PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Barry (ranked 7458 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramachandra Reinhold (ranked 5145 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ramachandra Reinhold enters the cage!

Barry
vs
Reinhold

219 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elroy Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramachandra Reinhold!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reinhold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reinhold lands in his opponent's guard.
Reinhold is in close to Barry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reinhold stays in close to Barry's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barry keeping moving, preventing Reinhold from controlling successfully.
Reinhold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinhold throws an elbow that misses. Barry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reinhold's guard. Nice move by Barry!

Barry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reinhold is on top in guard.

Barry trying to keep a closed guard but Reinhold is proving a slippery customer.
Reinhold throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinhold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhold works over Barry with some ground and pound from guard.
Reinhold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barry is trying to control the position but Reinhold postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhold postures up and lands a big shot to Barry's brow.

Barry is rocked!
Reinhold scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Barry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinhold arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barry's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ramachandra Reinhold!