PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrest Bondurant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronald Reigns's chin.

Reigns
vs
Bondurant

195 cm
28
209 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

188 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Reigns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns throws a body punch but Bondurant moves out of range.
Reigns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bondurant slips under a jab from Reigns.
Bondurant is looking for the big counter here.
Bondurant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reigns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bondurant dodges the punch combination from Reigns.
A big right from Bondurant misses.
Bondurant misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Bondurant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reigns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant slips under a jab from Reigns.
Bondurant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reigns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reigns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reigns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bondurant circles away quickly and effectively.
Reigns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bondurant misses with a straight left.
Reigns misses with a double jab
and Bondurant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reigns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bondurant misses with a straight left.
Bondurant lands a jab to Reigns's midsection.
Bondurant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reigns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bondurant scrambles back to his feet.
Bondurant scores with a punch to the head.
Reigns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bondurant eats them both and turns towards Reigns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reigns misses with a series of wild punches.
Bondurant cracks Reigns with a good jab.
Bondurant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Reigns.
Forrest Bondurant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reigns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reigns duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws a combination that misses
and Bondurant counters with a stiff right hand.
Bondurant lunges at Reigns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reigns's hand.
Bondurant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bondurant has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bondurant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
Reigns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronald Reigns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bondurant misses with a straight right.
Reigns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bondurant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reigns slips a jab from Bondurant.
Bondurant lands a jab to the head.
Reigns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bondurant throws a big shot that misses.
Bondurant throws a right hand that misses
and Reigns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Bondurant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reigns's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bondurant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bondurant controls the pace.

Bondurant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reigns keeping moving, preventing Bondurant from controlling successfully.
Reigns is looking to stand back up but Bondurant counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Reigns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bondurant is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reigns!
Bondurant controlling the position easily from mount.
Reigns squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Bondurant looking for a guillotine from mount but Reigns is having none of it.

Bondurant has control of Reigns's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reigns regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bondurant controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Bondurant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reigns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondurant.
Reigns throws a right hand that Bondurant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bondurant also avoids with ease.
Forrest Bondurant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bondurant misses with a right hand
and Reigns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Bondurant misses.
Bondurant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reigns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reigns misses with a hook to the body
and Bondurant counters with a stiff right hand.
Bondurant swings for the body but Reigns moves out of range.
A jab from Bondurant misses.
Reigns throws a big counter combination but Bondurant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reigns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bondurant manages to avoid it.
Reigns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bondurant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bondurant lands a jab to the head.
Reigns misses with a body shot.
Bondurant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bondurant duly obliges.

Reigns is rocked!
Ronald Reigns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bondurant misses with a two punch combination.
Bondurant throws a series of punches but Reigns avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Reigns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reigns misses with a double jab
and Bondurant counters with a crisp right that sends Reigns to the canvas! Bondurant follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Bondurant!
Forrest Bondurant is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Forrest Bondurant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.