PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale. Jason Stern is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Reed
vs
Stern

190 cm
32
203 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

182 cm
32
194 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Stern!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stern keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stern checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reed with a jab.
Crunch! Stern slams his shin into Reed's torso.
Stern misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Stern.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Reed is looking to chop away at Stern's legs.
Oliver Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Stern.
A shot to the liver by Stern. Beautiful body shot.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Stern throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed scores with a head kick.
Nice cross by Stern.
Stern misses with a straight left.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stern misses the target.
Reed throws out a leg kick but Stern moves out of range and Reed only half commits.

Reed gets tackled into the cage by Stern. Stern maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stern is trying to push Reed away but Reed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reed misses with the head strike.

Stern breaks the clinch.
Stern moves out of range of the leg kick from Reed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Stern blocks the low kick.
Reed throws a series of punches but Stern avoids them all with ease.
Stern lands a slapping body shot.
Stern lunges at Reed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reed's hand.
Reed lands a jab to Stern's midsection.
Stern throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Stern sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reed blocks the body kick.
Reed blocks a head kick by Stern.
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern checks a leg kick nicely.
A cross from Reed lands.
Stern throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
Stern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern tries to move into range but Reed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.
Reed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stern checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Stern clinches up against the cage.
Stern is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.

Stern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Stern.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Reed misses.
Stern checks the leg kick.
Reed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stern scores with a body shot.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern catches Reed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reed cracks the inside of Stern's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Stern blocks the low kick.
Reed throws a solid leg kick but Stern takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Stern throws a wild body kick that Reed sees coming a mile off.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Reed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Stern misses the jab.
Reed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stern's calf.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Stern takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stern with a hook.
Reed throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
Reed is looking to wear down Stern with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Stern throws a lazy body kick
and Reed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliver Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Stern 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.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed scores with a one two! Stern had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reed misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern looks to land a left hand but Reed moved out of range nicely.
Stern throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stern checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Reed wants to slow Stern down by chopping away at his legs.
Stern works over Reed's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a kick to the temple. Stern shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stern - that will leave a mark!
Stern scores with a punch to the head.
Reed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Stern.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Stern.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Stern's head back.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reed throws a solid leg kick but Stern takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stern in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Stern misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Stern.
Stern blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stern blocks a low kick nicely.
Reed throws a front kick aimed at Stern's knee but Stern avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Stern.

It looks like Oliver Reed has been cut.
Stern takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Reed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Stern blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern avoids the head kick by Reed.
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
Stern gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stern, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stern stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stern digs a good hook to Reed's body.
Stern lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
Stern scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stern moves out of range of the leg kick from Reed.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Stern will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oliver Reed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stern keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stern moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stern takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Stern goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stern swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a one-two to the body.
Reed slips a jab from Stern.
Stern has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Reed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stern keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stern lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stern thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Stern as he checks the leg kick.
Stern is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Reed throws a push kick but Stern slaps the foot to one side.
Reed misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Reed.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reed takes one to the side of the head.
Stern misses with a head kick.
Stern takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reed catches Stern with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reed misses with a head kick.
Stern thuds a left hand into Reed's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed throws a push kick but Stern slaps the foot to one side.
Reed throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reed lands the left hand.
Stern throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stern looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stern throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Reed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stern.
Stern takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stern.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stern.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stern slips a jab from Reed.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Stern blocks the body kick.
Reed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stern checks a leg kick.
Stern takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stern checks a leg kick.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Reed!
A relieved looking Oliver Reed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.