PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Reabker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mink Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dre has chosen I'm Still Standing as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Reabker
vs
Dre

187 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Reabker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mink Dre!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reabker tries to clinch but Dre moves out of range.
Reabker throws a combination that misses
and Dre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dre tries a head kick but it misses.

A big head kick from Dre and Reabker is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Kevin Reabker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dre won't allow Reabker to get back to his feet.
Reabker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dre looking to pass the guard.
Reabker trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reabker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reabker wants to stand up but Dre is controlling him.
Reabker looking for a sweep. Not yet Reabker, not yet.
Reabker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Reabker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reabker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reabker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reabker drops his hands momentarily and Dre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reabker throws a poor cross that misses
and Dre counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Dre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dre.
Dre swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Dre. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reabker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dre passes Reabker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reabker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Reabker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dre is aware though and is defending well.
Reabker keeping moving, preventing Dre from controlling successfully.
Reabker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reabker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dre manages to pass to side control.
Reabker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reabker tries to get out of the position.
Reabker wants to stand back up but Dre manages to pass into side control.

Dre goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reabker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dre's guard! Nice work there by Reabker!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dre pulls Reabker in close to prevent any damage.
Reabker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reabker won't allow Dre to get back to his feet.
Reabker wants to control from the top but Dre keeps moving.
Reabker won't allow Dre to get back to his feet.
Reabker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reabker wants to get up but he can't break Dre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Dre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reabker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mink Dre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Reabker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dre throws out a powerful jab.

Reabker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reabker throwing strikes but missing.
Dre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reabker distracts Dre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dre controlling Reabker's posture.
Dre looking to control.
Reabker won't allow Dre to sweep him here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Reabker is working Dre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dre looking to control.
Reabker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reabker trying to control but Dre is working from the bottom.
Reabker being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mink Dre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Reabker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reabker is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Dre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reabker defends it well.
Dre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reabker!
Dre avoids the attempt from Reabker to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dre goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Reabker is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reabker keeping hold of Dre's head, controlling as best he can.
Dre prevents Reabker from improving his position.
Reabker is refusing to be controlled, as Dre sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reabker is defending against the submission attempts here by Dre.
Reabker is trying to stand up here but Dre is controlling him well.
Reabker gets back to full guard.
Reabker wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
Reabker controls Dre momentarily but Dre frees himself.
Dre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reabker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dre postures up in Reabker's guard and throws a big left but Reabker blocks it.
Dre throws and elbow that misses. Reabker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dre's guard. Nice move by Reabker!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dre wants to get back to his feet but Reabker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dre keeping moving, preventing Reabker from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mink Dre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Reabker's cut.
That's time! Reabker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dre trying to control the position but Reabker is working away.

Dre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reabker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dre working the strikes but Reabker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dre is pressing down on Reabker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reabker is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reabker is looking for a sweep. Dre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reabker is looking to escape.
Reabker wants to control but Dre is keeping busy.
Reabker controlling the position well.
Dre is stalling here. Reabker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reabker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Reabker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mink Dre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dre tries to bench press Reabker off him but Reabker keeps the position.
Reabker lands an elbow.

Reabker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reabker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dre counters with a three punch combo that has Reabker backing up. Reabker nods at Dre to acknowledge the strikes.
Reabker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reabker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dre throws out a powerful jab.

Dre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reabker is trying to maintain the position but Dre is very close to passing his half guard.
Dre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reabker is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reabker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reabker tries to clinch up

and Dre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dre.
Reabker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dre is controlling him.
Reabker is striking from the bottom but Dre uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kevin Reabker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reabker wants to control but Dre is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mink Dre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mink Dre!