PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Womack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Roughneck. Liam Reid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Reid
vs
Womack

178 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
136 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition
HERITAGE! (message for laundry)

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Womack!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid avoids the body shot from Womack.
Reid tried to counter with a leg kick but Womack avoided it.
Reid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Womack.
Womack scores with a head kick. Reid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reid moves out of range as Womack throws a body kick.
Womack misses with a double jab.
Womack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reid is out of range.
Womack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reid throws a counter high kick but Womack was just alert enough to avoid it.
Womack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Womack looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womack punishes Reid's body with a nice straight punch.
Womack moves out of range as Reid throws a body kick.
Womack misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Womack misses.
Reid misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a low kick as Womack jumps back.
Womack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Womack looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Womack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Womack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reid.
Womack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Reid instigates a clinch.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Womack is defending well for now.
Womack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Womack avoids it.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Reid.
Reid gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Womack won't want to take too many of those.
Reid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Womack up against the cage.
Womack lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Womack stalling in the clinch but Reid improves position.
A shot in the inside from Womack.
Womack's coach down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Womack's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Womack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Womack's face.
Womack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Womack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid stalling the fight.
Reid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Womack blocks it with crossed arms.
Womack avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Womack misses with a body punch.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Womack.
Womack misses with the head strike.
Reid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Womack's efforts to push away.
Womack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Womack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Womack avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Womack blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Womack struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Womack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Womack blocks with his arms.
Womack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Womack.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Womack tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Womack back against the cage.
Reid missing with knees to the body.
Womack struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Reid dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Womack.
Reid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Womack throws out the jab.
Reid slips a jab and a cross from Womack.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reid misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Womack blocks the leg kick.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Womack counters with a nice uppercut.
Womack delivers a nice body kick.
Reid throws a wild body kick that Womack sees coming a mile off.
Womack throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid looks to land a body kick but Womack moved away.
Womack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Womack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womack.
Womack tries to score with a low kick but Reid moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack misses with a head kick.
Reid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Womack throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reid counters with a body kick that stops Womack in his tracks momentarily.
Womack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Womack.
Reid's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Womack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Womack manages to circle out of the way.
Womack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reid checks a low kick from Womack.
Womack cracks a nice hook into Reid's ribs.
Womack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Womack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reid. Reid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Womack throws a wild body kick that Reid sees coming a mile off.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Womack.
Womack throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid motions for Womack to come forward. Reid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Womack is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Womack's ribcage.
Womack is breathing heavily.
Reid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid working Womack over with knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Come on Reid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Womack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack looking to stall.
Womack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Womack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Womack throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid stalls.
Womack working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Womack.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Womack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Womack lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Womack avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Reid prevents a body shot from Womack.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Womack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Womack cracks Reid with a nice body shot.
Womack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Womack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liam Reid will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Womack is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reid rather than just go for the knockout.
Reid tries to move into range but Womack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Womack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Womack.
Reid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Womack misses with an uppercut. Reid saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reid. That's going to slow Womack down.
Womack misses with an uppercut. Reid saw that one coming.
Reid throws a quick counter kick to the body but Womack avoids it.
Womack stuns Reid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Ken Womack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Womack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack motions for Reid to come forward. Womack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Womack manages to circle out of the way.
Womack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Womack.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Womack misses with a body kick.
Reid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Womack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reid counters with a head kick.
Womack throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reid is looking to land body kicks.
Womack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Womack scores with a sloppy right hand. Reid should have avoided that one.
Reid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Womack lands with a slapping head kick.
Womack throws a leg kick but Reid moved away.
Womack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reid is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ken Womack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack misses with a leg kick

and Reid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Womack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Womack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Womack's face.
Womack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Womack has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid prevents a body shot from Womack.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Womack's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Womack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Womack's face.
A knee to the head by Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Womack can do to turn this around?
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Womack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liam Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liam Reid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Womack throws a head punch that misses.
Reid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Womack up against the cage.
Womack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Womack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid blocking some punches.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Womack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
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 misses with a knee to the head.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Womack avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Womack throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reid, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Reid!
After the big win, Liam Reid made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HERITAGE! (message for laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.