PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Cunnington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has chosen Hash pipe as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Cunnington
vs
Reed

185 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

196 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Cunnington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Reed!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Cunnington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cunnington throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Reed wants to counter with a clinch but Cunnington pushes him away.
Cunnington throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed wants to counter with a clinch but Cunnington pushes him away.
Reed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reed moves out of range as Cunnington strikes.
Reed only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cunnington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cunnington connects with a jab.
Cunnington throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed needs to keep his hands up - Cunnington had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Cunnington - just one landing.
Cunnington throws a left and a right that both miss

and Reed moves into the clinch.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Reed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Cunnington blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunnington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands an elbow that stopped Cunnington in his tracks for a moment.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunnington blocks it with crossed arms.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cunnington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reed told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reed lands an elbow inside that Cunnington shrugs off.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed lands a knee to the body.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Reed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunnington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reed connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reed obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cunnington.
Cunnington is breathing heavily.
Cunnington takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ben Cunnington has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Reed.
Cunnington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reed lands an elbow just above Cunnington 's eye.
Reed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cunnington's defenses.
Cunnington can't break the clinch.
Cunnington avoiding damage as Reed throws knees to the body.
Reed lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Reed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Reed.
Cunnington blocks a body shot from Reed.
Reed pushes Cunnington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cunnington avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Reed tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunnington avoids the damage to the body.
Cunnington is trying to pull guard but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Cunnington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cunnington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reed with a knee to the head.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cunnington tries to circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage.
Reed landing knees to the head.
Cunnington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reed pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Cunnington.
Reed tries to move into range but Cunnington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed slips a jab from Cunnington.
Cunnington takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cunnington checks it well.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Cunnington.
Cunnington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Cunnington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Cunnington misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
A combination from Cunnington does no damage.
Cunnington swinging wildly here.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Cunnington.
Ben Cunnington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunnington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reed moves into the clinch.
Reed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cunnington blocks a body shot from Reed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunnington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed working Cunnington over with knees to the body.
Reed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reed works on Cunnington's body with a couple of short punches.
Cunnington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reed lands a knee to the body.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reed connects with a knee to the head.
David Reed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunnington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reed prevents Cunnington from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands an elbow inside that Cunnington shrugs off.
Reed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Reed crunches a lovely knee into Cunnington's ribcage.
Reed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Cunnington blocks with his arms.
Reed misses with an elbow over the top.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Cunnington avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reed throws an elbow that misses.
Reed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunnington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reed tries a body shot but Cunnington blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Cunnington controls the action.
Cunnington is trying to break free.
Reed working Cunnington over with knees to the body.
Reed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunnington's elbow.
Reed lands a good knee to the midsection. Cunnington won't want to take too many of those.
Cunnington tries to circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage.
Reed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed tries to land a knee to the head but Cunnington blocks with his arms.
Reed lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cunnington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Reed.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed is working Cunnington over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reed landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reed.
Reed connects with a knee to the head.
Reed scores with a knee to the head.
Cunnington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Cunnington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Cunnington misses.
Reed tries to counter with a clinch but Cunnington shakes him off and moves away.
Cunnington misses with a head kick.
Cunnington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cunnington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Cunnington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunnington.
Reed wants to counter the offense by Cunnington and move into the clinch position.
Cunnington throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunnington throws a push kick but Reed slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Reed rushes Cunnington and presses him up against the cage.
Reed lands a damaging elbow.
Cunnington takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed cracks Cunnington with a nice body shot.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Reed lands a body punch.
Cunnington is trying to pull guard but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
Reed landing knees to the head.
Reed landing knees to the body.
Reed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cunnington or not.
Reed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cunnington's face.
Reed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cunnington's defenses.
Reed lands with a light punch inside.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunnington's elbow.
Reed tries a body shot but Cunnington blocks it.
Reed connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a knee strike.
Cunnington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunnington blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunnington tries to pull guard but Reed holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunnington drops back down to his feet.
Cunnington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reed to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Cunnington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reed.
Cunnington blocks an elbow strike.
Cunnington scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cunnington backwards.
Reed lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cunnington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cunnington prevents a body shot from Reed.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Cunnington is blocking nicely.
Cunnington is trying to push Reed away but Reed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunnington prevents a body shot from Reed.
Cunnington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reed just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reed lands a nice elbow.
Cunnington avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Cunnington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reed walks away with a smile on his face. Cunnington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Cunnington both land. Nice combination.
Cunnington misses the shot to the body.
Cunnington throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunnington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Cunnington moves out of range easily.
Cunnington throws a big counter combination but Reed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cunnington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reed counters by moving into the clinch.
Reed prevents the takedown attempt.
David Reed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reed tries a knee to the head but Cunnington blocks it.
Ben Cunnington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunnington is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Reed!
David Reed made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.