PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bob hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that bob hope has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily bob hope seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

hope
vs
Reid

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Fighting Spirit

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bob hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexi Reid!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hope shoots in but no luck this time.
Reid tries to clinch but hope moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - hope scores with a four punch combination!
hope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
hope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hope staying out of range there.
Reid tries to bum rush hope with a series of wild strikes but hope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - hope circles away.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but hope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from hope.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hope throws a wild body kick that Reid sees coming a mile off.
hope works over Reid's head and body with a nice combination.

hope scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
hope is looking to take a break and control but Reid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
hope seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reid is trying to stand up here but hope is controlling him well.
hope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reid is looking to escape.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
hope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with hope. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hope stops Reid from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reid defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

hope scores a takedown into full mount!
Reid squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
hope landing strikes from the mount and Reid is in trouble!
hope lands a nice shot to the head.
Reid is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hope lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reid hang on?
Reid is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

hope is working for a guillotine from mount but Reid frees his head quite easily.
hope is breathing heavily.
Reid is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
hope lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reid really wants to buck hope off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hope trying to control but Reid is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by hope.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid really wants to buck hope off and get back to his feet.
hope with a couple of short strikes.
hope lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by hope.
hope lands a big elbow.
Reid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
hope sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hope looking to control but Reid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bob hope dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

hope closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reid to the mat! Reid manages to get full guard.
Reid wants to stand and escape but hope is having none of it.
hope trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hope won't allow Reid to get back to his feet.
hope showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
hope has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hope postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
hope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
hope trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid wants to stand up but hope is controlling him.
hope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst hope is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
hope swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reid is looking to clinch but hope is avoiding it.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
hope misses with a body shot.
Reid tries to clinch but hope moves out of range.
Reid wants to clinch.
hope has a takedown stuffed.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by hope.
bob hope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hope is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
hope misses with a jab, cross combination.
hope shoots for a double leg takedown but Reid sprawls well. He's pushed hope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reid wants to clinch.
hope wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Reid tries to clinch up but hope circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from hope.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid tries to clinch but hope moves away
and hope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reid thuds a left hand into hope's body.

Reid takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a damaging elbow.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
hope is looking to break free of the clinch but Reid has double underhooks.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into hope's ribcage.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through hope's defenses.

It looks like bob hope has been cut.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped hope in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
hope takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reid lands a damaging elbow.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped hope in his tracks for a moment.
hope takes an elbow to the temple.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Reid.
Reid lands a damaging elbow.
Reid lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reid.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through hope's defenses.
hope wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on bob hope's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
hope misses with a combination
and Reid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Reid has closed the distance and engaged hope in a clinch.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into hope's ribcage.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped hope in his tracks for a moment.
Reid is struggling to control the position.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped hope in his tracks for a moment.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped hope in his tracks for a moment.
Reid lands a nice shot to the body.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reid lands an elbow inside that hope shrugs off.
hope blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hope is trying to break the clinch but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid lands an elbow just above hope 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands an elbow inside that hope shrugs off.
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
hope tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
hope tries to pull guard but Reid holds him up against the cage and eventually hope drops back down to his feet.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped hope in his tracks for a moment.

bob hope's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Reid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid lands an elbow just above hope 's eye.
Reid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reid lands an elbow inside that hope shrugs off.
Reid is looking to control hope's arms but hope gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards hope's brow.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
hope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
hope managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.
Reid missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands an elbow inside that hope shrugs off.
hope wants to break free but Reid has control.
hope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid lands an elbow inside that hope shrugs off.
hope takes an elbow to the forehead.
hope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reid lands a nice elbow.
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reid keeps control of hope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reid lands an elbow inside that hope shrugs off.
Reid lands an elbow just above hope 's eye.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
hope takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid lands a nice elbow.
Reid effectively controlling the action here.
hope drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reid pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to clinch.
Reid shoots for a takedown but hope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from hope.
hope lands a jab to the nose.
hope throws a shot from downtown. Reid moves away and avoids it.
Reid closes the distance and lands a one-two.

bob hope's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
hope misses with a takedown

and Reid moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards hope's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Reid on the inside.
Reid lands an elbow inside.

hope gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reid regains guard.
hope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
hope stops Reid from standing up.
hope thows a big elbow that misses.
hope has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
hope wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Reid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but hope is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bob hope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for bob hope!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Alexi Reid!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for bob hope!

bob hope wins by split decision!