PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Everride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Reinhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Everride
vs
Reinhold

175 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Everride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nico Reinhold!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhold tries for a takedown but Everride circles away easily

and Everride counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Reinhold is looking for a triangle but Everride pushes his legs off easily.
Everride stays in close to Reinhold's body and controls the position.
Reinhold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Everride is one step ahead there.
Everride is pushing down on Reinhold's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reinhold is fighting to maintain full guard but Everride has managed to sneak the leg through.
Everride passes to full mount!
Everride unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everride trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhold wants to control but Everride is having none of it.
Everride landing shots from mount.
Everride 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.
Everride controlling the pace for now.
Reinhold is trying desperately to improve position.
Everride tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Everride stands up from mount. Strange move.

Everride shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reinhold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Everride tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reinhold's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Reinhold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Everride controls the position.
Everride cracks Reinhold with a big elbow.
Everride working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everride happy to just control the position for now.
Reinhold is trying to control Everride's posture but Everride avoids it.
Reinhold trying to control but Everride flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Everride controls the position.
Everride tries to keep control of the position but Reinhold is staying busy.
Good control from Everride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhold manages to reverse the position and now he's in Everride's guard. Nice work there by Reinhold.
Everride is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Willie Everride.

Reinhold gets caught flat footed, as Everride shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Everride stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Everride leaves Reinhold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reinhold looks winded!

Everride drives through and clinches with Reinhold against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Everride dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reinhold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Everride looking to score a takedown here. Reinhold is defending well but Everride drives through and ends up in Reinhold's guard.
Reinhold keeping full guard, as Everride tries to pass.
Everride would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reinhold looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Everride puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reinhold pushes Everride off looking to stand but Everride dives back in and keeps control.
Reinhold misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reinhold is doing well to control the position and prevent Everride from advancing to side control.
Willie Everride overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Everride trying to pass the guard but Reinhold defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Everride is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Willie Everride.

Everride throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reinhold tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Everride is in Reinhold's guard.
Reinhold is trying to control the position but Everride postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Everride stands up from Reinhold's guard - Everride perhaps looking for a knockout.
Everride tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reinhold swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Everride does no damage.
Everride works over Reinhold's head and body with a nice combination.
Reinhold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Everride circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Everride throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Everride scores with a takedown into Reinhold's 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!
Everride pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reinhold is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everride stops Reinhold from standing up.
Reinhold working a defensive guard but Everride manages to pass into side control anyway.
Everride tries to move to mount but Reinhold blocks the move with his legs.
The referee asks Everride politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Everride prefers to stall for the moment though.
Everride is looking to take a break and control but Reinhold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinhold wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Everride decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reinhold to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Reinhold as Everride shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Everride. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinhold tries to clinch but Everride moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Reinhold as Everride shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Everride leaves Reinhold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reinhold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Everride sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Everride dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Everride closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Everride seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reinhold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Everride is looking to advance position but Reinhold won't allow it.

Everride decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Everride shoots in and bounces Reinhold off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reinhold has Everride pulled in close to control his posture.
Everride trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinhold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhold is looking to stand up but Everride isn't so interested in that idea.
Everride trying to control but Reinhold is working from the bottom.

Reinhold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Everride escapes and throws Reinhold's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Everride landing a few strikes.
Everride happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everride trying to control the position but Reinhold is working away.

Everride stands up and beckons Reinhold to his feet.
Reinhold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Everride shoots in for a takedown but Reinhold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Everride misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Everride swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everride fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinhold shoots for a double leg takedown but Everride sprawls well. He's pushed Reinhold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Everride closes the distance and clinches.
Everride jumps guard but Reinhold stands there with Everride around his waist. Everride gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Everride manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reinhold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Everride tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhold is fighting to break Everride's control of his arms but Everride is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reinhold wants to control from the top but Everride keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nico Reinhold.
Reinhold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Everride is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reinhold can do to turn this around?

Everride drives through with a takedown into Reinhold's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Reinhold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Everride looking to pass the guard.
Everride really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Everride trying to control but Reinhold is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Everride showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Everride has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Everride!