PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Reynoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Oswalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswalt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country Boy can Survive. London Oswalt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Reynoso
vs
Oswalt

172 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Reynoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, London Oswalt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynoso throws out a powerful jab.

Reynoso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oswalt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reynoso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oswalt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oswalt trying to control the position.
Oswalt keeping moving, preventing Reynoso from controlling successfully.
Reynoso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oswalt has momentary wrist control but Reynoso slips an elbow through the middle.
Reynoso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oswalt working a defensive guard here.
Oswalt wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynoso is looking to work some ground and pound but Oswalt has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oswalt misses with a takedown

and Reynoso counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt lands a big shot there that rocks Reynoso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oswalt avoids the attempt from Reynoso to control.
Reynoso controls the position.
Reynoso blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynoso is looking to improve his position but Oswalt isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oswalt looking to control but Reynoso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reynoso is desperately trying to improve his position but Oswalt has a good base and remains in mount.
Reynoso blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reynoso is looking to escape.
Reynoso tries to hold on but Oswalt pushes him away.
Oswalt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynoso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reynoso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Reynoso defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oswalt.
Oswalt trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oswalt prevents Reynoso from getting the reversal.

Oswalt has hold of Reynoso's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reynoso manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reynoso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oswalt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oswalt is landing with some decent strikes but Reynoso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oswalt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reynoso is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Reynoso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oswalt wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oswalt tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Reynoso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reynoso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reynoso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oswalt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynoso looking to sit in guard and control but Oswalt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reynoso looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynoso, not yet.
Reynoso keeping moving, preventing Oswalt from controlling successfully.
Oswalt is looking to stand up but Reynoso won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswalt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynoso is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reynoso lands with a nice combination. Oswalt backs away looking to recover.
Oswalt misses the shot to the body.
Oswalt tries to clinch but Reynoso moves away
and Reynoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oswalt's knee momentarily.
Oswalt wants to clinch

and Reynoso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oswalt looking to control.
Reynoso trying to control but Oswalt is working from the bottom.
Reynoso advances position into side control!
Reynoso taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reynoso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reynoso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oswalt can't do much from the bottom here.
Reynoso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oswalt keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Oswalt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Reynoso tries for a kimura but Oswalt is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Reynoso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oswalt can't do much from the bottom here.
Oswalt sneaks back into half guard.
Reynoso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reynoso thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Oswalt to regain full guard.
Reynoso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reynoso cracks Oswalt with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reynoso preventing the sweep.
Reynoso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynoso works over Oswalt with some ground and pound from guard.
Oswalt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oswalt is trying to control the position but Reynoso postures up.

Reynoso drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oswalt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oswalt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oswalt!
Oswalt tries to advance to mount but Reynoso instead regains half guard.
Reynoso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oswalt is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Reynoso dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Oswalt darts in trying to clinch

and Reynoso counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reynoso.
Reynoso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Oswalt pushes Reynoso off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Reynoso scores a takedown into full mount!
Oswalt is trying to escape the mount.
Reynoso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswalt is bucking up trying to escape but Reynoso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reynoso landing strikes from the mount and Oswalt is in trouble!
Oswalt tries to hold on but Reynoso postures up.
Rafael Reynoso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Reynoso has hold of Oswalt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oswalt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Reynoso is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oswalt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oswalt!
Reynoso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynoso looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynoso, not yet.
Oswalt is stalling in the full guard.
Reynoso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oswalt trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynoso wants to sweep but no luck.
Reynoso is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reynoso misses with a body punch
and Oswalt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Reynoso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oswalt's guard.
Reynoso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reynoso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oswalt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reynoso trying to control but Oswalt is working from the bottom.
Rafael Reynoso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reynoso content to stall in guard here.
Oswalt looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynoso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Oswalt is looking for a triangle but Reynoso pushes his legs off easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reynoso lands a nice hook to Oswalt's body. Oswalt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oswalt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oswalt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynoso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oswalt with a poor takedown

and Reynoso counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Reynoso politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Reynoso prefers to stall for the moment though.
London Oswalt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynoso lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Reynoso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynoso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Reynoso!