PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ximena Loca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Reenulds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Loca
vs
Reenulds

190 cm
20
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ximena Loca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Reenulds!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loca misses with a kick to the body.
Burt Reenulds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reenulds looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Loca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loca tries to close the distance and clinch but Reenulds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loca is looking to clinch.
Loca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loca wants to clinch.
Reenulds moves out of range as Loca strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loca tries to clinch up but Reenulds circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reenulds sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ximena Loca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loca tries to clinch but Reenulds moves out of range.

Loca has managed to clinch.
Loca lands an elbow inside that Reenulds shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Loca.
Loca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reenulds's face.
Reenulds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loca misses with a knee strike.
Loca landing knees to the head.

It looks like Burt Reenulds has been cut.
Loca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loca scores a nice knee to the body.
Loca landing knees to the body.
Reenulds jumps guard but Loca stands there with Reenulds around his waist. Reenulds gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Loca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loca with a knee to the head.

Reenulds drags the fight down to the ground.
Loca wants to stand but Reenulds is controlling his posture from full guard.
Loca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reenulds is keeping the position for now.
Loca trying to control the position from guard on top but Reenulds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reenulds tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loca content to stall in guard here.
Reenulds is trying to keep Loca in close.
Loca looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reenulds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loca as he avoids it easily.
Loca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reenulds fails to land the takedown.
Ximena Loca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Reenulds.
Loca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reenulds.
Reenulds avoids the head kick by Loca.
Reenulds blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ximena Loca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Burt Reenulds's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Loca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loca misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Loca.
Loca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reenulds shoots in looking for a takedown. Loca tries to sprawl out of it but Reenulds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reenulds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reenulds is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loca moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Loca.
Loca with a knee to the head.
Loca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Loca.
Reenulds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loca with a knee to the head.
Loca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reenulds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reenulds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reenulds wants a takedown.

Reenulds manages to pull guard.
Loca is looking to stand up but Reenulds won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loca controlling from the top position.

Loca is posturing up here but Reenulds has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Loca tries to roll out but it's too tight and Loca has to tap! Slick submission there by Reenulds!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Burt Reenulds!