PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Reid (ranked 962 p4p, 122 weight class) and Brutus Brannagan (ranked 1472 p4p, 178 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Reid
vs
Brannagan

188 cm
29
178 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

178 cm
28
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamish Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Brannagan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reid has closed the distance and engaged Brannagan in a clinch.
Brannagan digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Brannagan.
Brannagan throws a head punch that misses.
Reid is pushing Brannagan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hamish Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Reid misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamish Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Reid enables Brannagan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reid manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reid wants to stand and escape but Brannagan is having none of it.
Brannagan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Reid has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brannagan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Brannagan avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reid.
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
Reid stalling in the clinch.
Brannagan misses with some punches.
Reid stalling.
Brannagan lands a body punch.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brannagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brannagan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brannagan swings widly with a right hand
and Reid counters with a head kick.
Reid darts in trying to clinch
and Brannagan counters with a straight right hand.
Reid misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brannagan! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brannagan shoots in and gets a takedown into Reid's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brannagan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brannagan is controlling him.
Brannagan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Brannagan from controlling successfully.
Brannagan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brannagan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Reid manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reid darts in and clinches Brannagan up against the cage.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Brannagan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid lands a nice uppercut.
Brannagan scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reid has Brannagan pressed against the cage.
Brannagan lands a shoulder strike.
Reid stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Reid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reid.
Reid throws a right and a left that Brannagan avoids nicely.
Reid moves away from the strike by Brannagan.
Reid lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brannagan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brannagan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brannagan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reid on his heels. He'll look to pass Reid's guard now, I'm sure.

Reid has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Brannagan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brannagan misses with some punches.
Reid leaning against his opponent.
Reid stalling against the cage.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Brannagan.
Reid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brannagan can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brannagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reid is trying to stand.
Brannagan blocks the strikes from Reid.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Brannagan stalling.
Nice strikes from Brannagan there.
Brannagan wants to pass to mount but Reid is defending the position.
Reid pushes Brannagan off looking to stand but Brannagan dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reid keeps working.
Reid is trying to stand back up but Brannagan is controlling him
Reid trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Reid manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brannagan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Reid tries to clinch there but Brannagan circles away.
Reid wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brannagan! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brannagan throws a head kick that misses.
Brannagan motions for Reid to come forward. Brannagan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamish Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Reid moves out of range as Brannagan throws a body kick.
Reid is looking to clinch but Brannagan is avoiding it.
Brannagan misses with an uppercut. Reid saw that one coming.
Brannagan lands a head shot.
Brannagan takes one to the side of the head.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Brannagan pushes him off.
Brannagan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reid misses with a hook. Brannagan ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Brannagan misses.
Reid with a nice cross.
Reid throws a body punch but Brannagan moves out of range.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Brannagan moves out of range easily.
Reid tries to clinch but Brannagan is having none of it.
Brannagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid swings for the body but Brannagan moves out of range.
Reid throws a hook but Brannagan avoids it easily.
Brannagan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brannagan throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid throws a jab when Brannagan was well out of range.
Brannagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Brannagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Brannagan.
Reid throwing a counter right hand but Brannagan manages to avoid it.
Reid tries to clinch but Brannagan is having none of it.
Brannagan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brannagan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brannagan checks a low kick from Reid.
Brannagan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reid's head.
Brannagan throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Brannagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Reid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brannagan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brannagan is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hamish Reid will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brannagan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brannagan counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid connects with a single shot there.
Brannagan throws a front kick that sends Reid stumbling back into the cage.
Reid darts in trying to clinch
and Brannagan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brannagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid dips to his left and cracks Brannagan with an uppercut!
Brannagan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brannagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Brannagan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brannagan moves away from the strike by Reid.
A slow jab from Brannagan misses its intended target.
Brannagan throws a looping overhand right but Reid ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a hook but Brannagan avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brannagan.
Brannagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brannagan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Reid rushes Brannagan and presses him up against the cage.

Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid missing with a left hand there. Brannagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brannagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brannagan tries to work over Reid's front leg with a kick but Reid checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Reid misses the target.
Brannagan throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brannagan.
Good shot there by Brannagan.
Brannagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Brannagan.
Brannagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Nice defenses there by Brannagan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brannagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brannagan keeps the fight on the outside.

Brannagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brannagan is controlling the pace.
Brannagan stops Reid from getting back to his feet.
Brannagan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid is trying to stand back up but Brannagan is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reid keeps working.
Brutus Brannagan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brannagan is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brannagan connects with a nice short shot to Reid's temple.
Reid tries to kick Brannagan off but Brannagan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brannagan prevents Reid from improving his position.
Brannagan prevents Reid from standing back up.
Reid is refusing to be controlled, as Brannagan sits in half guard.
Brannagan lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brannagan is nestled in close to Reid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brannagan not doing much here.
Brannagan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hamish Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brannagan controlling the pace for now.
Brannagan won't let Reid get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Reid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brutus Brannagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid is squirming around, avoiding Brannagan's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Brannagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Reid!