PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devils Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Russell
vs
Reaper

186 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devils Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Russell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Russell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Russell wants to control but Reaper is keeping him busy.
Reaper trying to control but Russell postures up.
Russell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reaper!
Reaper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reaper is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Russell looking to control but Reaper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reaper is in a horrible position here. Russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reaper working to try and regain half guard.
Russell controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Russell with the ground and pound from mount.
Russell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Russell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Russell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reaper is looking to escape.
Russell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Russell lands with some strikes.
Reaper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Russell drops an elbow to the side of Reaper's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is trying to stand back up but Russell is controlling him
Russell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reaper trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Russell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reaper is squirming around, avoiding Russell's attempts to control the action.
Russell unloading with bombs!
Russell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reaper is trying desperately to improve position.
Russell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Russell looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is trying to stand up.
Russell controlling his opponent.
Russell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reaper on the ground.
Russell working the ground and pound effectively.
Reaper taking shots to the head.
Russell lands with some strikes.
Reaper is looking to get to half guard.
Russell looking to finish Reaper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reaper!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Russell looking to control but Reaper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russell with a couple of short strikes.
Russell tries to control but Reaper wriggling away.
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Russell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reaper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Russell unloading with bombs!
Russell with a couple of short strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Russell is working for a guillotine from mount but Reaper frees his head quite easily.
Reaper is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Russell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Russell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reaper is looking to escape.
Russell controlling the position easily from mount.
Reaper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reaper stops Russell from standing up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to get up but he can't break Russell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Russell is looking to stand up but Reaper isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Russell.

Russell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reaper's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper pushes Russell off looking to stand but Russell dives back in and keeps control.
Reaper looks winded!

Russell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Russell trying to control from half guard but Reaper is working away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to get back to his feet.
Russell is keen to just control but Reaper is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Russell.
Reaper tries to roll over but Russell keeps him under control.
Russell moves into full mount! Reaper won't be happy about that!
Russell controlling the position easily from mount.
Russell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Russell lands a heavy elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reaper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Russell prevents Reaper from getting the reversal.
Russell tries to control but Reaper wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reaper?
Russell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Russell raining down shots from the mount!
Russell content just to control the position here.
Russell wants to control the pace but Reaper is squirming around nicely.
Russell lands a heavy elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to control but Reaper wriggling away.
Reaper is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Russell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Russell with shots to the head and body - Reaper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Russell controlling his opponent.
Russell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russell lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell with shots to the head and body - Reaper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Reaper is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell raining down shots from the mount!
Russell looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Russell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Russell dodges the punch combination from Reaper.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Reaper enables Russell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reaper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Reaper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Russell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reaper wants to stand up but Russell is controlling him.
Russell forces his way into half guard.
Russell is trying to control. Reaper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Reaper is looking to escape.
Russell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
Russell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell lands with a punch from half guard.

Russell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Russell is controlling the pace.
Russell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reaper keeps working.
Russell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Russell is keen to just control but Reaper is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is trying to stand up here but Russell is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Russell there.
Russell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russell controlling the action here.

Diego Russell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.

Russell shoots in and bounces Reaper off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Russell stops Reaper from standing up.
Russell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Russell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Reaper wants to get back to his feet but Russell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Russell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Russell wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Russell wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Russell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reaper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell advances position into side control!
Russell cracks Reaper with a big elbow.
Russell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell grinds an elbow into Reaper's temple.
Russell is putting a hurting on Reaper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Russell working the body and head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Russell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reaper!
Russell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reaper is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Russell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reaper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Russell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Russell controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Russell.
Russell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russell working the ground and pound effectively.
Russell cracks Reaper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Russell controlling from the full mount.

Russell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to control but Reaper wriggling away.
Russell landing shots from mount.
Russell trying to control but Reaper is having none of it.
Russell lands a couple of good shots and Reaper has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Russell is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Russell has good solid back control here.

Reaper fending off the submission attempt from Russell.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Russell lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Reaper hold on?!
Reaper is trapped and Russell is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Reaper trying to get back to his feet but Russell is in full control for now.
Russell is punishing Reaper with some ground and pound.

Reaper is rocked!
Reaper is covering up but some of the strikes from Russell are getting through and doing damage.
Reaper is still in real trouble! Can Russell finish him?
Russell drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Reaper is in real trouble here! Russell lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Russell is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Russell!