PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Bottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Bottom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chino Reyes's chin.

Bottom
vs
Reyes

225 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Bottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chino Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bottom circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottom closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Bottom pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Bottom misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bottom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bottom avoids it really well and circles away.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.

Bottom gets caught napping as Reyes dives in and scores a takedown. Bottom manages to retain guard.
Bottom trying to control the position here.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Bottom keeps moving.
Bottom controlling Reyes's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reyes tries to stand but Bottom is controlling from the bottom.
Bottom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bottom tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reyes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reyes shoots in and drives through. Bottom sprawls well.
Rock Bottom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chino Reyes.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bottom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bottom moves out of range of the body kick.
Bottom fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyes.
Reyes looks gassed!
Bottom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bottom off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bottom off to one side.
Reyes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reyes fails with the takedown.
Bottom avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
Bottom stuffs the takedown attempt from Reyes. Reyes gets slowly back to his feet.
Bottom shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bottom shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reyes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes tries to improve position but can't.
Bottom grinds an elbow into Reyes's temple.
Reyes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottom cracks Reyes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bottom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bottom looks up at the clock and then as Reyes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bottom smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reyes tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Bottom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bottom scoring with punches from side control.
Bottom is putting a hurting on Reyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bottom working away.
Reyes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reyes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bottom avoids the strikes from the bottom by Reyes.
Reyes is looking to reverse the position.
Bottom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bottom working the head and body with strikes.
Bottom working the head with strikes.
Bottom working away.
Bottom in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reyes throws Bottom to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reyes is defended easily by Bottom.
Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bottom swivels and escapes.
Reyes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bottom defends it nicely.

Bottom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Bottom blocks it.

Bottom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bottom manages to end up in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bottom lands a few punches from side control.
Reyes is trying to control Bottom's posture but Bottom avoids it.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Bottom drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rock Bottom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Reyes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bottom or perhaps it was just good defense by Reyes which made him look bad.
Reyes fails with the takedown.

Reyes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes looking to sit in guard and control but Bottom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bottom advances to half guard.
Reyes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Bottom is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reyes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bottom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reyes taking some punishment here, with Bottom in his half guard.
Bottom working Reyes over with strikes.
Bottom works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bottom landing punches.
Bottom lands a big shot there that rocks Reyes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bottom with the ground and pound from mount.

Bottom goes for an armbar but Reyes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Reyes.

Bottom working for a triangle but Reyes defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottom wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Bottom keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottom wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Reyes wants to get up but he can't break Bottom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reyes is fighting to break Bottom's control of his arms but Bottom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses. Bottom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reyes's guard. Nice move by Bottom!
Rock Bottom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bottom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bottom postures up in Reyes's guard and throws a big left but Reyes blocks it.
Bottom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Reyes kicks Bottom off and gets to his feet.
Bottom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bottom off to one side.
Bottom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Bottom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Reyes with that takedown attempt.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bottom.

Reyes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bottom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bottom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottom trying to control the position here.
Reyes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bottom has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rock Bottom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reyes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bottom did well to prevent Reyes getting side control.
Reyes wants to control but Bottom is keeping him busy.
Reyes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bottom is staying active underneath Reyes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bottom tries to roll over but Reyes keeps him under control.
Reyes is trying to control. Bottom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Chino Reyes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bottom closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Bottom pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bottom shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bottom circles away.
Rock Bottom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Reyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bottom turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bottom landing a few strikes.
Reyes regains half guard.
Bottom 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 is staying active underneath Bottom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bottom scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bottom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reyes actively working from the bottom here.
Reyes is trying to maintain the position but Bottom is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottom trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away.

Reyes looking for submissions off his back.
Reyes is controlling Bottom's trapped leg to prevent Bottom from advancing to side control.

Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reyes trying to hold on to Bottom's head to control him but Bottom postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bottom is nestled in close to Reyes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reyes wants to control but Bottom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bottom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reyes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bottom works his way into side control.
Bottom looks up at the clock and then as Reyes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bottom smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reyes can't do much from the bottom here.
Bottom cracks Reyes with a big right hand but Reyes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bottom looks up at the clock and then as Reyes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bottom smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bottom scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bottom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reyes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bottom off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to stick to Bottom's back but Bottom is turning into Reyes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Reyes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bottom.
Bottom postures up and lands a big shot to Reyes's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reyes trying to control the position.
Bottom passes into half guard.
Bottom lands with a punch from half guard.
Reyes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bottom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bottom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bottom looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bottom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Bottom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bottom, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Bottom!