PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Great
vs
Reynolds

176 cm
24
170 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a leg kick which misses The Great's front leg but catches the back leg as The Great tries to avoid it.
Reynolds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds slips under a jab from The Great.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
The Great just misses with a punch to the body.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from The Great misses.
Reynolds lands with a hook. The Great tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reynolds jabs at The Great's body.
The Great gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds avoids the body shot from The Great.
The Great moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds slips a straight right by The Great.
Reynolds pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Great back to the cage. Reynolds follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Great misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
The Great takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Great cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.
The Great avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
An inside leg kick from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Great looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Great waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
The Great looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Great on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds lands a glancing blow to the side of The Great's head.
A jab lands there for Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Great scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reynolds lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Great's sensitive parts.
Reynolds connects with a body shot.

Reynolds drives through and clinches with The Great against the cage.
The Great tries to pull guard but Reynolds forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Great is trying to pull guard but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Great.
The Great blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Reynolds.
A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Great tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually The Great drops back down to his feet.
The Great takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from The Great.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Great blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
The Great fails to pull guard.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as The Great controls his hands.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds digs a right hand into The Great's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Great's gas tank.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reynolds just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Great tries to pull guard but Reynolds forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Great is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds is working The Great over against the cage.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body.
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Great jumps guard but Reynolds stands there with The Great around his waist. The Great gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Great is trying to pull guard but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Reynolds dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reynolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds presses The Great against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.

The Great manages to pull guard.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
The Great controls Reynolds momentarily but Reynolds frees himself.
Reynolds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Great bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reynolds's guard.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Great trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great has gone for a leg lock! Reynolds slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Great's guard.

The Great looking for a guillotine here but Reynolds defends easily.
Reynolds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The Great is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Great looking for subs off his back but Reynolds has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reynolds prevents The Great from improving his position.

The Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reynolds pulls his head out easily.
The Great has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reynolds is working away from the top position though.
Reynolds slows the pace down in half guard.
The Great holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Great gets full guard.
Reynolds content to stall in guard here.
Reynolds trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Reynolds wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Great blocks a leg kick.
Reynolds sizes up The Great with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
The Great waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frank Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to clinch but The Great is having none of it.

Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with The Great.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Frank Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reynolds smiles and moves away.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from The Great misses.
Reynolds throws a body punch but The Great moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Great.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but The Great checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Reynolds rushes The Great and presses him up against the cage.
The Great blocking some punches.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Great is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
Reynolds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Great's elbow.
Reynolds is looking to control The Great's arms but The Great gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.

The Great pulls guard effortlessly.
Reynolds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Reynolds has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reynolds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reynolds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Great keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Reynolds hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Great on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reynolds. Reynolds obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Great manages to avoid it.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. The Great moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the body
and The Great counters with a stiff right hand.
The Great circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped The Great's head back.
The Great throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reynolds as he avoids it easily.
The Great throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds motions for The Great to come forward. Reynolds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised The Great's leg. The Great is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds digs a good hook to The Great's body.
Reynolds throws out a powerful jab.
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Reynolds clinches.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
The Great is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reynolds just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Great is trying to force a seperation but Reynolds has the dominant position.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reynolds smiles and moves away.
The Great on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. The Great takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reynolds cracks The Great with an open hand slap.
Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Great takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Great throws a hook but Reynolds avoids it easily.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reynolds as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds slips a straight right by The Great.
Reynolds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reynolds moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Great avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised The Great's leg. The Great is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reynolds cracks the inside of The Great's front leg.
Chris The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Great on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frank Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Great.
A punch lands to the side of The Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Great takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reynolds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reynolds!
Frank Reynolds is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Frank Reynolds thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.