PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sarz Bugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Bugs
vs
Reynolds

183 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sarz Bugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenneth Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bugs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bugs dives in and grabs Reynolds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes down on Bugs's head and hops out.
Reynolds stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarz Bugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Bugs with that takedown attempt.

Reynolds gets a clinch.
Bugs wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugs throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sarz Bugs has been cut.

Reynolds drops Bugs with a big knee straight up the middle! Bugs is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Bugs is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Reynolds clinches up against the cage.
Oh Bugs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bugs is breathing heavily.
Reynolds jerks Bugs's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bugs drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Reynolds goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Reynolds because Bugs 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 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kenneth Reynolds!