PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sovor Trandel (ranked 6944 p4p, 4014 weight class) and Javon Reese (ranked 632 p4p, 445 weight class). Trandel comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel and Fire - Bride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trandel
vs
Reese

198 cm
20
265
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
260
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trandel instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reese.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trandel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trandel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trandel blocks it with crossed arms.
Reese trying to land knees to the body.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trandel misses with a punch on the inside.

Trandel is trying to trip Reese. He has hold of a leg but Reese is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trandel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reese keeping full guard, as Trandel tries to pass.
Reese wants to sweep here but Trandel controlling him for the moment.
Trandel sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel prevents Reese from getting back to his feet.
Trandel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trandel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trandel is defended easily by Reese.
Trandel shoots in for a double leg but Reese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Javon Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trandel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sovor Trandel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trandel instigates a clinch.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
Trandel takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sovor Trandel has been cut.
Trandel managing to block the knees to the body from Reese.
Trandel can't get the takedown.
Reese unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trandel is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel swings wildly with an uppercut but Reese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reese.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
Reese is trying to pull guard but Trandel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trandel tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Trandel back against the cage.
Reese connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trandel's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reese.
Trandel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reese landing knees to the head.
Reese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reese unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trandel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Trandel fails to land.
Reese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese fails to pull guard.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Reese.

Sovor Trandel's cut is getting worse.
Reese has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trandel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reese can turn it around.
Reese blocks a body shot from Trandel.
Trandel tries to work over Reese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reese working the clinch nicely. Trandel is working for position but Reese cracks him with a big knee to the head! Trandel crumples up against the cage and Reese lands two more shots before the ref can save Trandel! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Javon Reese!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Javon Reese made sure he mentioned UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.