PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vult comes to the ring accompanied by War Machine by KISS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vult
vs
Reynolds

207 cm
31
222 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

195 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vult scores with a punch to the head.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Vult.

Vult rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the ropes.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but Vult has double underhooks.
Come on Vult - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vult is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vult.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.

Vult manages to break the clinch.
Vult is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
Vult fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reynolds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reynolds misses with a leg kick.
Vult misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Vult misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a jab when Vult was well out of range.
Vult moves out of range of the body kick.
Vult throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reynolds counters with a low kick, right behind Vult 's knee.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vult is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vult wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.

Vult clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vult creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vult misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.

It looks like Reinhart Vult has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vult is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.

Vult breaks from the clinch.

Vult gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vult as the two fighters clinch.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds is trying to push Vult away but Vult has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Vult is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Vult throws knees to the body.
Vult makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vult missing with knees to the body.
Vult swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vult breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vult ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
A head kick misses from Vult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reynolds tries to score with a low kick but Vult moves his leg out of the way.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Vult jumps back.
Reynolds lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vult looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vult misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vult moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vult.
Vult tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Vult missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Vult's shoulder, as Vult tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult misses the shot to the body.
Reinhart Vult seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vult wants to clinch.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vult scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vult will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vult tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Vult really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vult lands a head kick. Reynolds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vult rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vult lands a head kick!
Vult wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
Vult doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.
Vult doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vult looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vult throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Vult tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.

Vult forces Reynolds back against the ropes and clinches.
Vult tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Vult looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vult is looking to clinch.
Vult throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Vult is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vult clinches with his opponent.

Vult breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds misses with a kick to the body.
Vult tries to clinch up.
Vult tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vult's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reynolds.
Vult darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vult moves away.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Vult on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reynolds lands a nice shot that snaps Vult's head back.
Nice body kick from Reynolds.
Vult ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Vult is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised Vult's leg. Vult is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vult was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Vult.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vult checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reynolds lands a jab to Vult's midsection.
Reynolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vult looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vult fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vult tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vult has managed to clinch.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Dennis Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Dennis Reynolds just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vult instigates a clinch.
Reynolds is trying to break free.

Vult manages to break the clinch.
Vult is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Vult.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Vult saw that one coming.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vult.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
Vult tries to clinch up.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vult.
Vult fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Vult.
Reynolds wants to slow Vult down by chopping away at his legs.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vult throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds throws the kick towards the body but Vult avoids it.
Vult throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vult throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vult moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult lands with an overhand left.
Vult throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vult is looking to clinch.
Vult has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands an overhand right.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vult looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vult throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vult throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vult smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Vult.
Vult ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult had his way with Dennis Reynolds in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Vult was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dennis Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reinhart Vult is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vult.
Vult pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vult tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Vult throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
Vult has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vult fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Vult.
Vult tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vult throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Reinhart Vult is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vult. That did some damage!
Reynolds pushes Vult away with a front kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vult on the side of the head.

Vult rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Vult keeps him there for the moment.

Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vult tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vult is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Vult.
Vult ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vult.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Vult.
Vult lands a head kick. Reynolds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
Vult fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vult swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vult takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vult has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhart Vult!
Reinhart Vult really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.