PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith's entrance music is Thunderhorse. A fine choice. Reynolds is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Animals - House of The Rising Sun. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hammersmith
vs
Reynolds

185 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

181 cm
28
175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Hammersmith circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammersmith throws a head kick that half lands.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammersmith tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynolds wants to clinch up but Hammersmith keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Hammersmith.
An inside leg kick from Reynolds misses.

Reynolds has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Hammersmith lands a body punch.
Hammersmith is trying to maintain a safe position but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns Hammersmith into the cage.
Hammersmith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammersmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Hammersmith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Hammersmith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammersmith tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith effectively controlling the action here.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Hammersmith misses with a punch to the body.
Hammersmith avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Reynolds.
Hammersmith misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Hammersmith controls the action.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hammersmith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Hammersmith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammersmith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Hammersmith's body. Hammersmith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds digs a good body shot into Hammersmith's ribs.
Hammersmith misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses.
Hammersmith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammersmith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reynolds connects with a body shot that sends Hammersmith's belly button to the back.
A solid body kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammersmith lands a leg kick that knocks Reynolds off balance momentarily.
Reynolds scores with a push kick.
Hammersmith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammersmith is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Hammersmith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reynolds can pounce on him.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammersmith.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Hammersmith jumps back.
Reynolds is looking to land body kicks.
Hammersmith lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammersmith's calf.
Hammersmith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reynolds in his tracks.
Hammersmith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reynolds counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reynolds throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reynolds.
Hammersmith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hammersmith has time to react.
Reynolds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammersmith's sensitive parts.
Reynolds cracks Hammersmith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
Hammersmith looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammersmith tries to land a leg kick but Reynolds saw it coming and moves away.
Reynolds digs a good hook to Hammersmith's body.
Hammersmith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reynolds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammersmith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hammersmith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reynolds throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammersmith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Hammersmith tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammersmith scores with a kick to the body.
Hammersmith thows a leg kick but Reynolds checks it
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds stuns Hammersmith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds misses with a kick to the body.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammersmith.
Reynolds jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hammersmith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammersmith checks a leg kick.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammersmith checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammersmith sizes up Reynolds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Hammersmith rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Hammersmith controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammersmith obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammersmith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hammersmith breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reynolds throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hammersmith takes one to the side of the head.
Reynolds fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hammersmith is out of range.
Reynolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hammersmith counters with a low kick, right behind Reynolds 's knee.
Hammersmith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammersmith rather than just go for the knockout.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammersmith lands a jab to the nose.
Reynolds lands with a shot to the body.

Reynolds pushes Hammersmith up against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Hammersmith throws knees to the body.
Hammersmith tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Hammersmith back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammersmith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammersmith tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Hammersmith's ribcage. Hammersmith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hammersmith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
Hammersmith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammersmith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammersmith avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Travis Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reynolds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.

Hammersmith is rocked!
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Oh Hammersmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammersmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds jerks Hammersmith's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hammersmith drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Reynolds goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Reynolds because Hammersmith was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Travis Reynolds!
Travis Reynolds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Magnus Hammersmith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Crap! I et da hurse on dat un.'.