PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lomov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reyes
vs
Lomov

163 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Agustin Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Lomov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lomov.
Lomov tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.

Lomov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lomov is fighting to break Reyes's control of his arms but Reyes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lomov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reyes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lomov is controlling him.
Lomov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Lomov was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lomov closes the distance and clinches.
Reyes pressing his opponent against the cage.

Reyes breaks the clinch.

Lomov moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lomov's efforts to push away.

Lomov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reyes uses from the top position.
Reyes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Reyes is now in half guard.

Reyes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lomov is concentrating on defense, preventing Reyes from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reyes is working away from the top position though.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lomov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyes wants to stand up but Lomov has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomov is trying to stand back up but Reyes is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lomov tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.

Reyes gets caught flat footed, as Lomov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lomov trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Lomov prevents Reyes from getting back to his feet.
Lomov passes Reyes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It looks like Lomov is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Reyes has one foot on Lomov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Lomov circles away.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Reyes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Lomov trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Lomov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lomov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lomov trying to mount his opponent but Reyes defends it.

Lomov seems to be working for a kimura but Reyes defends the submission attempt.
Lomov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lomov wants to work for an arm triangle but Reyes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lomov throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Reyes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lomov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyes's head.
Reyes is not content to let Lomov control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Lomov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Reyes gets caught flat footed, as Lomov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reyes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reyes controlling the position.
Reyes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reyes wants to control but Lomov passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reyes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Lomov's attempts to control the action.
Lomov thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Lomov's attempts to control the action.
Reyes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lomov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Reyes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Reyes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomov looking to control but Reyes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Lomov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A head kick by Lomov misses

and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reyes.

Lomov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alex Lomov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lomov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lomov is stalling here. Reyes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lomov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reyes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Reyes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reyes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lomov is looking to reverse the position.
Lomov struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reyes decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Lomov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lomov lands in his opponent's guard.
Lomov looking to sit in guard and control but Reyes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reyes tries to stand but Lomov is controlling from the bottom.
Lomov working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Lomov is keeping the position.
Lomov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reyes is one step ahead there.
Reyes wants to stand but Lomov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lomov's guard.
Reyes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lomov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lomov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lomov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lomov content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Reyes really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to get to half guard.
Reyes is working hard here to advance position.
Lomov trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.
Lomov won't let Reyes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Lomov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lomov 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

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