PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reicher (ranked 3438 p4p, 3802 weight class) and Enrich Aldrich (ranked 458 p4p, 489 weight class). Aldrich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Loser kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Enrich Aldrich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Reicher
vs
Aldrich

186 cm
25
208
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
212
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

PWNAGE™
White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Las Vegas, Jay Reicher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrich Aldrich!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reicher has Aldrich up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Aldrich.
Aldrich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reicher prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aldrich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aldrich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Aldrich fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Aldrich.
Aldrich misses with a punch to the body.

Aldrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Aldrich forces Reicher back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldrich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Reicher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Reicher clinches.
Aldrich stalls.
A short body shot lands from Reicher as the two fighters clinch.
Aldrich is working for takedown but Reicher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldrich tries a knee to the head but Reicher blocks it.
Reicher is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldrich has double underhooks.

Aldrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Reicher.
Despite the aggression on Aldrich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reicher.

Reicher tries to keep at a distance but Aldrich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reicher working hard to break the clinch.
Aldrich presses Reicher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aldrich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reicher stops a takedown attempt from Aldrich.
Jay Reicher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrich Aldrich.

Aldrich breaks from the clinch.
Reicher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldrich moves away.
Reicher throws out a loose jab but Aldrich uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reicher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Aldrich closes the distance and pushes Reicher back into the cage.
Aldrich working Reicher over with knees to the body.
Aldrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aldrich tries a body shot but Reicher blocks it.

Reicher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldrich throws a one two combo.
Reicher throws a series of punches but Aldrich avoids them all with ease.
Jay Reicher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aldrich has managed to clinch.

Aldrich breaks the clinch.
Reicher lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reicher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reicher backwards.
Aldrich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reicher wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldrich throws an elbow but misses.
Aldrich has Reicher pressed against the cage, preventing Reicher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldrich keeps control of Reicher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldrich tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aldrich is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Aldrich.
Aldrich looking to throw knees to the head but Reicher is blocking nicely.
Aldrich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reicher up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enrich Aldrich dominated that round.
That's time! Reicher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aldrich wants to clinch.

Reicher moves into range and clinches up with Aldrich.
Aldrich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reicher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reicher lands an elbow inside that Aldrich shrugs off.

It looks like Enrich Aldrich has been cut.
Reicher tries to break free but Aldrich pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reicher slows down the pace here.
Aldrich can't find room to land a body shot as Reicher controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrich tries a knee to the head but Reicher blocks it.
Aldrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reicher is defending well.
Aldrich blocks a body shot from Reicher.

Aldrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Aldrich has Reicher up against the cage in a clinch.
Reicher prevents a takedown attempt there.

Reicher manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Reicher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldrich doesn't seem phased though.
Aldrich misses with a head kick.
Reicher misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reicher fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldrich tries to clinch there but Reicher circles away.
Reicher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldrich.
Good standup being displayed there by Reicher as he connects with a hook.
Aldrich is looking to clinch.
Reicher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Reicher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aldrich rushes Reicher and presses him up against the cage.
Aldrich is looking for a takedown.
Jay Reicher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrich Aldrich.
Reicher tries to circle away but Aldrich has him pinned against the cage.
Reicher is trying to break the clinch but Aldrich has him pressed against the cage.
Aldrich looking to throw knees to the head but Reicher is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reicher has had enough of the clinch but Aldrich keeps him there for the moment.
Reicher is trying to break the clinch but Aldrich is controlling him.
Reicher blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Aldrich.
Reicher is trying to pull guard but Aldrich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aldrich is looking for a takedown.
Reicher is trying to break the clinch but Aldrich has him pressed against the cage.
Aldrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldrich has Reicher pressed against the cage, preventing Reicher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldrich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reicher is pressed up against the cage. Aldrich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reicher down to the mat. Reicher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jay Reicher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Reicher.
Reicher throws an overhand right that lands on Aldrich's shoulder, as Aldrich tries to avoid the shot.
Jay Reicher is winning the standup battle so far.
Reicher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reicher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldrich circles away quickly and effectively.
Reicher looks to land a combination. Aldrich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reicher swinging wildly here.
Reicher circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Reicher gets tackled into the cage by Aldrich. Aldrich maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldrich tries to score a body lock takedown but Reicher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Reicher fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reicher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrich Aldrich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Reicher lunges at Aldrich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aldrich's hand.
A lazy left from Reicher finds it's target.
Aldrich throws the kick towards the body but Reicher avoids it.
Reicher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Reicher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldrich scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reicher is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldrich has a couple of punches blocked by Reicher.
Reicher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reicher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrich slows down the pace here.
Reicher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reicher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Reicher breaks the clinch.
Reicher misses with a series of wild punches.
Reicher throws an overhand right that lands on Aldrich's shoulder, as Aldrich tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reicher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reicher looks to throw the jab but Aldrich is out of range.

Aldrich closes the distance and pushes Reicher back into the cage.
Aldrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldrich missing with knees to the body.
Aldrich is looking for a takedown.
Aldrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reicher is defending well.
Jay Reicher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrich Aldrich.
Aldrich tries to land a knee to the head but Reicher blocks with his arms.
Aldrich misses with a body punch.
Reicher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aldrich.
Aldrich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reicher has had enough of the clinch but Aldrich keeps him there for the moment.
Reicher takes an elbow to the forehead.

Aldrich has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Reicher regains guard immediately.
Reicher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldrich prevents Reicher from getting back to his feet.
Aldrich content to stall in guard here.
Aldrich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldrich preventing the sweep.
Aldrich wants to control from the top but Reicher keeps moving.
Aldrich 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Aldrich.

Aldrich rushes Reicher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrich Aldrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldrich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrich Aldrich!
Enrich Aldrich took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PWNAGE™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.