PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 315 p4p, 48 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 217 p4p, 33 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gatsby
vs
Reznick

175 cm
35
205 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

182 cm
35
207 lbs
35 - 15 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Reznick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gatsby.
Reznick misses with a leg kick.
Gatsby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Reznick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gatsby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reznick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatsby misses with a two punch combination.
Gatsby throws a combination that misses

and Reznick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Reznick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reznick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby presses Reznick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Reznick on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gatsby.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Reznick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reznick lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reznick.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
A short left from Reznick.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reznick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby gets through Reznick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reznick misses with some punches.
A short right from Gatsby.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Reznick.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Reznick.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Gatsby tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Reznick blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsby.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Gatsby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reznick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reznick lands a head shot.
Reznick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gatsby has his takedown stuffed
and Reznick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
Gatsby looks to throw the jab but Reznick is out of range.
Reznick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatsby.

Gatsby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Reznick.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Reznick.
Reznick misses with an elbow over the top.
Gatsby tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Reznick.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Reznick.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick blocking some punches.
A short right from Gatsby.
Reznick prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Reznick struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Reznick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Reznick gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reznick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reznick stops a takedown attempt from Gatsby.
Reznick scores with a hook to the body.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reznick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reznick misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby managing to block the knees to the body from Reznick.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Gatsby lands with a light punch inside.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gatsby avoids it.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trevor Reznick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reznick slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatsby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gatsby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reznick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gatsby.

Gatsby clinches up with Reznick and pushes him back against the cage.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Reznick.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Reznick lands a nice uppercut.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Gatsby working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Reznick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatsby tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reznick has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Reznick tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Reznick blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Reznick lands a nice shot to the body.
Reznick tries to land a knee to the head but Gatsby blocks with his arms.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
A short right from Gatsby.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reznick.
Gatsby lands with a short shot to the head.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jay Gatsby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reznick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatsbys head.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Reznick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
Gatsby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatsby pushes Reznick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reznick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gatsby lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Reznick.

Gatsby pushes Reznick up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Reznick avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Reznick lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reznick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Reznick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Reznick.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Reznick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Gatsby.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reznick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gatsby can't get the takedown.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reznick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reznick.
Gatsby tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Reznick blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gatsby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gatsby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Reznick.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby goes for a takedown attempt but Reznick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gatsby closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby managing to block the knees to the body from Reznick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznick takes a shot to the head.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby had his way with Trevor Reznick in that round.
That's time! Gatsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gatsby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reznick blocks a low kick nicely.
Gatsby fails to land with a series of punches.
Reznick slips a straight right by Gatsby.

Gatsby rushes Reznick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Reznick.
Reznick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reznick.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Reznick lands with a right to the head.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands with a short shot to the head.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reznick or not.
Reznick is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
Reznick blocking some punches.
A short left from Reznick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
Reznick takes a shot to the head.
Gatsby pushes Reznick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reznick prevents a body shot from Gatsby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby lands a left hand.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznick working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reznick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby scores with a shot to the side of Reznick's head.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.

Reznick is rocked!
Gatsby lands with a light punch inside.
Reznick is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatsby finish him?
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Trevor Reznick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reznick seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reznick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Reznick.
Reznick tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Reznick back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Reznick! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gatsby is unloading with more strikes now! Reznick drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Jay Gatsby took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.