PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78q_yvMYuQ. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reem's choice of entrance music: Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih. Melvin Reem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaos
vs
Reem

182 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

180 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reem defends it nicely.

Chaos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reem wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chaos.
Chaos wants to control but Reem is keeping him busy.

Chaos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chaos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem throws a shot to the body.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaos taking a breather.
Reem is pushing Chaos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos jumps guard but Reem stands there with Chaos around his waist. Chaos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Chaos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reem to keep the fight standing.
Chaos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem looking to stall.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Reem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reem misses with some punches.

Chaos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem thuds his shin into the meat of Chaos's side.

Chaos gets a double leg takedown into Reem's guard.
Reem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaos is one step ahead there.
Chaos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reem has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chaos is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Chaos. Those never looked like landing.
Reem connects with a looping right hand.
Melvin Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos scores with a jab to the head.
Reem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Reem.
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melvin Reem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reem misses the jab.
Reem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reem counters with a nice body shot.
Reem lands with a nice body punch.
Reem throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Chaos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaos shoots in for a double leg but Reem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reem lands with a hook. Chaos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Chaos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem misses with a hook

and Chaos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reem's guard now.
Reem pulls Chaos in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chaos looking to pass the guard.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chaos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reem but Reem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown but Reem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Reem.
Reem works Chaos's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Reem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reem misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reem won't be happy with that.
Reem keeps Chaos under control for a moment.
Reem is looking for a sweep.
Reem controls the position for a moment.
Reem struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chaos is staying active.
Reem is not content to let Chaos control the position.
You can see the frustration on Reem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reem is looking to regain half guard here but Chaos keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chaos.
Reem is looking to regain half guard here but Chaos keeps moving and retains side control.
Chaos wants to control but Reem is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chaos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reem tries to avoid it but Chaos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reem to the ground. Reem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos avoids the head kick by Reem.
Reem thows a leg kick but Chaos checks it

and Chaos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Reem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reem throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chaos.
Chaos tries to clinch up.
Chaos dives in for a single leg takedown but Reem sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chaos is trying to stall.
Reem wants to stall.
Reem prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Reem coming out on top.
Chaos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reem throws a hook to the side of Chaos's head but Chaos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reem scoring well with a low kick there.
Reem stuns Chaos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Chaos moves into the clinch.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos is looking to control Reem's arms but Reem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaos has his back to the cage.

Chaos breaks from the clinch.

Chaos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos stalling.
Reem works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Reem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reem wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.

Chaos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reem wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is pulling down on Reem's head to control his posture.
Reem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Melvin Reem.
Reem tests Chaos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melvin Reem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melvin Reem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chaos tries to close the distance and clinch but Reem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Reem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Reem, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Reem against the cage but Reem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Reem, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Reem against the cage but Reem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reem scores with a jab. Chaos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ultimate Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Reem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reem 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Reem!
Melvin Reem was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.