PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Loser (ranked 4935 p4p, 597 weight class) and Ines Reuter (ranked 7816 p4p, 729 weight class). Reuter has chosen Habiba as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loser
vs
Reuter

190 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Loser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ines Reuter!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loser instigates a clinch.
Loser has a couple of punches blocked by Reuter.
Reuter looking to throw knees to the head but Loser is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Loser takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reuter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reuter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loser fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Loser moves into range and clinches up with Reuter.
Nice body punch from Loser.
Reuter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loser misses with the head strike.
Reuter lands a good knee to the midsection. Loser won't want to take too many of those.
Loser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loser misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Loser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loser content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loser blocks the elbow strike.
Loser avoiding damage as Reuter throws knees to the body.
Reuter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reuter misses with a knee to the head.
Loser lands with a short shot to the head.
Loser working aggressively here.
Reuter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reuter is keeping busy.
Loser stalling in the clinch but Reuter improves position.
Loser is stalling here.
Reuter's coach down at Killer Instinct ☠ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reuter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice body punch from Loser - that landed with a thud.
Reuter blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loser taking a breather.
Maybe Loser would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johny Loser.

Loser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reuter blocking some punches.
Loser leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Reuter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Loser lands a right hand.
Loser throws a punch but it's blocked by Reuter.
Reuter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loser wants to stall.
Loser scores with a shoulder strike.
Reuter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reuter with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loser stalling in the clinch but Reuter improves position.
Loser trying to stall but Reuter improves his position.
Loser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loser will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reuter up against the ropes.
Loser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Loser.
Reuter tries a knee to the head but Loser blocks it.
Reuter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loser lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Loser.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Loser for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reuter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loser stalling in the clinch but Reuter improves position.
Reuter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loser is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Loser fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loser lands with a light punch inside.
Reuter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reuter is trying to drag Loser to the mat but Loser just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Johny Loser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ines Reuter.
Loser working aggressively here.
Loser pushes Reuter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Loser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Loser pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johny Loser.
A shot to the liver by Loser. Beautiful body shot.
Reuter throws a head kick that misses.

Reuter moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Loser dominated that round.
That's time! Loser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Loser throws a big shot that misses.
Ines Reuter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Loser closes the distance and clinches.
Reuter trying to land knees to the body.
Loser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johny Loser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loser.
Loser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reuter tries to land knees in the clinch but Loser avoids the damage to the body.
Loser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loser avoiding damage as Reuter throws knees to the body.
Loser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reuters head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loser stalls.
Reuter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Loser.
Reuter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reuter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Loser.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Loser leaning against his opponent.
Loser is struggling to control the position.
Loser swings wildly with an uppercut but Reuter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reuter goes for a takedown attempt but Loser pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Loser clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuter.
Loser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loser's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reuter tries to land a knee to the head but Loser blocks with his arms.
Loser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loser lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Loser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reuter lands an elbow that stopped Loser in his tracks for a moment.
Loser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reuter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loser pushes Reuter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Loser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reuter can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reuter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loser's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loser.
Loser slows down the pace here.
Loser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johny Loser.

Reuter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loser stalling in the clinch but Reuter improves position.
Loser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loser looking to stall.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Loser can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Reuter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Loser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reuter tries to land knees in the clinch but Loser avoids the damage to the body.
Loser stalling against the ropes.
Reuter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loser blocks it with crossed arms.
Loser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Loser can't find room to land a body shot as Reuter controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loser pushes Reuter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reuter throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reuter.
Loser blocks the elbow strike.
Reuter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reuter missing with knees to the body.
Loser pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Loser scores with a shoulder strike.
Loser misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Loser.
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!
Reuter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reuters head.
Loser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loser is pressed up against the ropes. Reuter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loser down to the mat. Loser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Loser dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reuter misses with a head kick.

Loser drives through and clinches with Reuter against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reuter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reuter.
Loser misses with a body punch.
Reuter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loser is defending well for now.
Reuter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loser stalling in the clinch but Reuter improves position.
Loser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loser blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reuter lands a good knee to the midsection. Loser won't want to take too many of those.
Loser is looking to control Reuter's arms but Reuter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loser has his back to the ropes.
Reuter misses with a knee strike.
Reuter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reuter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loser is defending well.
Loser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loser scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loser trying to control the position but instead, Reuter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loser into the ropes.
Reuter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loser tries a body shot but Reuter blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reuter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loser's brow.
Loser taking a breather.
Loser misses with a punch to the body.
Reuter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loser tries to work over Reuter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loser stalling the fight.
Reuter misses with a knee strike.
Loser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Loser.
Loser managing to block the knees to the body from Reuter.
Loser lands with a left to the head.
Loser looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loser lands with a short shot to the head.
Loser controlling the action here for a moment.
Loser trying to stall but Reuter improves his position.
Loser stalling against the ropes.
Loser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reuter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loser is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Loser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reuter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Loser is leaning against Reuter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reuter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Loser cracks Reuter with a nice body shot.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reuter is keeping busy.
Loser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johny Loser.
Reuter scores with a head kick. Loser tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Loser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Loser rushes Reuter and presses him up against the ropes.
Loser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reuter backwards.
Reuter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reuter can't get the takedown.
Johny Loser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ines Reuter.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reuter tries to land knees in the clinch but Loser avoids the damage to the body.
Johny Loser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reuter.
Ines Reuter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reuter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loser tries a body shot but Reuter blocks it.
Reuter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loser.
Reuter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Loser pushes Reuter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loser dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Loser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reuter backwards.
A right hand to the body from Loser.
Loser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loser gets through Reuter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Loser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Loser!