PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Reem (ranked 2350 p4p, 6398 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 306 p4p, 678 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Robot Rock. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Reem
vs
Peacock

190 cm
26
220
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
216
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock misses with a series of wild punches.
Reem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peacock's sensitive parts.
Reem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peacock.

It looks like Drew Peacock has been cut.
Reem throws a front kick that sends Peacock stumbling back into the cage.
Peacock lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Reem was looking to counter with a kick there.
Peacock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peacock misses with a body shot.
Reem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peacock misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reem pushes Peacock away with a front kick.
Reem misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock misses with a wild body shot.
Peacock scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Reem tenderised Peacock's leg. Peacock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peacock lands with a good body shot.
Reem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peacock will feel that in the morning.
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Peacock looks winded!
Peacock punishes Reem's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been informed that Peacock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peacock throws a sloppy body shot
and Reem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peacock's knee momentarily.
Reem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peacock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reem throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem throws a body punch but Peacock moves out of range.
Reem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peacock misses with a body punch
and Reem counters with a low kick, right behind Peacock 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peacock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peacock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reem rather than just go for the knockout.
Reem pushes Peacock away with a front kick.
Reem lands a lovely overhand right.
Peacock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reem scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick from Reem.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peacock.
Reem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peacock. That did some damage!
Reem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Peacock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peacock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peacock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peacock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reem. That's going to slow Peacock down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem with a nice calf kick.
Reem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reem!
Reem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Reem closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Reem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
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!
Reem lands with a right to the head.
Reem lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem is pushing Peacock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peacock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peacock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reem.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reem pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reem lands a right hand.
Reem landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reem.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Reem is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Reem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peacock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Reem has managed to clinch.
Reem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Reem misses with some punches.
Reem lands with a short shot to the head.
Reem prevents Peacock from breaking the clinch.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
Peacock tries to break free but Reem pushes him back against the cage.
Reem is working Peacock over against the cage.
Reem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reem scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peacock is breathing heavily.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Reem.
Liam Reem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reem scores a nice knee to the body.
Reem lands a left hand.
Reem lands a nice knee to the body.
Reem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reem digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Reem.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Reem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?

Reem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reem fakes the leg kick and cracks Peacock in the body.
A low kick lands for Reem.
Reem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peacock throws a poor cross that misses
and Reem counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Reem tenderised Peacock's leg. Peacock is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
It looks like Reem has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Liam Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Reem connects with a solid leg kick.
Drew Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem feints and then cracks Peacock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peacock down.
Peacock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reem.

Reem clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reem.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reem landing knees to the head.
Reem taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peacock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peacock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem misses with a body punch.
Reem lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reem.
Reem landing knees to the body.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Reem.
A bit of stalling here from Reem.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem has Peacock pressed against the cage.
Reem manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Reem.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reem.
Reem cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Peacock is trying to break the clinch but Reem is controlling him.
Come on Reem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reem working Peacock over with knees to the body.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reem landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Drew Peacock's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Reem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reem lands a front kick.
Peacock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reem. That one must have hurt.
You can see that Peacock has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Reem lands a head kick. Peacock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Reem forces Peacock back against the cage and clinches.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peacock takes a shot to the head.
Peacock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reem's elbow.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reem scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock wants to break free but Reem has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
Reem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Reem on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Reem lands a knee to the head.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reem lands a right hand.
Reem is leaning against Peacock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reem obliges.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Reem gets through Peacock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reem.
Reem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Peacock won't want to take too many of those.
Drew Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Reem.
Reem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Reem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
Reem avoiding damage.
Reem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peacock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peacock.
Reem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reem.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Reem.
Peacock letting Reem take a breather here.
Reem cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Reem controlling the action here for a moment.
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Reem has the dominant position.
Reem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reem.
Reem scores with a shoulder strike.
Reem working Peacock over with knees to the body.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peacock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Reem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reem connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Drew Peacock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Reem landing knees to the body.
Liam Reem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reem blocks a body shot from Peacock.
A frustrated look appears on Peacock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reem.
Peacock tries to stall but Reem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Reem as the two fighters clinch.
Reem digs a right hand underneath Peacock's ribcage. Peacock let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Reem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reem 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Reem!
A very excited looking Liam Reem made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.