PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Lux Aeterna. The key to victory for John Doe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Doe
vs
Reaper

213 cm
21
266 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Doe lands a with a good body shot.
Doe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Reaper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reaper looks gassed!
Doe is trying to maintain the position but Reaper is very close to passing his half guard.
Reaper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reaper throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.
Doe wants to stand and escape but Reaper is having none of it.
Doe looking to control.
Reaper stops Doe from standing up.
Doe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reaper's guard.
Doe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is working Reaper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doe wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Doe pushes down on Reaper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Doe winds up and cracks Reaper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe wants to take a breather but Reaper is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reaper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doe.

Doe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doe working over Reaper with some ground and pound. Reaper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Doe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Doe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reaper has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reaper's head.
Doe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reaper keeps working.
Reaper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doe.
Doe trying to control from half guard but Reaper is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doe lands with a cross.
Doe throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Reaper colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Doe as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Reaper is left battered and dazed whilst Doe and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!