PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Django Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Texeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhardt comes to the cage accompanied by Belleville. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Reinhardt
vs
Texeira

189 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Django Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Texeira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texeira is looking to clinch.
Junior Texeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Texeira shoots in but Reinhardt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Texeira thows a leg kick but Reinhardt checks it

and Reinhardt counters by clinching up.

Reinhardt manages to break the clinch.
Reinhardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Texeira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reinhardt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Texeira.
Django Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Texeira.
Texeira is trying to pull guard but Reinhardt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Texeira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Texeira tries to pull guard but Reinhardt holds him up against the cage and eventually Texeira drops back down to his feet.
Reinhardt avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt lands a nice uppercut.
Reinhardt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Texeira up against the cage.
Texeira trying to control the position but instead, Reinhardt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Texeira into the cage.
A short right from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reinhardt controlling the action here for a moment.

Reinhardt breaks from the clinch.
Texeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reinhardt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reinhardt keeps control of Texeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reinhardt stalling in the clinch.
Texeira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Texeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reinhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Reinhardt leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Texeira.
Reinhardt is struggling to control the position.
Reinhardt lands a nice uppercut.
Texeira misses with a knee strike.
Texeira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Texeira takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Texeira takes a shot to the head.
Reinhardt gets underhooks to prevent Texeira's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Texeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reinhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reinhardt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Texeira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reinhardt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Texeira looks winded!
Texeira working hard to break the clinch.
Reinhardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reinhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reinhardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Texeira is rocked!

Reinhardt breaks from the clinch.
Texeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Reinhardt finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Reinhardt. No joy for Texeira on that attempt.
Texeira seems to have recovered his senses.

Reinhardt instigates a clinch.
A short left from Reinhardt.
Texeira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reinhardt just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt digs a right hand into Texeira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Texeira's gas tank.
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!
Reinhardt lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Reinhardt.
A nice left hand lands by Reinhardt.
A shot in the inside from Reinhardt.

Reinhardt drops Texeira onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Texeira is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Reinhardt creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Texeira with a big uppercut! Texeira tries to clinch up but Reinhardt pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Texeira to the mat! Texeira covers up and Reinhardt unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Django Reinhardt!
Django Reinhardt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.