PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes to the cage accompanied by The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. Reyes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All the Above kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lloyd
vs
Reyes

175 cm
28
167 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

169 cm
30
157 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lloyd is defended easily by Reyes.
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Reyes moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes throws a combination that misses

and Lloyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lloyd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lloyd passes Reyes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Lloyd is looking for a kimura here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes controlling the position well.
Lloyd wants to pass the guard but Reyes is defending well.
Lloyd controlling the action here.

Lloyd 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.
Reyes trying to control but Lloyd postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is keen to just control but Reyes is a slippery customer.
Reyes trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lloyd manages to pass to mount!
Lloyd wants to control the pace but Reyes is squirming around nicely.
Lloyd controlling from mount.
Reyes working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd controlling his opponent.
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.

Lloyd stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Reyes tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lloyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lloyd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lloyd drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Lloyd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lloyd wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Lloyd tries to clinch up.
Reyes looks to land a combination. Lloyd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lloyd fails with the takedown.
Reyes throws a hook but Lloyd avoids it easily.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Tom Lloyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd moves to clinch but Reyes breaks away
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reyes.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.

Lloyd feints and as Reyes raises his hands in defense, Lloyd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Lloyd tries to pass.
Lloyd is working hard here to advance position.
Lloyd stands and throws Reyes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reyes is trying to control Lloyd's posture but Lloyd avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lloyd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reyes to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes leaves Lloyd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lloyd wants to clinch but Reyes slips to the side
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Reyes moves away
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Lloyd walks into a left hand.
Lloyd misses with a takedown
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range.
Stevie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Reyes tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lloyd eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Lloyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stevie Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lloyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lloyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
Nice shot lands for Reyes.
Lloyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reyes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reyes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Stevie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Reyes lands a nice hook to Lloyd's body. Lloyd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reyes with a hook.
Lloyd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reyes.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Lloyd's ribs.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes stalks Lloyd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lloyd's face. Lloyd staggers backwards, shaken.
Lloyd 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 Lloyd off to one side.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Reyes moves away
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes throws a combination. Lloyd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reyes wants it to stay on the feet.
Reyes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reyes duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd shoots in looking for a takedown but Reyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lloyd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Lloyd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reyes sprawls well initially but Lloyd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes moves into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lloyd won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Lloyd being controlled here momentarily.
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!
Lloyd looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lloyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stevie Reyes!
Stevie Reyes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.