PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reynolds
vs
Browne

181 cm
27
255 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

205 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Browne misses with an uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Browne.
Browne misses with a straight right.
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Browne with a nice cross.
Reynolds seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reynolds defending well as Browne loads up on a big left hand.
Browne scores with a hook.

It looks like Burt Reynolds has been cut.

Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds has Browne pressed against the cage.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
Browne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Browne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Browne is blocking nicely.
Reynolds leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reynolds looking to stall.
Reynolds is pushing Browne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Browne is defending well for now.
Reynolds leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Burt Reynolds.

Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Browne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Reynolds.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Browne is blocking nicely.
Browne is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Browne is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Browne blocks it.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Browne blocks with his arms.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds just leaning against Browne, taking a breather.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Browne blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Browne tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the cage.
Browne avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Reynolds dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Browne throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Browne throws a big shot that misses.
Browne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Browne.
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Browne scores with a hook to the body. Reynolds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Browne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Browne misses the target.
Browne throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
A slow jab from Browne misses its intended target.
Browne misses with an uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Burt Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Reynolds moves forwards but Browne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Browne moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Browne paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a nice right hand.
Browne loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Browne misses with an uppercut.

Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Browne can't break the clinch.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Browne blocks it.
Browne tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browne backwards.
Browne is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
Reynolds dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reynolds for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Browne blocks with his arms.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Browne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Browne is blocking nicely.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Browne tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents Browne from breaking the clinch.
Browne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Browne wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.

Browne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Browne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Browne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Browne misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Browne dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Browne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Browne is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Browne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Browne.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Browne avoids them all with ease.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Browne's body. Browne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Browne swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Travis Browne's cut even more.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Browne moves out of range easily.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Browne moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds lands with a straight right. Browne didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne throws a big shot that misses.

Reynolds darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Browne's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Reynolds dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Browne circles away.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Browne throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Browne throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Browne.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Browne misses with a hook.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Browne loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Browne misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Browne swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Browne needs to keep his hands up - Reynolds had a free shot at his head there.
Browne missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Browne.
Browne scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Browne misses.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Browne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a swing at Browne's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Browne misses.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Browne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Browne blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds throws the left hand but Browne avoids the punch easily.
Browne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reynolds clinches up against the cage.
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Travis Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Browne is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Browne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Browne blocks it.
Browne letting Reynolds take a breather here.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Browne's ribcage.
Reynolds slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Burt Reynolds.
Browne swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Reynolds finds it's target.
Reynolds throws a hook but Browne avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Browne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Browne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.

Reynolds clinches.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The cut above Travis Browne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Browne blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds working Browne over with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Reynolds!