PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Jade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rey
vs
Jade

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Jade!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rey with that takedown attempt.
Jade misses with a body shot.
Jade moves in looking to clinch but Rey pushes him off.
Rey has a takedown stuffed.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Jade does no damage.
Ryan Jade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jade wants to clinch.

Jade has managed to clinch.
Jade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jade misses with a body punch.
Jade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jade taking a breather.
Jade is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jade missing with knees to the body.
Rey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
Jade misses with a looping left.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
Jade misses with a few strikes there.
Jade is looking to clinch.
Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jade tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rey finds it's way round the side to connect with Jade's head.
Rey scores with a head kick.
Rey misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey digs a good hook to Jade's body.
Ryan Jade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jade looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jade is looking to clinch.
Jade tries to clinch up.
Jade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rey swats away the attempt to clinch by Jade.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jade wants to clinch.
Jade is looking to clinch.
Jade throws a looping overhand right but Rey ducks down to avoid it.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jade fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Rey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rey swats away the attempt to clinch by Jade.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rey - that will leave a mark!
Rey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rey to score with a decent uppercut.
Jade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rey. Rey obviously looking to wear him down.
Jade avoids the head kick by Rey.
Rey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jade dodges the punch combination from Rey.
Rey swats away the attempt to clinch by Jade.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey slips a jab and a cross from Jade.
Jade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Rey lands a head kick. Jade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jade clinches up with Rey and pushes him back against the cage.
Rey managing to block the knees to the body from Jade.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Rey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Rey.
Rey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Rey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jade is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
Jade wants to clinch.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey is having none of it.
Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rey.

Jade gets a clinch.
Jade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rey breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jade misses with a straight right.
Jade is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
Rey fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Rey lands.
Jimmy Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rey fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jade tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Rey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jade slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Jade closes the distance but Rey moves to the side
and Rey counters with a two punch combo.
Jade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jade tries to clinch up but Rey circles away and keeps his distance.
Jade blocks a jab.
Rey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Rey misses with a wild combination.

Jade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rey is trying to break free.
Jade avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rey wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Rey manages to break the clinch.
Rey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jade throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Rey keeps the fight on the outside.
Rey loads up on a big right hand but Jade slips the punch.
Rey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Jade tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Rey misses with the combination.
Rey throws a series of punches but Jade avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch but Rey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jade stuffs the takedown.
Jade moves in looking to clinch but Rey pushes him off.
Rey swats away the attempt to clinch by Jade.
Rey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jade.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey is having none of it.
Jade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danga de danga de dang - Jade scores with a four punch combination!

Rey clinches with his opponent.
Jade struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rey blocks an uppercut.
Jade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rey.
Jade missing with knees to the body.
Rey is trying to break free.
Rey avoiding damage as Jade throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jade.
Rey managing to block the knees to the body from Jade.
Rey managing to block the knees to the body from Jade.
Rey can't break the clinch.
Jade missing with knees to the body.
Jade missing with knees to the body.
Jade has Rey pressed against the cage.
Rey has had enough of the clinch but Jade keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Rey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rey throws a one two combo.
Rey works over Jade's head and body with a nice combination.
Jade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Jade is looking to clinch.
Rey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jade closes the distance but Rey moves to the side
and Rey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rey, as that shot connected.
Rey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jade tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rey counters with a body kick.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jade looks to clinch
and Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rey tries to clinch there but Jade circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jade clinches up against the cage.
Jade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rey up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rey wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jade breaks from the clinch.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch but Rey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jade slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Jade tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Rey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jade tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch but Rey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimmy Rey is winning the standup battle so far.
Jade tries to close the distance and clinch but Rey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jade's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jade duly obliges.
Jade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jade tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Jade tries to clinch but Rey is having none of it.
Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jade closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Jade rushes Rey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jade looking to slow down the pace here.
Rey avoiding damage as Jade throws knees to the body.

Rey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rey.
Jade slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Jade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rey circles away.
Jade closes the distance but Rey moves to the side
and Rey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jade is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Rey misses.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jade tries to clinch up.

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.
Jade darts in trying to clinch
and Rey counters with a solid body kick.
Jade wants to clinch
and Rey counters with a good, hard body kick but Jade shrugs it off.
Ryan Jade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jade misses with the combination.
Jade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rey.

Rey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimmy Rey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jade throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Rey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Rey!