PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Kikui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dan Reyes
vs
Kikui

180 cm
22
183 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

178 cm
26
168 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Riel Dan Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiro Kikui!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikui has his takedown stuffed
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kikui tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily

and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kikui won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kikui is trying to improve his position.
Kikui tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Reyes lands shots from the back.
Kikui wants to control his opponent's hands but Reyes gets his hands free.
Kikui is keeping busy.
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 lands strikes to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes scores with punches from the back.
Reyes gets his hands free as Kikui looks to control.
Reyes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kikui has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Reyes lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kikui's head.
Kikui is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Reyes off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Reyes lands strikes to the head.

It looks like Hiro Kikui has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes is punishing Kikui with some ground and pound.
Reyes biding his time, controlling Kikui.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Reyes throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kikui could be in trouble here!
Reyes scores with strikes from the back.
Reyes is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kikui up.
Reyes lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kikui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reyes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reyes throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kikui could be in trouble here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikui takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Reyes lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Reyes.
Reyes is punishing Kikui with strikes - can he finish him?!
Reyes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kikui is looking for a way out.

Kikui is rocked!
Reyes connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kikui to escape the position.
Kikui is still in real trouble! Can Reyes finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes landing with strikes.
Reyes wants to control but Kikui is keeping busy.
Kikui seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kikui is looking for a way out.
Reyes landing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Kikui trying to get back to his feet but Reyes is in full control for now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Reyes.
Reyes controlling well, preventing Kikui from escaping the position.
Reyes controlling from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Kikui as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Reyes!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes is landing with strikes. Kikui can't take much more of this.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kikui's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reyes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kikui is refusing to be controlled, as Reyes sits in half guard.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Kikui is defending well.
Ground and pound from Reyes.
Kikui wants to get back to full guard.
Reyes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kikui won't allow Reyes to pass to mount.
Reyes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kikui defending well though.
Kikui is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reyes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reyes wants to take a breather but Kikui is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Reyes lands with a punch from half guard.
Reyes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reyes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kikui's head.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kikui does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kikui's head.
Reyes is taking a breather. Kikui says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Reyes there.
Reyes controlling the pace.
Reyes thows a huge punch but Kikui dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes is trying to control. Kikui wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reyes trying to control from Kikui's half guard. Kikui has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Reyes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kikui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reyes working some strikes from top position.
Reyes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Kikui is working from the bottom.
Reyes lands a couple of digs.
Reyes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reyes pushes down on Kikui's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reyes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kikui controlling the position for now.
Reyes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kikui blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reyes.
Reyes winds up and cracks Kikui with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reyes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reyes working over Kikui with some ground and pound. Kikui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Reyes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Dan Reyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kikui'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. This is the final round!

Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kikui.
Kikui shoots and misses

and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kikui won't be happy with that.
Reyes working away.
Kikui defending against the ground and pound.
Kikui parries the strikes from Reyes easily there. Reyes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kikui to escape.
Reyes landing a few strikes.
Reyes landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikui looking for a sweep but Reyes has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Reyes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reyes lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes working the ground and pound effectively.
Kikui takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Reyes's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riel Dan Reyes!
Riel Dan Reyes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.