PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fathy Ahmad (ranked 24598 p4p, 303 weight class) and Ray Reaper (ranked 24452 p4p, 297 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahmad
vs
Reaper

152 cm
19
130 lbs
4 - 7 - 2

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Fathy Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Ray Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahmad.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
Ahmad went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahmad counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahmad could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reaper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ahmad to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahmad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahmad dodges the punch combination from Reaper.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
It looked like Ahmad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Ahmad - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmad circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahmad is looking to wear down Reaper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reaper looks winded!
Ahmad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahmad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Reaper dodges the punch combination from Ahmad.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Ahmad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Ahmad does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
Ahmad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
Reaper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ahmad avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
Ahmad is looking to counter punch.
Ahmad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Ahmad misses with a hook. Reaper ducked under it nicely.
Ahmad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahmad misses with a few strikes there.
Ahmad lands with a shot to the body.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahmad misses the jab.
Reaper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Ahmad. Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Ahmad avoids them all with ease.
Ahmad digs a good body shot into Reaper's ribs.
Ahmad throws a big shot that misses.
Ahmad avoids a punch combination nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reaper 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.
Reaper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Ahmad avoids nicely.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmad.
Ahmad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a left to the body.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Ahmad looks to throw the jab but Reaper is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahmad!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahmad misses the target.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahmad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahmad looks to throw the jab but Reaper is out of range.
Reaper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ahmad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reaper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahmad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ahmad fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Ahmad connects with a body shot that sends Reaper's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reaper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahmad!
Ahmad throws a lazy right hand but Reaper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahmad throws a nice looking combination but Reaper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reaper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ahmad fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahmad just misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmad circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmad misses with a body shot.
Ahmad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahmad.
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahmad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fathy Ahmad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Fathy Ahmad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Ahmad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reaper.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reaper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahmad misses with a wild body shot.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahmad dodges the punch combination from Reaper.
Reaper misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad swinging wildly here.
Ahmad throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Ahmad throws a hook but Reaper avoids it easily.
Ahmad scores with a hook to the body. Reaper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahmad throws a body shot but no joy.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fathy Ahmad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Ahmad backs off Reaper throws a huge counter combo but Ahmad manages to avoid it all.
Ahmad misses with a hook. Reaper ducked under it nicely.
Ahmad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahmad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahmad tries to bum rush Reaper with a series of wild strikes but Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Ahmad does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
Reaper throws a right hand that Ahmad ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahmad also avoids with ease.
Ahmad throws a big counter combination but Reaper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahmad thuds his right hand into Reaper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Reaper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahmad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ahmad misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fathy Ahmad.
Well Ahmad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Fathy Ahmad!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Fathy Ahmad!

Fathy Ahmad wins by split decision!