PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reepo (ranked 983 p4p, 2291 weight class) and Boris Bors (ranked 53 p4p, 127 weight class). Boris Bors acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reepo
vs
Bors

165 cm
26
135
11 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
144
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Reepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Bors!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bors's head backwards.
Reepo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Reepo misses its intended target.
Reepo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bors counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Jay Reepo has been cut.
Good exchange - Reepo coming out on top.
Reepo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bors! But no joy.
Jay Reepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reepo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reepo throws a solid leg kick but Bors takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reepo.
Reepo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Reepo rushes Bors and presses him up against the cage.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bors misses with some punches.
Reepo 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!
Bors misses with some punches.

Reepo successfully pulls guard.

Reepo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bors can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reepo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bors wants to stand but Reepo is controlling his posture from full guard.

Reepo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bors defends it easily.
Bors must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Reepo is looking for a triangle here but Bors uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Reepo can't do much from the bottom here.

Bors has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Reepo with a hook.
Bors misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bors counters with a stiff right hand.
Reepo has a takedown stuffed.
Bors tries a quick counter leg kick but Reepo is wise to it.
Reepo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bors manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bors throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.
Reepo cracks Bors with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Bors misses.
Reepo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bors's sensitive parts.
Bors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reepo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bors checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bors throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reepo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bors swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reepo throws a looping overhand right but Bors ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Bors was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reepo misses with an uppercut. Bors saw that one coming.
Reepo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bors sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reepo thuds a left hand into Bors's body.
Reepo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reepo lands a lovely overhand right.
Reepo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bors is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reepo.
Reepo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reepo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bors's head backwards.
Reepo with the inside leg kick.
Reepo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bors's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reepo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bors scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo scores with a nice strike.
Reepo swings widly with a right hand
and Bors counters with an outside leg kick.
Bors tries to move into range but Reepo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reepo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bors.
Reepo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reepo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bors looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo tries to clinch up but Bors circles away and keeps his distance.
Reepo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reepo missing with a left hand there. Bors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bors was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bors is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Bors finds it's target.
Reepo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reepo lands with an uppercut that bounces Bors off the cage and back into range.
Reepo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bors has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reepo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Reepo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bors staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Reepo.
Nice shot lands for Reepo.
Reepo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reepo.
Reepo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bors manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Bors misses.
Reepo throws the kick towards the body but Bors avoids it.

Reepo closes the distance and pushes Bors back into the cage.
Reepo lands a shot to the body.

Bors breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Reepo.
Reepo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bors on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reepo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bors defending well as Reepo loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reepo is defended easily by Bors.
Bors moves out of range as Reepo strikes.
Reepo tries to clinch up but Bors circles away and keeps his distance.
Reepo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reepo throws a hook to the side of Bors's head but Bors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bors throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.
Bors ducks under a wild hook from Reepo.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reepo is looking to land body kicks.
Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Reepo finds it's target.
Reepo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bors counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bors moves away from the strike by Reepo.
Bors looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reepo blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Reepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bors flicks out a counter leg kick but Reepo steps away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bors controls his hands.
I was talking to Reepo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bors pushes Reepo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reepo lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Bors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reepo scores with a shot to the side of Bors's head.

Reepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.

Reepo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Bors forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reepo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bors.
Bors has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reepo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bors counters with a right hand to the body.
Bors checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reepo tries to land a leg kick but Bors saw it coming and moves away.
Reepo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bors steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reepo. That one must have hurt.
Reepo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reepo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bors.
Reepo is looking to chop away at Bors's legs.
Reepo takes a swing at Bors's ribcage but misses.
Reepo scores with a decent looking hook.
Bors checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reepo.
Reepo throws a hook to the side of Bors's head but Bors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bors! But no joy.
Reepo wants to clinch.
Reepo misses with a body shot.
Bors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reepo.
Reepo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bors tries a quick counter leg kick but Reepo is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bors misses with an uppercut.
Reepo tests Bors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reepo throws a hook but Bors avoids it easily.
As Reepo backs off Bors throws a huge counter combo but Reepo manages to avoid it all.
Bors takes one on the button.
Jay Reepo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reepo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Reepo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bors takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bors fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reepo misses with a low kick.
Reepo tries to clinch but Bors moves out of range.
Reepo darts in trying to clinch
and Bors counters with a left to the body.
Bors takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Reepo finds it's way through Bors's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo throws a jab when Bors was well out of range.
Bors looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bors.
Reepo clobbers Bors with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reepo tries to clinch there but Bors circles away.
Reepo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bors can do to turn this around?
Reepo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reepo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reepo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reepo throws a lazy right hand but Bors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bors swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bors on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reepo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reepo throws a leg kick which misses Bors's front leg but catches the back leg as Bors tries to avoid it.
Reepo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reepo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bors is just out of range.
Reepo lands a head kick. Bors smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reepo scores with a jab to the body.
Reepo throws out a loose jab but Bors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bors's waist but Bors gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reepo off to one side.
It seemed like Bors was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reepo looks to land a right hand but Bors moved out of range.
Bors stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reepo.
Reepo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bors's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reepo under the eye.
Reepo tests Bors's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Reepo closes the distance and pushes Bors back into the cage.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Bors avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Bors lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reepo looks to land a right hand but Bors moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reepo.
Reepo jabs at Bors's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reepo.
A shot to the body from Bors misses
and Reepo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reepo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bors throws out the jab.
Reepo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bors uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reepo.
A nice side step and Bors releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bors gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reepo.
Bors slips a straight right by Reepo.
Reepo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reepo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reepo closes the distance but Bors moves to the side
and Bors counters with a stiff right hand.
Bors avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reepo drives through and clinches with Bors against the cage.
Reepo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bors lands a nice uppercut.
Reepo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bors just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bors.
A head punch on the inside from Bors fails to land.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Bors turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Reepo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reepo manages to pull guard.

Reepo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bors gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bors would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boris Bors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Reepo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reepo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Reepo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reepo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reepo!