PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Owens (ranked 5245 p4p, 4773 weight class) and Stanley Reynolds (ranked 482 p4p, 447 weight class). Stanley Reynolds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Owens
vs
Reynolds

184 cm
19
212
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zaid Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanley Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds lands with a cross.
Reynolds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Zaid Owens has been cut.
A lazy left from Reynolds finds it's target.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Reynolds has closed the distance and engaged Owens in a clinch.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Owens's elbow.
Owens blocking some punches.
Owens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Owens is pushing Reynolds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Owens misses with a body punch.
Owens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds lands with a shot to the body.
Owens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owens on the side of the head.
Owens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Owens scores with a decent looking hook.
Reynolds cracks Owens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Zaid Owens's cut is getting worse.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owens throws out the jab.
Reynolds thuds his right hand into Owens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Owens is rocked!
Reynolds cracks a nice hook into Owens's ribs.
Oh Owens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds lands with a right hand.
Stanley Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Owens drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Reynolds swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Owens's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Reynolds!
An out of breath Stanley Reynolds thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.