PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War by Judas Priest. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rey
vs
Constantinides

185 cm
33
205 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

184 cm
31
215 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zachery Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ares Constantinides!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides throws a sloppy head kick and Rey moves out of range easily.
Rey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Constantinides counters with a good low kick that Rey was not able to check.
Rey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rey swings for the body but Constantinides moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Rey misses.
Constantinides comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Constantinides bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rey's head.
A big right from Constantinides misses.
Rey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rey misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Constantinides as he connects with a hook.
Constantinides throws a jab but it's blocked by Rey.
Constantinides throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Constantinides, right into the meat.

Constantinides has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rey stalling in the clinch but Constantinides improves position.
Constantinides misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Constantinides misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rey.
Rey scores a nice knee to the body.
Rey stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Constantinides misses with a body punch.
Constantinides throws an elbow but it misses.
Constantinides has a couple of punches blocked by Rey.
Rey has Constantinides pushed against the cage.
Constantinides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rey misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rey.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantinides avoids it.
Rey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rey stalling in the clinch.
Constantinides working aggressively here.
Rey misses with a knee to the head.
Rey taking a breather.
Rey missing with knees to the body.
Constantinides is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Constantinides blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rey misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides scores with a shoulder strike.
Rey tries to land knees in the clinch but Constantinides avoids the damage to the body.
Rey tries to stall but Constantinides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rey misses with a punch to the body.
Rey trying to stall but Constantinides improves his position.
Constantinides has Rey pushed against the cage.
Constantinides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Constantinides blocks the elbow strike.
Rey is struggling to control the position.
Rey misses with the head strike.
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Constantinides is blocking nicely.
Rey misses with a knee to the head.
Constantinides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries a knee to the head but Constantinides blocks it.
Rey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Constantinides on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Constantinides has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rey is trying to keep an underhook but Constantinides manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rey tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Constantinides is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rey won't allow Constantinides to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinides is trying to control the action in half guard but Rey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Constantinides is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rey defends it well.
Constantinides is trying to control the action in half guard but Rey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Constantinides is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Constantinides dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Constantinides tenderised Rey's leg. Rey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Constantinides lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rey's sensitive parts.
Constantinides scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ares Constantinides seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rey slips under a jab from Constantinides.
Constantinides is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Constantinides.
Constantinides shoots in for a double leg but Rey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinides uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rey has time to react.
Rey cracks the inside of Constantinides's front leg.
Ares Constantinides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rey forces Constantinides back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinides working aggressively here.
Constantinides throws a punch but it's blocked by Rey.
A short right from Constantinides on the inside.
Constantinides is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rey.
Rey pushes off an throws an elbow but Constantinides leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Constantinides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Constantinides.
Rey takes a shot to the head.
Rey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Constantinidess head.
Rey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Constantinides tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
Constantinides blocks an elbow strike.
Rey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Constantinides blocks it with crossed arms.
Constantinides struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
Rey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Constantinides is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rey is defending well.
Rey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Constantinides fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinides tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
Constantinides works on Rey's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Rey back against the cage.
Constantinides goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rey working aggressively here.
Constantinides wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Rey.
Rey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rey struggles to land a body shot inside as Constantinides controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinides.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rey.
Constantinides avoiding damage as Rey throws knees to the body.
Rey tries a knee to the head but Constantinides blocks it.
Rey stalling in the clinch but Constantinides improves position.
Rey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides misses with a body punch.
Rey gets through Constantinides's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Constantinides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rey misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Constantinides.
Constantinides misses with a punch on the inside.
Rey throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Rey tries to stall but Constantinides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Constantinides lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Constantinides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantinides lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Constantinides can't find room to land a body shot as Rey controls the action.
Constantinides lands a nice uppercut.
Rey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Constantinides showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Constantinides tries to clinch but Rey is having none of it.
Constantinides throws a sloppy body shot
and Rey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zachery Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Constantinides.

Constantinides fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rey sprawls well initially but Constantinides persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Constantinides moves nicely into side control.

Constantinides has hold of Rey's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rey tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Constantinides cranks the arm and Rey screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rey, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ares Constantinides!
Ares Constantinides decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.