PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sting Bling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sting Bling told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Reaper
vs
Bling

178 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

158 cm
25
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Heat Rising Clothing, LLC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grim Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sting Bling!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reaper.
Good work by Bling as he checks the leg kick.
Reaper throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bling blocks the leg kick.
Bling throws a leg kick but Reaper checks it.
Reaper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reaper throws a solid leg kick but Bling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reaper.
Reaper tries to land a leg kick but Bling saw it coming and moves away.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Bling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reaper throws a chopping leg kick but Bling manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bling ducks under a wild hook from Reaper.
Bling throws a leg kick but Reaper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Reaper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bling tries a head kick but it misses.
Bling wants to land a leg kick but Reaper is out of range.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Bling's front leg but catches the back leg as Bling tries to avoid it.
Bling misses with a low kick as Reaper jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper feints and then cracks Bling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bling down.
A head kick misses from Bling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bling.
Reaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bling throws a leg kick which misses Reaper's front leg but catches the back leg as Reaper tries to avoid it.
Bling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reaper. Reaper obviously looking to wear him down.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses.
Reaper connects with a leg kick. Bling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reaper.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bling.
Both fighters circling a little - Reaper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bling looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reaper thumps Bling with a low kick.
Reaper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bling's sensitive parts.
Bling's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Sting Bling has been cut.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Reaper lands with a slapping head kick.
Reaper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bling's head.
Reaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reaper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reaper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reaper.
Reaper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bling 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 cracks the inside of Bling's front leg.
Reaper cracks the inside of Bling's front leg.
Bling throws a leg kick but Reaper checks it.
Reaper is looking to slow Bling down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a head kick.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Bling's front leg but catches the back leg as Bling tries to avoid it.
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Bling as he checks the leg kick.
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Reaper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bling's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reaper.
Reaper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bling will feel that in the morning.
Reaper cracks the inside of Bling's front leg.
Bling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reaper.
Reaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Reaper.
Bling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reaper. Reaper obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Reaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reaper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grim Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reaper. That's going to slow Bling down.
Reaper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reaper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bling's calf.
Reaper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reaper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reaper - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Reaper slams his shin into Bling's torso.
Bling 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reaper connects with a leg kick. Bling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Bling's front leg but catches the back leg as Bling tries to avoid it.
Reaper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reaper throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grim Reaper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sting Bling's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reaper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bling tries a low kick but Reaper avoids it.
Bling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reaper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reaper scores with a leg kick.
Bling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Reaper as he checks the leg kick.
Reaper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reaper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bling if he has to take too many more of those.
Reaper throws a low kick, looking for Bling's leg but Bling calmly moves out of range.
Reaper throws out a leg kick but Bling moves out of range and Reaper only half commits.
Bling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reaper. Reaper obviously looking to wear him down.
Reaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Reaper misses.
Reaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bling can do to turn this around?
Reaper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bling is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bling blocks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bling crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reaper - the referee stops the clock and Bling gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reaper. Bling manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reaper scores with a leg kick.
Reaper scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bling might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reaper has got the better of the exchanges.
Reaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bling was well out of range. Poor timing from Reaper.
Reaper is looking to slow Bling down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reaper.
Reaper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reaper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reaper throws a front kick that sends Bling stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reaper, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Reaper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grim Reaper is winning the standup battle so far.
Reaper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Reaper slams his shin into Bling's torso.
Reaper lands a high kick!
Bling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reaper.
Reaper fakes the leg kick and cracks Bling in the body.
Bling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reaper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Reaper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Reaper tenderised Bling's leg. Bling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bling wants to slow Reaper down by chopping away at his legs.
Reaper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reaper lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper scoring well with a low kick there.
Bling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reaper. Reaper obviously looking to wear him down.
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reaper.
Bling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reaper scores with a head kick.
Reaper feints and then cracks Bling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bling down.
Reaper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reaper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reaper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bling takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Reaper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bling. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to land a leg kick but Bling is out of range.
Reaper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reaper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reaper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bling.
Both fighters circling a little - Reaper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
Bling walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reaper.
Reaper throws a front kick that sends Bling stumbling back into the cage.
Reaper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reaper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bling's sensitive parts.
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
Reaper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grim Reaper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sting Bling's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Reaper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reaper is out of range and Bling settles back down.
Reaper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reaper checks a low kick from Bling.
A clash of legs there as Bling blocks the low kick.
Reaper lands a leg kick that knocks Bling off balance momentarily.
Bling misses with a leg kick
and Reaper counters with a low kick, right behind Bling 's knee.
Reaper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reaper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Reaper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reaper looks to throw the jab but Bling is out of range.
Reaper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bling. That did some damage!
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reaper!
Reaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bling. That did some damage!
Bling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Reaper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reaper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bling's calf.
Reaper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reaper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bling takes a step back to recover.
Reaper thows a body kick. Bling tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grim Reaper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bling avoids the head kick by Reaper.
Reaper thows a body kick. Bling tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bling throws a chopping leg kick but Reaper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reaper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Reaper.
Reaper loads up on a big right hand but Bling slips the punch.
Reaper throws a nice head kick!
Reaper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bling. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reaper. Bling shrugs it off though.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Bling's front leg but catches the back leg as Bling tries to avoid it.
Reaper throws the kick towards the body but Bling avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reaper. That's going to slow Bling down.
Bling tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reaper is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reaper. Reaper obviously looking to wear him down.
Reaper blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Reaper.
Reaper throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bling.
Reaper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bling takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reaper misses with a head kick.
Bling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reaper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reaper blocks a low kick nicely.
Reaper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reaper is looking to chop away at Bling's legs.
Reaper throws a solid leg kick but Bling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reaper.
An inside leg kick lands from Reaper.
Reaper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bling's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
An inside leg kick from Bling misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bling throws a head kick that misses.
Reaper throws a front kick that sends Bling stumbling back into the cage.
Sting Bling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grim Reaper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reaper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grim Reaper!
Grim Reaper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Heat Rising Clothing, LLC, into his post fight interview.