PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Reinold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Brian Staal enters the cage!

Reinold
vs
Staal

205 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

197 cm
23
273 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Reinold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Staal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinold tries to clinch up.
Staal misses with a straight left.
Reinold is looking to clinch.
Reinold tries to clinch up.
A jab from Staal misses.
Reinold tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinold tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Reinold looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Staal is looking for a sweep. Reinold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinold wants to free his trapped foot but Staal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Staal tries to get to full guard but Reinold has control of the leg.
Reinold wants to take a breather but Staal is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is looking for a sweep. Reinold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reinold tries to clinch there but Staal circles away.
Reinold takes one to the side of the head.
Staal tries for a takedown but Reinold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reinold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reinold tries to clinch up.
Staal thuds a left hand into Reinold's body.
Reinold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Reinold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Staal!
Reinold prevents Staal from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Staal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reinold wants to take Staal's back here but Staal is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Staal is squirming around, avoiding Reinold's attempts to control the action.
Reinold wants to take Staal's back but he can't do it this time.
Reinold wants to control the pace but Staal is squirming around nicely.
Staal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reinold wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Staal can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal tries to lock up and control but Reinold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Staal can't escape the position.
Staal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Staal wants to control but Reinold is keeping busy.

Staal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Reinold wants to work for an arm triangle but Staal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reinold trying to control from half guard but Staal is working away.
Staal tries to roll over but Reinold keeps him under control.
Staal is refusing to be controlled, as Reinold sits in half guard.
Reinold trying to control the pace.
Staal is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reinold as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Staal misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reinold tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Reinold ducks down to avoid it.
Reinold stuffs the takedown attempt from Staal. Staal gets slowly back to his feet.
Otto Reinold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Staal.

Staal scores with a takedown into Reinold's guard.
Staal looks gassed!
Reinold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staal manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Staal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Staal looks to land a right hand but Reinold moved out of range.
Staal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reinold shoots in looking for a takedown. Staal tries to sprawl out of it but Reinold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Staal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reinold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otto Reinold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Reinold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reinold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reinold tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Reinold with that takedown attempt.
Staal shoots in and drives through. Reinold sprawls well.
Reinold doesn't manage to clinch there - Staal circles away.
Reinold tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Reinold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brian Staal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reinold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reinold has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Reinold. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reinold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Staal to the mat! Staal manages to get full guard.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Reinold from controlling successfully.
Staal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Staal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reinold trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.

Staal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reinold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reinold trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal throws a body punch but Reinold moves out of range.

Reinold scores with a takedown into Staal's guard.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Staal is on top in guard.
Staal wants to control from the top but Reinold keeps moving.
Staal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reinold wants to sweep but no luck.
Reinold is trying to keep Staal in close.

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

Reinold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staal preventing the sweep.
Reinold manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reinold looking to control but Staal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal wants to control but Reinold is having none of it.
Staal is trying to escape the mount.
Staal is squirming around, avoiding Reinold's attempts to control the action.
Reinold seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Staal is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinold is working hard here to advance position.
Reinold moves to back control.
Staal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Reinold dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reinold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reinold is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Reinold. No joy for Staal on that attempt.
Staal misses with the combination.
Reinold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Staal misses.
Reinold doesn't manage to clinch there - Staal circles away.
Reinold with a poor takedown

and Staal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reinold won't be happy with that.
Reinold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Staal connects with a decent elbow.
Reinold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brian Staal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reinold dodges the ground and pound from Staal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal working the ground and pound.
Reinold can't do much from the bottom here.
Staal trying to control the position but Reinold is working away.
Reinold regains half guard.
Reinold tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Staal is keen to just control but Reinold is a slippery customer.
Reinold is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinold tries to clinch up
and Staal counters with a right hand to the body.

Staal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reinold's guard.
Staal stands up over Reinold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Reinold.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staal wants to control from the top but Reinold keeps moving.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Reinold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal working some strikes from top position.

Staal 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.
Reinold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staal manages to get himself to full guard.
Reinold wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Reinold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Staal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Reinold that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal cracks Reinold with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reinold keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reinold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reinold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reinold wants to control but Staal is having none of it.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal cracks Reinold with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reinold regains half guard.
Staal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reinold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinold is trying to control but Staal manages to pass to mount!
Staal is landing with some decent strikes but Reinold is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Staal!