PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 309 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Jaheim Reid (ranked 47 p4p, 159 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Reed
vs
Reid

200 cm
32
198
17 - 11 - 0

191 cm
39
199
30 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Reed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reid at a distance.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Reed takes a swing at Reid's ribcage but misses.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed scores with a body shot.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Reid sees coming a mile off.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A left lands for Reed.
Reed throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed misses with a hook.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reed.
A left lands for Reed.
Reid staying out of range there.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Reed.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick
and Reid counters with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Reid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Reid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Reid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed motions for Reid to come forward. Reed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed misses the jab.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reid momentarily.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid staying out of range there.
Reid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed throws a front kick aimed at Reid's knee but Reid avoids it well.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed throws out a powerful jab.
Reed throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid checks the leg kick.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Reed throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Reed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reid avoids the body shot from Reed.
Ben Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Reed is predictable there
and Reid counters with a nice leg kick.
Reed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed thuds a left hand into Reid's body.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Reid moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands a high kick!

It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Reid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reid slips under a jab from Reed.
Reid blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reed.
Reid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reid moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Reid might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reed has got the better of the exchanges.
Reid moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Reed lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Reid counters with a good low kick that Reed was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed takes a swing at Reid's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Reid as he checks the leg kick.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Reed.
Reid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reid defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Reid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
A low kick from Reed misses
and Reid counters with a good low kick that Reed was not able to check.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reed delivers a nice body kick.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
Reid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Reed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Reed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed tries to land a body kick
and Reid counters with a good low kick that Reed was not able to check.
Reed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reid.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reed throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed looks for the body kick but Reid saw that one coming.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reid. That did some damage!
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Reid moves away and avoids it.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed throws a lazy head kick
and Reid counters with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Reid as he checks the leg kick.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed lands a nice hook to Reid's body. Reid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reid moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Reed misses
and Reid counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed with the inside leg kick.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reed swinging wildly here.
Reed lands a high kick!
Reed misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed connects with a crisp jab.
Reid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Reed.
Reed throws the kick towards the body but Reid avoids it.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Reed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Reid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Reid sees coming a mile off.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reid avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed is looking to chop away at Reid's legs.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reid on the side of the head.
Reed lands with a slapping head kick.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reed throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reed misses with a kick to the body.
Reid 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.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reid.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reed motions for Reid to come forward. Reed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reed misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
Reid avoids a kick to the body.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reid's head backwards.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Reid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Reid moves away and avoids it.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reid moves away from the strike by Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reed lands a slapping body shot.
Reed connects with a jab.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Reid has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reed.
A solid body kick from Reed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid slips under a jab.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Reed had his way with Jaheim Reid in that round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reid 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.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Reid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid blocks a jab.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed misses with a right hand
and Reid counters with a thumping low kick.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
A shot to the liver by Reed. Beautiful body shot.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reid slips under a jab from Reed.
Some bone on bone action there as Reid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reid feints a counter 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.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Reid counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a hook.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reid needs to keep his hands up - Reed had a free shot at his head there.
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Reid counters with a leg kick.
Reed misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reid moves out of range of the leg kick from Reed.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed misses with a low kick as Reid jumps back.
Reid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reid takes a step back to recover.
Reid checks the leg kick.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reed. Reed obviously looking to wear him down.
Reed scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick there by Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reed throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reid tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed tries to score with a low kick but Reid moves his leg out of the way.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reid sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Reid defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Reid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:42
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Reed!
Ben Reed retains his middleweight title!