PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ula Cleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Reaper
vs
Cleo

192 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wesley Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ula Cleo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleo shoots for a takedown but Reaper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reaper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cleo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Reaper counter with a right hand.

Reaper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cleo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reaper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wesley Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ula Cleo.

Reaper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Reaper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cleo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reaper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Reaper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cleo has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cleo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A lull in the action here as Reaper stalls from top position.
Reaper trying to control the position but Cleo is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cleo dodges the ground and pound from Reaper.
Reaper throwing strikes but Cleo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Cleo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reaper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reaper is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cleo is not going to allow Reaper to sit and survive in this position.

That's four 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.
Reaper breaks Cleo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Reaper tries to stand but Cleo is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Reaper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cleo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Reaper closes the distance and clinches.
Reaper has Cleo pressed against the cage.
Cleo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Reaper lands a knee to the head.
Cleo is looking for a takedown.
Reaper leaning against his opponent.
Reaper seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reaper drags the fight down to the ground.

Reaper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reaper wants to sweep but no luck.
Reaper is looking to sweep but instead, Cleo has passed into half guard.
Reaper is looking to get back to full guard here but Cleo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries to control but Cleo manages to take his back.
Reaper trying to get back to his feet but Cleo is in full control for now.
Reaper trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cleo is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Reaper won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Cleo off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ula Cleo!