PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titanos Fornsworn (ranked 3511 p4p, 4271 weight class) and Arron Reed (ranked 150 p4p, 165 weight class). Titanos Fornsworn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fornsworn
vs
Reed

225 cm
25
300
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titanos Fornsworn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arron Reed!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fornsworn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Reed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reed is looking to advance position but Fornsworn won't allow it.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Fornsworn is working away.
Reed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fornsworn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fornsworn pulls Reed in close to his closed guard and prevents Reed from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reed keeps trying to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Reed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reed showed some decent athleticism there.
Reed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reed trying to control the action but Fornsworn is working from the bottom.
Reed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Reed decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fornsworn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Fornsworn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

It looks like Arron Reed has been cut.
Reed manages to get back to half guard.
Reed is trying to control but can't.
Reed is looking for a sweep. Fornsworn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reed controlling the position for now.
Fornsworn tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Fornsworn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fornsworn 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.

Reed is rocked!
Fornsworn drops an elbow to the side of Reed's head.
Reed is still in real trouble! Can Fornsworn finish him?
Reed is staying active underneath Fornsworn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fornsworn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Fornsworn is trying to work for a kimura but Reed is defending well.
Fornsworn working the head and body with strikes.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Fornsworn has control of the leg.
Fornsworn lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Reed quite badly. Reed pulls Fornsworn in close trying to recover. Fornsworn postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Reed on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Reed doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titanos Fornsworn!