PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dywane St Pierre (ranked 5935 p4p, 127 weight class) and Henry Reyes (ranked 25126 p4p, 661 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Money Team Fyrie. Henry Reyes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Pierre
vs
Reyes

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
235 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dywane St Pierre !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.

St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reyes is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

St Pierre has hold of Reyes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reyes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre tries to control but Reyes wriggling away.
Reyes is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Reyes tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.

St Pierre is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reyes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reyes shrugs it off.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.
Reyes tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to control but Reyes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

St Pierre working for a submission but Reyes is keeping him at bay.
St Pierre looking to control but Reyes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre looking to control but Reyes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reyes wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.

St Pierre working for a submission but Reyes is keeping him at bay.
Reyes tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.

St Pierre wants to finish this one by submission but Reyes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St Pierre .
Reyes tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Reyes is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Reyes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre prevents Reyes from getting the reversal.
St Pierre tries to control but Reyes wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Reyes looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dywane St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Pierre looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes throws a big counter head kick but St Pierre avoids it with no problem.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Reyes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reyes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Reyes tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reyes somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dywane St Pierre . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reyes closes the distance and clinches.
Reyes'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.

Reyes manages to pull guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes pulls St Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Reyes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
St Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reyes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Reyes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Reyes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre 's back!
St Pierre tries to roll but Reyes sticks to his back.
St Pierre wants to control his opponent's hands but Reyes gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is landing with strikes from the back.
St Pierre trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Reyes trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Reyes is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
St Pierre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reyes.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Reyes keeps him under control.
Reyes throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Reyes wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Reyes is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Reyes is thwarting St Pierre 's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre tries to roll over but Reyes keeps him under control.
Reyes is thwarting St Pierre 's attempts to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reyes avoids it really well and circles away.

Reyes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass St Pierre 's guard now, I'm sure.
Reyes trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

Reyes is posturing up here but St Pierre has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Reyes tries to roll out but it's too tight and Reyes has to tap! Slick submission there by St Pierre !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dywane St Pierre !
In his post fight interview, Dywane St Pierre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.