PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor comes to the cage accompanied by tantor. Trevor Reznick has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tantor
vs
Reznick

190 cm
35
211 lbs
41 - 12 - 0

182 cm
27
215 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 41 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick is looking to chop away at Tantor's legs.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reznick. That did some damage!
Reznick lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Reznick's defenses.
Reznick tries to clinch but Tantor is having none of it.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Reznick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tantor sizes up Reznick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tantor cracks Reznick with a good jab.
Reznick tries to work over Tantor's front leg with a kick but Tantor checks it.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Reznick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Reznick as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Tantor misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Reznick counters with a three punch combo that has Tantor backing up. Tantor nods at Reznick to acknowledge the strikes.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reznick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Reznick down.
Tantor throws a low kick but Reznick moves out of range easily.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor tries to work over Reznick's front leg with a kick but Reznick checks it.
Nice body punch from Reznick.
Reznick doesn't manage to clinch there - Tantor circles away.
Tantor pushes Reznick away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Tantor throws a right hand that Reznick ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznick also avoids with ease.
A cross from Tantor lands.
Reznick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tantor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Reznick checks it
and Reznick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor scores with a jab to the body.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tantor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reznick is able to avoid easily.
Reznick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tantor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reznick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tantor lands an overhand right.
Reznick throws a leg kick that misses.
Tantor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tantor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tantor scores with the left hand. Reznick knows he should have avoided that one.
Reznick throws a leg kick that misses.
Tantor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reznick misses with a kick to the body.
Tantor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reznick counters with a thumping low kick.
Reznick misses with a looping left.
Tantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reznick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tantor misses with a leg kick

and Reznick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reznick.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tantor avoids it.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor blocks a body shot from Reznick.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor working aggressively here.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tantor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Reznick.
Tantor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Reznick.
Tantor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Trevor Reznick will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reznick connects with a solid leg kick.
Reznick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reznick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reznick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reznick cracks a nice hook into Tantor's ribs.
The fighters circling - Tantor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reznick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reznick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tantor rather than just go for the knockout.
Tantor tried to score with a low kick but Reznick checks it.
Reznick scores with a hook to the body. Tantor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reznicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reznick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reznick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Reznick.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Reznick.
Reznick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reznick misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Tantor.
Tantor lands a nice looking body shot.
Reznick is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reznick's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick takes one on the button.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tantor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Reznick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reznick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reznick throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy body kick from Reznick
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Tantor throws a combination. Reznick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reznick throws a push kick but Tantor slaps the foot to one side.
Reznick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reznick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reznick feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
Tantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Reznick counters with a low kick, right behind Tantor 's knee.
Almu Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Reznick tries to score with a low kick but Tantor moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Reznick checks it.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Reznick.
Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
Tantor checks a low kick from Reznick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Tantor does it's job there.
Tantor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reznick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tantor with a body shot.
Tantor is looking to chop away at Reznick's legs.
Reznick misses with an uppercut.
Tantor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reznick throws a leg kick that misses.
Tantor connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Almu Tantor dominated that second round.
That's time! Tantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reznick connects with an inside leg kick.
Tantor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tantor scores with a spinning back kick!

Tantor tries to keep at a distance but Reznick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reznick trying to stall but Tantor improves his position.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Reznick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reznick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reznick slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reznick.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reznick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Tantor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Reznick.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor can't break the clinch.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Tantor tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Reznick has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Tantor is working Reznick over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Reznick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
Reznick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Reznick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Reznick has him pressed against the cage.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Tantor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tantor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reznick scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor takes a shot to the head.
Reznick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tantor scores with a shoulder strike.
Reznick working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Reznick presses Tantor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reznick blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Reznick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body.
Tantor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reznick digs a right hand underneath Tantor's ribcage. Tantor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tantor scores with a shoulder strike.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Reznick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
Tantor avoids the elbow strike from Reznick, against the cage.
Tantor avoiding damage as Reznick throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Tantor.
Reznick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reznick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Tantor avoiding damage as Reznick throws knees to the body.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Reznick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tantor is defending well for now.
Reznick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tantor is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Reznick really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reznick checks a low kick from Tantor.
Tantor throws a jab when Reznick was well out of range.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Reznick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reznick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reznick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reznick duly obliges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reznick. That did some damage!
Reznick misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick checks the leg kick.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tantor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Reznick shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reznick tries to land a leg kick but Tantor saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Reznick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Reznick off balance momentarily.
Reznick throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reznick.
Tantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reznick back to the cage. Tantor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reznick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reznick's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor lands a head shot.
Reznick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reznick.
Reznick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Tantor does it's job there.
Reznick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tantor misses with a wild combination.
Reznick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Tantor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tantor swings for the body but Reznick moves out of range.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor scores with a decent looking hook.
Tantor connects with a nice looking jab.
Tantor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reznick moves out of range of the body kick.
Tantor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Reznick counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Reznick's leg. Reznick is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor is looking to score with low kicks.
Reznick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Reznick has Tantor up against the cage in a clinch.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tantor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Reznick lands a body shot.
Reznick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Almu Tantor had his way with Trevor Reznick in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tantor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor throws a wild body kick that Reznick sees coming a mile off.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reznick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reznick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Reznick misses
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Tantor finds it's target.
Reznick tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tantor slips a straight right by Reznick.
Tantor throws a head kick that Reznick semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Tantor.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reznick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tantor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reznick wants to clinch.
Tantor throws a low kick but Reznick moves out of range easily.
Tantor misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a nice shot that snaps Reznick's head back.
Reznick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
Reznick throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reznick counters with a body kick that stops Tantor in his tracks momentarily.
Reznick wants to slow Tantor down by chopping away at his legs.
Tantor throws a front kick aimed at Reznick's knee but Reznick avoids it well.
Reznick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
Reznick throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor lands a nice looking body shot.
Reznick thows a leg kick but Tantor checks it
and Tantor counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reznick counters with an inside leg kick.
Tantor defending well as Reznick loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reznick misses with a body shot.
Tantor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reznick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reznick misses the shot to the body.
Reznick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reznick throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor misses with a hook.
Reznick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reznick throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Reznick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tantor on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a right hand that misses
and Reznick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tantor's knee momentarily.
Reznick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reznick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tantor's calf.
Tantor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tantor throws a body punch but Reznick moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reznick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tantor.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Reznick follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Almu Tantor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tantor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Almu Tantor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.