PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Karpov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Reeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Karpov
vs
Reeder

191 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Karpov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Reeder!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeder dodges the punch combination from Karpov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reeder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karpov tries to bum rush Reeder with a series of wild strikes but Reeder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karpov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reeder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reeder shoots in looking for a takedown. Karpov tries to sprawl out of it but Reeder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karpov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reeder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reeder slips a jab and a cross from Karpov.

Reeder clinches.
Karpov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karpov tries to break the clinch but Reeder is controlling the position.

Reeder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karpov misses with a few strikes there.
Reeder tries to clinch but Karpov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karpov.

It looks like Nick Reeder has been cut.
Reeder wants to clinch up but Karpov keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karpov swinging wilding here.
Karpov is breathing heavily.
A combination from Karpov does no damage.

Reeder shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reeder was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reeder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karpov hang on?
Reeder controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karpov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karpov tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Reeder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Reeder gets a takedown into half guard.

Reeder decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Reeder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reeder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karpov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reeder keeps control of Karpov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karpov gets underhooks to prevent Reeder's takedown attempt.
Karpov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reeder tries a body shot but Karpov blocks it.
Karpov avoiding damage as Reeder throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reeder.
Nice elbow from Reeder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Reeder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Reeder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karpov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vladimir Karpov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karpov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vladimir Karpov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reeder fails with a takedown attempt.
Reeder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karpov circles away.
Reeder thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Karpov.

Reeder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karpov!
Reeder looking to control but Karpov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reeder content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reeder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reeder raining down shots from the mount!
Reeder controlling the position easily from mount.
Karpov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reeder on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Reeder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karpov misses with the combination.
Reeder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karpov's waist but Karpov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reeder off to one side.
Vladimir Karpov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Reeder.
Reeder is looking to clinch but Karpov is avoiding it.
Karpov misses with a wild combination.
Karpov keeps the fight on the outside.
Karpov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reeder wants to clinch up but Karpov keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karpov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Reeder darts in and clinches Karpov up against the cage.
Reeder prevents Karpov from breaking the clinch.
Reeder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karpov tries to break the clinch but Reeder is controlling the position.
Reeder prevents Karpov from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Reeder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Reeder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Reeder wants to clinch up but Karpov keeps it at a distance.
Reeder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reeder throws a hook but Karpov blocks it.
Reeder is looking to clinch but Karpov is avoiding it.
Reeder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karpov.
A right-left combo lands from Karpov.
Reeder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpov throws a right hand that Reeder ducks under and follows up with a left that Reeder also avoids with ease.

Reeder closes the distance and clinches.
Reeder has Karpov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karpov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karpov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Reeder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karpov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reeder fails with a takedown attempt.
Karpov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reeder counters with a big head kick but Karpov shrugs it off.
Reeder tries to clinch but Karpov is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reeder slips a jab and a cross from Karpov.
Reeder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karpov throws a combination that misses

and Reeder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reeder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpov wants to get back to his feet but Reeder passes into half guard.
Reeder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reeder wants to take a breather but Karpov is having none of it.
Reeder performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reeder trying to control the action but Karpov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reeder trying to pass the guard but Karpov defending well.
Reeder lands strikes from half guard.
Reeder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Reeder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karpov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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.
Karpov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reeder.
Reeder tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reeder wants to clinch.
A combination from Karpov does no damage.
Reeder wants to clinch up but Karpov keeps it at a distance.
Reeder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vladimir Karpov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Reeder.
Reeder swings for the body but Karpov moves out of range.
Reeder doesn't manage to clinch there - Karpov circles away.
Reeder tries to clinch but Karpov moves out of range.
Karpov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Reeder counters by clinching up.
Karpov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vladimir Karpov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Reeder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Reeder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Reeder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reeder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Reeder!