's attempts to control the action.
Reyes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gimenez?
Reyes controlling from the full mount.
Gimenez working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reyes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Reyes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gimenez tries to avoid it but Reyes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gimenez to the ground. Gimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gimenez misses with a double jab.
Gimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gimenez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Reyes slaps away a takedown attempt from Gimenez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Gimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Gimenez.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reyes drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gimenez is on top in guard.
Reyes has his hands on Gimenez's head, controlling the position.
Gimenez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gimenez throws a big elbow that misses.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gimenez wants to get back to full guard.
Reyes works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes controlling the pace for now.
Reyes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reyes unloading with bombs!
Gimenez tries to reverse the position but Reyes maintains control.
Reyes wants to control the action but instead Gimenez gets a body lock and reverses into Reyes's guard! Nice work!
Gimenez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.
Gimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gimenez preventing the sweep.
Riel Dan Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Gimenez controlling him for the moment.
Reyes controls Gimenez momentarily but Gimenez frees himself.
Gimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Gimenez advances to half guard.
Reyes trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking for a sweep. Gimenez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Gimenez there.
Gimenez is looking to advance position but Reyes won't allow it.
Gimenez prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Gimenez wants to control but Reyes is keeping him busy.
Gimenez moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gimenez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Reyes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reyes tries to bench press Gimenez off him but Gimenez keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Riel Dan Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gimenez is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.

Reyes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reyes lands some shots froms side control.
Reyes controls the position from side control.
Gimenez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reyes prevents Gimenez from escaping the position.
Gimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gimenez regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Gimenez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gimenez throws a strike from the bottom but Reyes passes into side control!
Reyes trying to control the action but Gimenez is working from the bottom.
Gimenez is looking to regain half guard here but Reyes keeps moving and retains side control.
Caio Gimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reyes scores with punches from side control.
Gimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gimenez prevents Reyes from moving into mount.
Reyes controlling the position from side mount.
Gimenez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to move to full mount but Gimenez actually manages to regain half guard.
Reyes wants to pass to mount but Gimenez is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gimenez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Gimenez is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
Reyes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gimenez is striking but Reyes is not phased and passes to half guard.
Reyes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riel Dan Reyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reyes slips a nice elbow through Gimenez's hands, connecting with Gimenez's forehead.
Gimenez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gimenez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gimenez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reyes thows a huge punch but Gimenez dodges it nicely.
Reyes moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Dan Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reyes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Dan Reyes!
After the big win, Riel Dan Reyes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.