PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (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.

Reyes
vs
Anderson

175 cm
27
146 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
144 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Reyes counters with a nice body shot.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.
Reyes misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Anderson has Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.

Reyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Reyes counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
No luck for Reyes with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Reyes takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Reyes gets control of Anderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reyes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reyes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson taking a breather.
Reyes wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Reyes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Reyes fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Reyes shrugs off.
Anderson trying to stall but Reyes improves his position.

Reyes breaks the clinch.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alex Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anderson clinches.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.

Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Reyes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
Reyes throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Reyes - just one landing.
Reyes feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Alex Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Reyes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reyes is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson wants to clinch but Reyes slips to the side
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniel Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Reyes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reyes has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Reyes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.

Reyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Reyes.
Reyes feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Reyes lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson checks a low kick from Reyes.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reyes blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Decent striking displayed by Reyes there.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Reyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reyes scores with a leg kick.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reyes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Reyes has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Reyes with that takedown attempt.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Reyes is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Reyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.

Reyes breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes throws a right hand that misses

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Reyes stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Reyes is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Reyes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson is looking to control Reyes's arms but Reyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Reyes's ribcage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a knee strike.

Reyes breaks the clinch.
Daniel Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Anderson!