PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Skourge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reynolds
vs
Skourge

200 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
27
290 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarvis Skourge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skourge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freddy Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Reynolds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skourge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Skourge has wrist control.
Reynolds won't allow Skourge to get back to his feet.
Reynolds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reynolds 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.
Skourge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Reynolds thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reynolds works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Reynolds working Skourge over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds slips a nice elbow through Skourge's hands, connecting with Skourge's forehead.

Reynolds wants to work for an arm triangle but Skourge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reynolds winds up and cracks Skourge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds wants to pass to mount but Skourge is defending the position.
Skourge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skourge defends it well.
Reynolds working Skourge over with strikes.
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!
Skourge wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skourge defending well though.
Skourge trying to control but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skourge defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skourge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skourge defends it well.

Reynolds is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skourge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Reynolds.
Reynolds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skourge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynolds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reynolds throwing shots but Skourge is blocking nicely.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skourge wants to get back to his feet.
Reynolds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reynolds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Skourge dodges it nicely.
Reynolds drops an elbow to the side of Skourge's head.
Reynolds lands strikes from half guard.
Reynolds is nestled in close to Skourge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Reynolds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Skourge sees it coming and defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skourge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skourge is trying to stand up here but Reynolds is controlling him well.
Skourge looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Skourge dodges it nicely.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skourge defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Reynolds dominated that round.
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.

Reynolds with a poor takedown
and Skourge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Skourge.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skourge as he avoids it easily.
Skourge slaps away a takedown attempt from Reynolds, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reynolds closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Skourge's guard.
Reynolds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skourge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skourge can do to turn this around?

Reynolds is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reynolds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skourge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reynolds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Skourge has momentary wrist control but Reynolds slips an elbow through the middle.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skourge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freddy Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Skourge blocks nicely.
Reynolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Skourge has wrist control.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skourge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds postures up in Skourge's guard and throws a big left but Skourge blocks it.
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.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Skourge blocks nicely.
Reynolds is in close to Skourge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Skourge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skourge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
Skourge trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds landing with the ground and pound.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds passes Skourge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reynolds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reynolds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reynolds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skourge's head.
Reynolds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reynolds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skourge taking some punishment here, with Reynolds in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reynolds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Reynolds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Skourge lands a nice hook to Reynolds's body. Reynolds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reynolds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skourge counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Skourge.
Reynolds is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skourge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skourge jabs at Reynolds's body.
Reynolds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skourge swivels and escapes.
Skourge jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skourge works over Reynolds's head and body with a nice combination.
Reynolds's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skourge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reynolds scrambles back to his feet.
Reynolds fails with the takedown
and Skourge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skourge drops Reynolds with a straight right hand, right on the button! Skourge follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarvis Skourge!
Jarvis Skourge took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.