PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barreda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rockstar. Reynolds has chosen Can't take the sky from me as his entrance music. 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.

Barreda
vs
Reynolds

178 cm
27
178 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Barreda.
Reynolds ducks right into an uppercut from Barreda.
Barreda tries to clinch up.
Barreda lands with a nice body punch.
Barreda misses with a hook to the body
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barreda tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
Barreda is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barreda tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Barreda takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Barreda closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Barreda.
Barreda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barreda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Barreda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barreda was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Barreda misses with a right hand

and Reynolds counters by clinching up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barreda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barreda breaks from the clinch.
Barreda misses with a wild body shot.
Barreda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreda is just out of range.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Barreda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Barreda misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Barreda misses.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barreda is looking to wear down Reynolds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barreda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reynoldss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barreda slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Barreda blocks the low kick.
Barreda's corner calls for a 1-2. Barreda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Barreda finds it's way through Reynolds's defenses.

Reynolds is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Barreda finish him?
Barreda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barreda cracks Reynolds with a hook to the temple - Reynolds is on wobbly legs here! Barreda swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Reynolds falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barreda wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Barreda!
Jesus Barreda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.