PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All the Above. Robben is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - For Those About To Rock. Stevie Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reyes
vs
Robben

169 cm
25
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Robben!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robben throws an off balance right hand
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Robben throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Robben throws a shot to the body.
Robben's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reyes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robben scrambles back to his feet.
Robben throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Reyes.
Robben fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reyes checks it well.
Reyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robben looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robben misses with a body shot.
Robben fails to land with a series of punches.
Robben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robben swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Robben throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes cracks Robben with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Robben
and Reyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Robben throws an off balance right hand
and Reyes counters with a two punch combo.
Reyes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reyes checks a leg kick.
Robben tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes scores with a body shot.
Reyes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robben loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Robben.
Robben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robben throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reyes throws a good cross that connects.
Robben just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Robben misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robben throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Reyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reyes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robben throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Robben throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
Arjen Robben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robben misses with a body punch
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robben takes one on the button.
Robben takes one to the chin there.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robben was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Robben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robben misses with an uppercut.
Robben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robben needs to keep his hands up - Reyes had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Reyes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robben misses with a body shot
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Robben.
Robben has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robben there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reyes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Robben.
Robben misses with an uppercut
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes avoids a kick to the body.
Robben looks gassed!
Reyes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robben thows a body shot but no joy.
Robben misses with a leg kick.
Robben misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reyes scores with a one two! Robben had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reyes punishes Robben's body with a nice straight punch.
Reyes jabs Robben right on the nose. Robben blinks but takes it well.
Robben misses with a body punch
and Reyes counters with a nice body shot.
Robben doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Reyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robben misses with a leg kick.
Robben misses with a low kick.
Robben misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Robben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Robben will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Reyes.
Robben throws a sloppy body shot
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robben tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robben.
Reyes cracks Robben with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Reyes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reyes with a hook.
Robben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robben takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robben throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robben cracks Reyes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robben was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Robben looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Robben.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Robben avoids nicely.
Reyes scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
Reyes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robben thinking.
Reyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Reyes.
Reyes connects with a body shot that sends Robben's belly button to the back.
Robben is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robben throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robben misses with a jab to the body
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Robben is breathing heavily.
Reyes with a hook.
A combination from Robben does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Reyes throws a series of strikes that have Robben backpedaling.
Reyes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Reyes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stevie Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robben throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Robben might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reyes has got the better of the exchanges.
Robben has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robben there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reyes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reyes.
Robben is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reyes rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robben looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robben takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robben throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes checks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Reyes both land. Nice combination.
Reyes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robben can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robben.
Robben misses the body punch
and Robben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robben throws a head kick that misses.
Robben throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes scores with a nice head shot.
Reyes scores with a shot to the body.
Reyes scores with a one two! Robben had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robben misses with a shot to the body
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Reyes connects with a single shot there.

Robben is rocked!
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robben in his tracks.
Robben is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Robben walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robben gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Robben tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Reyes is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Robben buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Robben!! Robben is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Reyes throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Reyes!