PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwitcher Bitchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese has chosen Person of Interest OST - Knock Knock as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bitchin
vs
Reese

180 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwitcher Bitchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Reese!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitchin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reese circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitchin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reese counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitchin wants to clinch
and Reese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bitchin thinking.
Reese dodges the punch combination from Bitchin.
Reese throws a hook but Bitchin blocks it.
Bitchin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bitchin tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitchin misses with the combination.
Reese loads up on a big right hand but Bitchin slips the punch.
Bitchin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bitchin looks to clinch
and Reese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bitchin thinking.
Reese throws a right and a left that Bitchin avoids nicely.
Reese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitchin slips a jab from Reese.
Bitchin wants to clinch.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reese counters with a left to the body.
Reese takes a swing at Bitchin's ribcage but misses.
Bitchin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reese throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bitchin on the side of the head.
Bitchin wants to clinch
and Bitchin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reese misses with an uppercut.
Bitchin staying out of range there.
Bitchin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bitchin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reese misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Bitchin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitchin misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Bitchin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses with a looping right.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitchin looks to land a left hand but Reese moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Bitchin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reese feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bitchins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bitchin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reese counters with a straight right hand.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bitchin thinking.
Reese misses with an uppercut. Bitchin saw that one coming.
Reese misses with a hook.
Bitchin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitchin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bitchin wants to clinch.
Bitchin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reese.
Bitchin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin darts in trying to clinch
and Reese counters with a right hand to the body.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Reese moves away
and Reese counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitchin ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
A swing and a miss from Reese.
Reese cracks Bitchin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bitchin looks to clinch
and Reese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitchin.
Reese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reese throws a series of punches but Bitchin moves out of range.
Reese is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bitchin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reese counters with a right hand to the body.
Reese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bitchin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bitchin wants to clinch
and Reese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
enabling Reese to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese throws the left hand but Bitchin avoids the punch easily.
Bitchin tries to clinch
and Reese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bitchin thinking.
Bitchin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reese throws out the jab.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bitchin tries to clinch there but Reese circles away.
Bitchin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bitchin throws a jab when Reese was well out of range.
Reese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reese swings for the body but Bitchin moves out of range.
Reese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bitchin looks to clinch
and Reese counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitchin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bitchin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reese throws out the jab.
Reese misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Reese dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Reese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reese counters with a three punch combo that has Bitchin backing up. Bitchin nods at Reese to acknowledge the strikes.
Bitchin closes the distance but Reese moves to the side
and Reese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reese scores with a jab to the body.
Bitchin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitchin takes one on the button.
Kwitcher Bitchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a left to the body.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bitchin manages to avoid it.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a left to the body.
Bitchin throws a hook but Reese avoids it easily.
A big right from Reese misses.
Bitchin is looking to clinch.
Reese misses the shot to the body.
Reese throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitchin looks to clinch
and Reese counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reese lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Reese.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
Reese throws out a loose jab but Bitchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reese staying out of range there.
Bitchin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reese's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitchin ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Reese misses.
Reese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitchin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reese counters with a right hand to the body.
Bitchin tries to clinch up.
Reese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reese misses the jab.
Bitchin throws a right hand that Reese ducks under and follows up with a left that Reese also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bitchin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reese throws a jab when Bitchin was well out of range.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bitchin slips under a jab from Reese.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Reese moves out of range.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitchin.
Reese throws a body punch but Bitchin moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reese.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bitchin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bitchin misses with a series of wild punches.
Reese dodges the punch combination from Bitchin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Reese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitchin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Reese misses its intended target.
Bitchin tries to clinch
and Reese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bitchin.
A slow jab from Reese misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Bitchin misses its intended target.
Bitchin blocks a jab.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitchin misses with an uppercut. Reese saw that one coming.
Reese lands an overhand right.
Bitchin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bitchin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reese.
Bitchin moves out of range as Reese strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reese.
Reese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitchin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bitchin moves to clinch but Reese breaks away
and Reese counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitchin is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Bitchin defending well as Reese loads up on a big left hand.
Reese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitchin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
Reese scores with a hook to the body. Bitchin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bitchin misses with a looping right.
Bitchin wants to clinch
and Reese counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitchin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reese takes a swing at Bitchin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Reese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Reese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reese throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitchin.
Bitchin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reese looks to throw the jab but Bitchin is out of range.
Reese lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John Reese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reese counters with a nice body shot.
Bitchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitchin closes the distance but Reese moves to the side
and Reese counters with a series of strikes. Bitchin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bitchin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bitchin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reese.
Reese scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese lands with a shot to the body.
Bitchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitchin walks into a straight right hand from Reese.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Bitchin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bitchin slips a straight right by Reese.
Reese misses with a hook.
Reese is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bitchin.

It looks like John Reese has been cut.
Bitchin misses with a hook. Reese ducked under it nicely.
Bitchin misses the jab.
Bitchin needs to keep his hands up - Reese had a free shot at his head there.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitchin.
Reese looks to land a left hand but Bitchin moved out of range nicely.
Bitchin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitchin darts in trying to clinch
and Reese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bitchin closes the distance but Reese moves to the side
and Reese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
Bitchin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese looks to throw the jab but Bitchin is out of range.
Reese misses with the combination.
Bitchin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bitchin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bitchin looks to clinch
letting Reese counter with a right hand.
Bitchin wants to clinch
and Reese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reese misses the target.
Bitchin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reese counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bitchin slips under a jab.
Bitchin moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin tries to clinch
and Reese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reese slips under a jab.
Reese takes a swing at Bitchin's ribcage but misses.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reese counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitchin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Bitchin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Reese misses.
Bitchin looks to clinch
and Reese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitchin ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Bitchin wants to clinch
and Bitchin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reese throws out a loose jab but Bitchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitchin tries to clinch there but Reese circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese missing with a left hand there. Bitchin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bitchin closes the distance but Reese moves to the side
and Reese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bitchin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reese throws out the jab.
Reese fails to land with a series of punches.
Bitchin missing with a left hand there. Reese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitchin throws the left hand but Reese avoids the punch easily.
Reese throws a nice looking combination but Bitchin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reese throws a body shot but no joy.
Reese moves out of range as Bitchin strikes.
Good shot there by Reese.
Kwitcher Bitchin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitchin staying out of range there.
Reese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bitchin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reese.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Reese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reese has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Reese!