PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vince Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sizzla - Taking Over kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moses
vs
Reid

178 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Reid!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moses decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moses is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Reid darts in and clinches Moses up against the cage.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moses in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Moses's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Moses won't want to take too many of those.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moses lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Reid.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moses's face.

It looks like Vince Moses has been cut.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Moses avoids the damage to the body.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moses lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moses takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moses up against the cage.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Moses takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moses takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Moses is rocked!
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Moses won't want to take too many of those.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Moses won't want to take too many of those.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid working Moses over with knees to the body.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Oh Moses is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moses takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid working Moses over with knees to the body.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moses's face.
Moses fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moses letting Reid take a breather here.
Reid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moses goes for a takedown attempt but Reid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Reid drives through and clinches with Moses against the cage.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moses seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moses avoids it.
Moses jumps guard but Reid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid working Moses over with knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moses's face.
Moses avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moses blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moses managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.

Moses pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Moses's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reid pushes Moses up against the cage in a clinch.
Moses avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Moses's ribcage.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moses lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Moses avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Moses blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moses.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid wants to stall.
Moses tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moses.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Moses's ribcage.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moses is defending well for now.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Moses tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid working Moses over with knees to the body.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.

Moses jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Moses escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Moses is looking for a triangle but Reid pushes his legs off easily.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing Reid from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses wants to stand but Reid is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winston Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Reid instigates a clinch.
Reid is looking to control Moses's arms but Moses gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the cage.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Moses improves position.
Moses takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to control Reid's arms but Reid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moses has his back to the cage.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moses is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reid to keep the fight standing.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Moses is blocking nicely.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moses blocks it with crossed arms.
Winston Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reid working Moses over with knees to the body.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Moses wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moses is keeping busy.
Moses tries to break free but Reid pushes him back against the cage.
Moses is trying to break the clinch but Reid is controlling him.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Moses can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vince Moses's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reid drives through and clinches with Moses against the cage.
Moses wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.

Moses jumps guard.
Reid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moses's guard.
Reid postures up.
Reid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Moses looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moses is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moses is on top in guard.

Moses content to stall in guard here.
Moses might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moses postures up and lands a big shot to Reid's brow.

That's two 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.
Moses is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Moses gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Reid drives through and clinches with Moses against the cage.
Moses wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moses has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moses wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moses blocks it with crossed arms.
Moses wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moses takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moses is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reid to keep the fight standing.
Moses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reid trying to stall but Moses improves his position.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moses avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid tries to stall but Moses uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moses avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Moses's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid has Moses pressed against the cage, preventing Moses from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moses managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moses working hard to break the clinch.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Moses's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Winston Reid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Moses blocks it.
Moses wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Moses has Reid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Vince Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moses scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reid 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Reid!
In his post fight interview, Winston Reid started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.