PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henny Bottles (ranked 3554 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Jake Reaper (ranked 232 p4p, 193 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bottles
vs
Reaper

181 cm
33
139
5 - 10 - 2

185 cm
29
148
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bottles's hands.
Bottles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Reaper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bottles tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bottles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reaper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reaper clobbers Bottles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bottles tries to clinch up.
Bottles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reaper finds it's way round the side to connect with Bottles's head.
Bottles wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Bottles moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromReaper.
Bottles misses with the combination.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reaper lands a jab to the nose.

Bottles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bottles blocks an elbow strike from Reaper.
Reaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottles's elbow.
Reaper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bottles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lands a hook that snaps the head of Bottles backwards.
Bottles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaper's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Bottles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bottles.
Bottles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reaper is defending well for now.
Bottles tries to land a knee to the head but Reaper blocks with his arms.
Bottles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bottles tries a knee to the head but Reaper blocks it.
Reaper stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bottles.
The referee calls for Reaper to work.
Bottles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bottles looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Bottles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bottles tries to stall but Reaper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Reaper to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottles's elbow.
Reaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reaper stalling.
Reaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reaper stalling the fight.
Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Bottles.
Bottles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reaper up against the cage.
Reaper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Reaper.
Reaper continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bottles can't find room to land a body shot as Reaper controls the action.
Bottles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Bottles avoids it by throwing Reaper back against the cage.
Bottles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a head punch that misses.
Bottles tries a knee to the head but Reaper blocks it.
Bottles being controlled against the cage.
Bottles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reaper blocks the elbow strike.
Bottles has Reaper pushed against the cage.
Reaper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reaper misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Reaper.
Reaper is leaning against Bottles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reaper digs a right hand underneath Bottles's ribcage. Bottles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reaper works on Bottles's body with a couple of short punches.
Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reaper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reaper lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bottles.
Bottles looking to stall.
Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reaper as Bottles tries to tie him up.
Reaper scores with a shot to the side of Bottles's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottles throws an elbow that misses.

Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reaper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Reaper lands with a nice body kick.
Reaper scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bottles.
Reaper misses the jab.
Bottles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bottles throws a leg kick but Reaper checks it.
Bottles blocks the body kick.
Bottles tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Reaper keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bottles's sensitive parts.
Reaper scores with a kick to the body.
Bottles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reaper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bottles is just out of range.
Reaper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bottles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reaper lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Reaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottles is looking to clinch.
Reaper scores with a hook.
Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Bottles's front leg but catches the back leg as Bottles tries to avoid it.
Reaper throws a wild body kick that Bottles sees coming a mile off.
Bottles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bottles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reaper feints and then cracks Bottles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottles down.
Bottles moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Bottles tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Bottles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reaper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bottles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bottles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
A jab from Reaper misses.
Bottles went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Bottles.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bottles fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reaper, as that shot connected.

Bottles is rocked!
Reaper drops Bottles with a big left hand! Bottles is injured, injured bad! Reaper jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Reaper!
Jake Reaper thanked the fans post fight for their support.