PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Casagrande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Raining Men -The Weather Girls. Bryce Reynolds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reynolds
vs
Casagrande

180 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryce Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Casagrande!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casagrande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.

Reynolds has closed the distance and engaged Casagrande in a clinch.
Reynolds effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Casagrande's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Casagrande blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casagrande tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Casagrande wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Casagrande misses with some punches.

Casagrande jumps guard.
Reynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reynolds could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryce Reynolds has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Reynolds has closed the distance and engaged Casagrande in a clinch.
Casagrande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Casagrande gets underhooks to prevent Reynolds's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
Casagrande has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Casagrande's efforts to push away.

Reynolds wants the takedown. Casagrande is fighting it off but Reynolds persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Casagrande's guard against the ropes.
Reynolds stops Casagrande from standing up.
Casagrande can't keep his opponent in guard - Reynolds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Casagrande pushes Reynolds off but Reynolds dives into side control.
Casagrande is letting Reynolds control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds cracks Casagrande with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casagrande struggling a bit here.
Casagrande tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reynolds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reynolds looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Casagrande is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
Reynolds working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casagrande struggling a bit here.
Reynolds takes a little break here. Casagrande wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Casagrande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Reynolds moves into the clinch.

Reynolds manages to pull guard.
Casagrande looking to sit in guard and control but Reynolds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Casagrande trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Casagrande is trying to keep Reynolds in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casagrande.
Casagrande leaves Reynolds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches up with Casagrande, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes Casagrande against the ropes but Casagrande circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Casagrande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Casagrande is looking to chop away at Reynolds's legs.

Reynolds shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Casagrande manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Casagrande wants to stand up but Reynolds is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reynolds's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Casagrande scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Casagrande gets tackled into the ropes by Reynolds. Reynolds maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casagrande is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.

Casagrande ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Casagrande no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Reynolds is pushing down on Casagrande's leg trying to pass to half guard. Casagrande is fighting to maintain full guard but Reynolds has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Reynolds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Casagrande throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Casagrande's waist but Casagrande gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reynolds off to one side.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casagrande displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Casagrande looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Casagrande misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Casagrande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Casagrande but Casagrande pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Casagrande pushes him off.
A punch combination from Casagrande misses.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Casagrande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reynolds has Casagrande up against the ropes in a clinch.

Reynolds manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Reynolds looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Casagrande is defending well. Reynolds quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Casagrande has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Reynolds celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryce Reynolds!
Post fight, an emotional Bryce Reynolds said 'Gape! I will gape tonight!'.