PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Seal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Seal
vs
Reed

175 cm
23
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.
TKO Vegas

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Seal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Reed!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reed darts in and clinches Seal up against the cage.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seal has Reed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seal or not.
Reed works on Seal's body with a couple of short punches.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seal's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reed presses Seal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Reed pulls guard.
Reed controls Seal momentarily but Seal frees himself.
Seal content to stall in guard here.
Reed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Seal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seal, into his guard.
Reed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seal is proving hard to escape from.

Seal working for a triangle but Reed defends it easily.
Reed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Seal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Reed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Seal looking for subs off his back but Reed has passed one foot through into half guard.
Seal is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reed working over Seal with some ground and pound. Seal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seal is not content to let Reed control the position.
Seal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Reed jumps into side control!
Reed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seal keeps working.
Seal trying to remain calm as Reed controls from the top position.
Reed landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to advance to mount but can't.

Reed is trying to get an arm triangle but Seal is defending well.
Reed tries to advance to mount but Seal denies him.
Seal is trying to get back to half guard.
Seal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Reed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Seal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Seal's back!
Seal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Reed looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Seal is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Reed working for a guillotine from mount but Seal is in no mood to give up.
Reed trying to control but Seal is having none of it.
Reed with a couple of short strikes.
Seal tries to reverse the position but Reed maintains control.
Reed looking to finish Seal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seal!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed trying to control but Seal is working from the bottom.
Reed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reed trying to control but Seal is working from the bottom.
Reed won't allow Seal to sweep him here.

Seal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Seal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Seal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reed digs a good body shot into Seal's ribs.
Terrell Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reed lands a nice hook to Seal's body. Seal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Reed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Seal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seal tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
Reed content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Seal is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seal is in trouble now - Reed has advanced to mount!

Reed working for a submission but Seal is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed trying to control but Seal is having none of it.
Reed landing punches.
Reed controlling from mount.
Seal flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control but Seal is having none of it.
Reed with shots to the head and body - Seal looks very uncomfortable down there.
Seal working to try and regain half guard.
Reed breaks from Seal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seal's face.
Seal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seal looks a forlorn figure.
Reed wants to control the pace but Seal is squirming around nicely.
Terrell Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal is desperately trying to improve his position but Reed has a good base and remains in mount.
Reed lands a nice shot to the head.
Reed content just to control the position here.
Reed looking to control but Seal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seal taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed with a couple of short strikes.
Seal is looking to improve his position but Reed isn't that keen on the idea.
Reed dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Reed closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Reed.
Still in the clinch, Reed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seal or not.
Good body shot from Reed.

Reed pulls Seal into guard.
Seal postures up in Reed's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
Reed with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Seal can't handle though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Reed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reed is pressing down on Seal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seal is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reed lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seal is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reed in particular looking to stall.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Seal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reed trying to mount his opponent but Seal defends it.
Seal tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reed!
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Reed.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Reed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reed lands an overhand right.

Seal is rocked!
Seal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Seal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Seal falls backwards - clearly groggy! Reed dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Reed!