PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Schoonover
vs
Reaper

185 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schoonover circles away quickly and effectively.
Schoonover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reaper.
Reaper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reaper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schoonover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schoonover keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Schoonover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Reaper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Schoonover is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Schoonover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schoonover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schoonover advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Schoonover seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Reaper is trying to improve his position.
Reaper regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schoonover's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schoonover's back!
Schoonover tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Schoonover holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reaper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schoonover regains half guard.
Schoonover is looking for a sweep. Reaper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Schoonover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reaper pulls his head out easily.
Reaper throwing shots but Schoonover is blocking nicely.
Schoonover won't allow Reaper to pass to mount.
Reaper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schoonover defending well though.
Reaper lands strikes from half guard.
Schoonover controlling the position for now.
Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schoonover.
Schoonover fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reaper avoids it really well and circles away.
Reaper throws a series of strikes that have Schoonover backpedaling.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Schoonover moved out of range nicely.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Schoonover moves out of range.
Schoonover shoots in for a double leg but Reaper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schoonover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaper moves in looking to clinch but Schoonover pushes him off.

Reaper moves into the clinch successfully.
Reaper gets underhooks to prevent Schoonover's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Schoonover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reaper wants to stall.
Schoonover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper misses with a punch to the body.

Schoonover gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Schoonover stands and throws Reaper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schoonover controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to control but Schoonover postures up.
Reaper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schoonover throwing shots but Reaper is blocking nicely.

Schoonover is trying for a kimura here. Reaper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Schoonover wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julius Schoonover!