PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kevin ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinis Repss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ray comes into the arena with eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

ray
vs
Repss

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, kevin ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinis Repss!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repss throws a shot from downtown. ray moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Repss does no damage.

ray shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
ray is pressing down on Repss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Repss is holding on for now.
Repss tries to kick ray off but ray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

ray decides to stand up.

ray closes the distance and pushes Repss back into the cage.

ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repss throws a right and a left that ray avoids nicely.
ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ray wants to clinch.
ray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Repss. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Repss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ray fails to land the takedown.
Repss avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Repss misses.
Repss misses with an uppercut.
ray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
ray misses with a body kick.
Repss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ray shoots in looking for a takedown. Repss tries to sprawl out of it but ray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Repss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Repss as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Repss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Repss stuffs the takedown attempt from ray. ray gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kevin ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Repss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ray needs to keep his hands up - Repss had a free shot at his head there.
Repss throws a shot from downtown. ray moves away and avoids it.
Reinis Repss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Repss's sensitive parts.
Repss looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repss slaps away a takedown attempt from ray, before circling back to the center of the mat.

ray gets a takedown into half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ray slips under a jab from Repss.
ray ducks right into an uppercut from Repss.
ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Repss.
A head kick from ray lands but Repss takes it in his stride.
Repss misses with a head kick.
ray tries to clinch up but Repss circles away and keeps his distance.
Repss with a nice cross.
Repss with a jab.
Repss scores with a nice head shot.
ray moves away from the strike by Repss.
Reinis Repss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Repss throws a hook to the side of ray's head but ray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Repss throws a combination that misses
and ray counters with a head kick.
Repss throws a shot from downtown. ray moves away and avoids it.
ray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Repss throws a shot from downtown. ray moves away and avoids it.
ray avoids the head kick by Repss.
ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Repss tests ray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Repss swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ray is looking to clinch but Repss is avoiding it.
Repss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! ray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Repss misses with a hook.
ray misses with an uppercut. Repss saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinis Repss dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

ray blocks a jab.
ray shoots in but Repss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ray takes a jab right on the kisser.
ray shoots for a takedown but Repss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ray moves out of range as Repss strikes.
Repss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ray on the side of the head.
Repss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Repss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Repss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ray on the side of the head.
Repss lands a slapping body shot.
Repss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ray.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Repss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Repss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

ray is rocked!
kevin ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repss throws a series of punches but ray moves out of range.
Repss misses with a hook.
ray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Repss as ray shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kevin ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Repss - just one landing.
Repss throws a one two combo.
Repss lands a glancing blow to the side of ray's head.
Repss throws a jab but it's blocked by ray.
ray tries to clinch but Repss is having none of it.
Repss lands a really nice looking cross but ray seems unphased.
Repss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ray.

ray clinches.

Repss breaks the clinch.
ray tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repss throws a left and a right that both miss

and ray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Repss's guard.
ray stops Repss from standing up.
ray lands a couple of elbows.
Repss wants to stand and escape but ray is having none of it.
ray trying to control but Repss is working from the bottom.
ray stops Repss from standing up.
ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Repss is keeping the position for now.

Repss has his feet on ray's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Repss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Repss wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repss scores with a decent looking hook.
ray fails to land the takedown.
Repss misses with a straight left.
ray throws a push kick but Repss slaps the foot to one side.
Repss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by ray.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ray is defended easily by Repss.
ray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Repss.
ray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ray is defended easily by Repss.
ray tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repss looks to land a combination. ray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Repss throws a jab when ray was well out of range.
ray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Repss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Repss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repss scores with a jab to the head.
ray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Repss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Repss works ray's body with a nice hook.
ray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
ray slips under a jab from Repss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinis Repss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Repss throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for ray with that takedown attempt.
Repss misses with a hook. ray ducked under it nicely.
Repss misses with a jab, cross combination.
ray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ray doesn't manage to clinch there - Repss circles away.
ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ray shoots in for a takedown but Repss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kevin ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ray takes one to the chin there.
Repss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Repss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reinis Repss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Repss, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Repss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Repss.
ray moves out of range of the strikes.
Repss misses with a few strikes there.
Repss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ray momentarily.
Repss throws a combination. ray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Repss misses.
Repss misses with a jab, cross combination.
ray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Repss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Repss thows a body shot but no joy.
Repss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Repss lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two 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.
Repss misses with a double jab.
ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Repss misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Repss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ray looks for a takedown but Repss sprawls well.
ray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
ray swinging wildly here.
Repss stuns ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Repss misses.

ray moves into range and clinches up with Repss.

Repss breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from ray.
Repss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Repss misses with a hook.
Repss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ray wants to clinch up but Repss keeps it at a distance.
ray tries to land a front kick but Repss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
ray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Repss as he avoids it easily.
Repss's corner calls for a 1-2. Repss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Repss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Repss scores with a three punch combo!
Nice jab there from Repss.
ray tries for a takedown but Repss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donk. Repss catches ray right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ray fails with the takedown.
Repss lands a jab-cross combination.
ray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
ray misses the shot to the body.
ray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Repss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Repss connects with a jab.
ray moves out of range as Repss strikes.
A punch combination from Repss misses.
Repss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
kevin ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reinis Repss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ray throws a sloppy head kick
and Repss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reinis Repss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Repss 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinis Repss!