PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Rulez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Reygaerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turbo Rulez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rulez
vs
Reygaerts

190 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
20
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turbo Rulez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitri Reygaerts!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reygaerts is looking to clinch but Rulez is avoiding it.
Reygaerts doesn't manage to clinch there - Rulez circles away.
Rulez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reygaerts circles away.
Rulez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Turbo Rulez has been cut.
Rulez dodges the punch combination from Reygaerts.
Reygaerts moves in looking to clinch but Rulez pushes him off.
Reygaerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rulez swats away the attempt to clinch by Reygaerts.
Reygaerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reygaerts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rulez as he jumps to the side.
Reygaerts is looking to clinch.

Reygaerts instigates a clinch.
Reygaerts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rulez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Reygaerts.

Rulez jumps into guard, dragging Reygaerts to the mat.

Reygaerts stands and steps away. Rulez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rulez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rulez is breathing heavily.

Reygaerts forces Rulez back against the cage and clinches.
Reygaerts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reygaerts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reygaerts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reygaerts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Reygaerts successfully pulls guard.
Rulez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reygaerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reygaerts wants to sweep here but Rulez controlling him for the moment.
Rulez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reygaerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reygaerts wants to stand up but Rulez is controlling him.
Rulez wants to control from the top but Reygaerts keeps moving.
Reygaerts wants to stand but Rulez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rulez won't allow Reygaerts to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reygaerts stuffs the takedown attempt from Rulez. Rulez gets slowly back to his feet.
Reygaerts wants to clinch up but Rulez keeps it at a distance.
Rulez misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Reygaerts.

Rulez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rulez lands in his opponent's guard.
Rulez wants to pass the guard but Reygaerts is keeping the position.
Rulez won't allow Reygaerts to get back to his feet.

Rulez stands and steps away. Reygaerts gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rulez swats away the attempt to clinch by Reygaerts.
Rulez looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Rulez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rulez throws a strike but Reygaerts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rulez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reygaerts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rulez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reygaerts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rulez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reygaerts puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reygaerts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Reygaerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turbo Rulez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rulez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rulez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rulez working away.
Reygaerts manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reygaerts is trying to stand.
Rulez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rulez controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rulez scoring with strikes but Reygaerts is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rulez controlling from mount.
Rulez prevents Reygaerts from getting the reversal.
Reygaerts prevents Rulez from taking his back.
Rulez controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reygaerts tries to reverse the position but Rulez maintains control.
Reygaerts bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reygaerts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rulez is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rulez is on top in guard.
Rulez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rulez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Rulez decides to stand back up. Rulez steps back and let's Reygaerts get back to his feet.
Rulez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rulez shoots in and drives through. Reygaerts sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Rulez.
Dimitri Reygaerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reygaerts throws a body punch but Rulez moves out of range.

Rulez scores with a takedown into Reygaerts's guard.
Rulez is stalling in the full guard.
Rulez won't allow Reygaerts to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reygaerts wants to stand but Rulez is controlling the position.
Turbo Rulez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reygaerts looking for a sweep. Not yet Reygaerts, not yet.
Rulez postures up.
Reygaerts wants to stand and escape but Rulez is having none of it.
Reygaerts working a defensive guard here.

Reygaerts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reygaerts wants to clinch up but Rulez keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turbo Rulez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Turbo Rulez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rulez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reygaerts pinned against the cage. Reygaerts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reygaerts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reygaerts stuffs the takedown attempt from Rulez. Rulez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rulez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rulez slips a jab and a cross from Reygaerts.
Rulez throws a leg kick but Reygaerts sees it coming and moves out of range.

Reygaerts forces Rulez back against the cage and clinches.
Reygaerts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rulez has him pressed against the cage.
Rulez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reygaerts has him pressed against the cage.
Reygaerts prevents Rulez from breaking the clinch.

Reygaerts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rulez wants to improve his position but Reygaerts is controlling well.
Reygaerts seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Reygaerts working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rulez looking for submissions off his back.
Reygaerts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rulez wants to control but Reygaerts is keeping busy.
Reygaerts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Rulez kicks off Reygaerts and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reygaerts with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rulez counters by clinching up.

Rulez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Reygaerts struggling a bit here.
Reygaerts wants to get back to his feet.
Rulez wants to control but Reygaerts is keeping him busy.
Rulez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reygaerts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reygaerts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rulez trying to control the action but Reygaerts is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Reygaerts feints and as Rulez raises his hands in defense, Reygaerts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reygaerts prevents Rulez from getting back to his feet.
Reygaerts wanted to stand there but Rulez had control of the position.

Rulez pushes Reygaerts off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rulez misses with a few strikes there.
Rulez keeps the fight on the outside.
Reygaerts shoots in but no luck this time.
Reygaerts tries to clinch but Rulez is having none of it.
Rulez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turbo Rulez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rulez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reygaerts checks a leg kick.
Reygaerts tries to clinch there but Rulez circles away.
Nice body punch from Reygaerts.
Rulez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rulez throws a body kick that misses.
Reygaerts moves in looking to clinch but Rulez pushes him off.
Reygaerts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rulez counters with a head kick. That will keep Reygaerts thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Reygaerts has closed the distance and engaged Rulez in a clinch.
Rulez tries to pull guard but Reygaerts won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Reygaerts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reygaerts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Reygaerts!