PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix). Pitt has chosen Pitt Don't Play Dat 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.

Dan Reyes
vs
Pitt

180 cm
31
178 lbs
25 - 5 - 1

188 cm
33
184 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Savage

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 25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pitt misses with a hook

and Reyes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pitt's guard now.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pitt keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes throws a strike but Pitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reyes pulls Pitt in close to his closed guard and prevents Pitt from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Pitt controlling him for the moment.
Reyes wants to control but Pitt passes easily into half guard.
Reyes is trying to get back to full guard.
Reyes works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Pitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reyes pulls Pitt in close to prevent any damage.
Pitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pitt won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Reyes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pitt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reyes manages to get to full guard.
Reyes working a defensive guard but Pitt passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Pitt is controlling well.
Pitt slows the pace down in half guard.
Reyes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Reyes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to control but Pitt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reyes tries to roll over but Pitt keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pitt as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Reyes needs to keep his hands up - Pitt had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dirk Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Pitt misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reyes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pitt is keeping busy.
Pitt throws an elbow that misses.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Pitt misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitt gets through Reyes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Pitt.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitt misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Pitt improves position.
A shot in the inside from Reyes.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitt.

Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitt throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Pitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.
Reyes throws the left hand but Pitt avoids the punch easily.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pitt takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Pitt scores with a head kick.

It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pitt rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitt tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reyes trying to stall but Pitt improves his position.
Pitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Pitt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes takes an elbow to the temple.

Reyes breaks the clinch.
Pitt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reyes momentarily.
Reyes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riel Dan Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes scores with a nice strike.
Pitt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pitt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pitt.
Pitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Pitt moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Reyes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pitt defends it nicely.
Pitt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reyes takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes'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. This is the final round!

Pitt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reyes on the side of the head.
Pitt lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Pitt counters with an outside leg kick.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dirk Pitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pitt scores with a nice strike.
Pitt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pitt tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Reyes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pitt's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitt keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reyes trying to control but Pitt is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Riel Dan Reyes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Reyes dives in and scores a takedown into Pitt's guard.
Reyes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Pitt is rocked!
Reyes passes Pitt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reyes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitt keeps working.
Reyes stops Pitt from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt is controlling Reyes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Reyes wants to take a breather but Pitt is having none of it.
Reyes wants to pass to mount but Pitt is defending the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pitt has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Pitt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reyes is defended easily by Pitt.
Pitt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Reyes gets a big slam - oh, Pitt is out! Pitt is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Riel Dan Reyes!
Our winner, Riel Dan Reyes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.