PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby TShwiz (ranked 3452 p4p, 419 weight class) and Nick Reny (ranked 3293 p4p, 407 weight class). Toby TShwiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

TShwiz
vs
Reny

190 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby TShwiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Reny!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TShwiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TShwiz tries a head kick but it misses.
TShwiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reny unleashes a big counter combination but TShwiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reny needs to keep his hands up - TShwiz had a free shot at his head there.
Reny tries to bum rush TShwiz with a series of wild strikes but TShwiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
TShwiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Nick Reny has been cut.

TShwiz takes the fight into the clinch.
TShwiz wants to break free but Reny has control.

TShwiz manages to break the clinch.
TShwiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby TShwiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reny lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reny throws a chopping leg kick but TShwiz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
TShwiz throws a big shot that misses.
TShwiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Reny circles away.
TShwiz moves to clinch but Reny breaks away
and Reny counters with a one-two to the body.

TShwiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reny tries to kick TShwiz off but TShwiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
TShwiz is just content to waste time from the top position. Reny takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
TShwiz prevents Reny from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TShwiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reny swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Reny manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
TShwiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
TShwiz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
TShwiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reny avoids it.
TShwiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reny has him pressed against the cage.
Reny pushes TShwiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TShwiz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reny uses from the top position.
Reny stops TShwiz from standing up.
TShwiz wants to sweep here but Reny controlling him for the moment.

TShwiz wriggles free and stands up.
Reny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
TShwiz is looking for a counter combo.
TShwiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
TShwiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

TShwiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reny swings wildly with an uppercut but TShwiz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reny swings wildly with an uppercut but TShwiz uses good head movement to avoid it.

TShwiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

TShwiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reny, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TShwiz lands with a light punch inside.
Reny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
TShwiz is trying to push Reny away but Reny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
TShwiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reny.
Reny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reny throws a punch but it's blocked by TShwiz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
TShwiz lands with a short shot to the head.
TShwiz jumps guard but Reny stands there with TShwiz around his waist. TShwiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reny throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Reny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Reny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

TShwiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Reny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of TShwiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reny misses with a wild combination.
Reny throws a right and a left that TShwiz avoids nicely.
TShwiz misses with a kick to the body.
Reny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nick Reny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
TShwiz tries to clinch but Reny moves out of range.
Reny swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TShwiz with a poor takedown
and Reny counters with a series of strikes. TShwiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
TShwiz fails with a takedown attempt.

TShwiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reny, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TShwiz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from TShwiz.
Reny misses with a knee to the head.
TShwiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reny lands an elbow that stopped TShwiz in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Toby TShwiz has been cut.
TShwiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
TShwiz tries to throw a body punch but Reny avoids it by throwing TShwiz back against the cage.

TShwiz decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reny has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of TShwiz is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TShwiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Reny prevents TShwiz from getting back to his feet.

Reny gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reny looks for the body kick but TShwiz saw that one coming.
TShwiz throws the kick towards the body but Reny avoids it.

TShwiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reny!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

TShwiz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reny moves out of range of the strikes.
TShwiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TShwiz tries to bum rush Reny with a series of wild strikes but Reny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reny falls off balance throwing a combination
and TShwiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nick Reny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the body from Reny misses
and TShwiz counters with a series of strikes. Reny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reny misses with a jab, cross combination.
TShwiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reny.
Reny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reny looks to land a combination. TShwiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
TShwiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Reny tries to sprawl out of it but TShwiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reny 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 Toby TShwiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for TShwiz with that takedown attempt.
TShwiz shoots and misses
and Reny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and TShwiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Reny gets tackled into the cage by TShwiz. TShwiz maintains the clinch.

TShwiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reny swats away the attempt to clinch by TShwiz.
Reny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like TShwiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
TShwiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reny.
A combination from Reny does no damage.
Reny misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Reny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Reny.
TShwiz tries to clinch up but Reny circles away and keeps his distance.
TShwiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reny unleashes a big counter combination but TShwiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
TShwiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
TShwiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reny throws a series of punches but TShwiz moves out of range.
Reny lands a jab-cross combination.
TShwiz throws a series of strikes that have Reny backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TShwiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby TShwiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TShwiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reny delivers a nice body kick.
Reny fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reny. TShwiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reny throws a nice inside leg kick.
TShwiz shoots in for a takedown but Reny shows good takedown defense.
Reny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
TShwiz throws a big counter combination but Reny scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reny works over TShwiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Reny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reny shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. TShwiz eats them both and turns towards Reny to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Reny.
Reny throws a head kick that TShwiz semi-blocks.

Reny lands a left and a right that send TShwiz crashing to the mat, dazed. Reny thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

TShwiz is rocked!
Reny lands with a big left! TShwiz is wobbled badly! Reny comes in with a flurry of punches and drops TShwiz to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Reny!