PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 2360 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Jalen Mortimer (ranked 295 p4p, 212 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reed
vs
Mortimer

200 cm
27
198
8 - 10 - 0

188 cm
25
190
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mortimer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mortimer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reed can pounce on him.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mortimer.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mortimer throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Mortimer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Reed.
Mortimer throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Mortimer throws a lazy head kick
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Reed.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Mortimer slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed throws a low kick but Mortimer avoids it.
Mortimer checks a low kick from Reed.
Mortimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mortimer's head backwards.
Mortimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reed is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mortimer. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mortimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Mortimer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Ben Reed has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Mortimer.
Mortimer misses with an uppercut.
Reed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Mortimer misses.
Mortimer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Reed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mortimer avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed lands with a right hand.
Mortimer misses with a hook
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed feints and then cracks Mortimer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mortimer down.
Reed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mortimer slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Mortimer.
Good work by Mortimer as he checks the leg kick.
Reed throws a lazy uppercut

and Mortimer counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reed as Mortimer tries to tie him up.
Reed tries to break free but Mortimer pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
Reed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reed tries to work over Mortimer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mortimer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed prevents a body shot from Mortimer.
Mortimer digs a right hand into Reed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reed's gas tank.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed tries to stall but Mortimer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Mortimer breaks the clinch.
Mortimer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reed throws a leg kick but Mortimer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mortimer.
Mortimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mortimer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reed takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortimer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reed scores with the left hand. Mortimer knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortimer throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mortimer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mortimer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mortimer throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Mortimer tries to counter with a clinch but Reed shakes him off and moves away.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Reed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mortimer doesn't seem phased though.
Mortimer throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Mortimer lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Reed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mortimer.
A jab from Reed misses.
Mortimer connects with a body shot.
Reed cracks Mortimer with an open hand slap.
Reed tries to score with a low kick but Mortimer moves his leg out of the way.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mortimer slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Mortimer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed throws a body kick that misses
and Mortimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mortimer throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Mortimer.
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mortimer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortimer drops Reed with a huge uppercut! Reed drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mortimer is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalen Mortimer!
Jalen Mortimer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.