PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chopper Reid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reid
vs
Warner

225 cm
24
144 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chopper Reid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yakko Warner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Warner pushes him off.

Warner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reid is not content to let Warner control the position.
Reid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warner.
Warner throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.
Warner throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.
Warner winds up and cracks Reid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Warner is looking to take a break and control but Reid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warner looks to land a strike but Reid avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Warner wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but Warner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warner trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid tries to clinch up but Warner circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Warner throws out a leg kick but Reid moves out of range and Warner only half commits.
Chopper Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Warner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Warner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Warner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reid regains half guard, as Warner was trying to land strikes.
Warner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reid really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reid defending well though.
Warner thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reid to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warner.
Warner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid tries to clinch but Warner is having none of it.
Warner misses with a body shot.
Reid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warner avoids a kick to the body.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.

Warner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reid!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Warner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Warner unloads with some shots from mount but Reid bucks and avoids them well.
Warner looking to ground and pound but Reid is blocking nicely.
Reid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Warner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Warner is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Warner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Warner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yakko Warner dominated that round.
That's time! Reid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Warner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid throws a series of strikes that have Warner backpedaling.

Warner scores with a takedown into Reid's guard.
Warner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warner works over Reid with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warner.
Warner trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Warner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner stops Reid from standing up.
Warner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reid's guard.
Reid is refusing to be controlled, as Warner sits in half guard.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.

Warner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reid is trying to defend but Warner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid is looking to escape.
Warner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner trying to pass the guard but Reid defending well.
Warner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warner thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
Warner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Warner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reid tries to clinch but Warner moves out of range.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reid sprawls well initially but Warner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Warner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reid defending well though.
Warner passes to side control.
Warner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Reid will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
An elbow from Warner crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Warner.
Warner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Warner throwing strikes but Reid manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Warner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Reid stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Warner shoots in but Reid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warner.
Reid slips a jab from Warner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yakko Warner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Warner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warner misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid tries to clinch there but Warner circles away.
Chopper Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Warner circles away.
Reid tries to clinch but Warner moves out of range.
Reid avoids the head kick by Warner.
Reid wants to clinch up but Warner keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Warner pushes him off.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Warner tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Warner with that takedown attempt.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid lands a two punch combo.
Reid throws a combination. Warner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
Reid lands with a nice combination. Warner backs away looking to recover.
Reid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Warner circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid tries to clinch there but Warner circles away.
Reid lands a nice hook to Warner's body. Warner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chopper Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chopper Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakko Warner.
Warner throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Warner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Reid.

Warner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reid pushes Warner off looking to stand but Warner dives back in and keeps control.
Warner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warner is looking to take a break and control but Reid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warner throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warner thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Warner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Warner lands in his opponent's guard.
Warner wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Warner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Chopper Reid did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Warner circles away.
Warner throws a head kick that misses.
Reid stuffs the takedown.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Warner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Warner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reid avoids a series of strikes thrown by Warner.
Warner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Warner throws some wild stikes that Reid manages to avoid easily.
Reid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Warner.
Yakko Warner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is squirming around, avoiding Warner's attempts to control the action.
Warner looking to finish with strikes here!
Reid is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Warner unloads with some shots from mount but Reid bucks and avoids them well.
Warner thowing shots but they're missing.
Reid blocking the ground and pound.
Warner wants to control the action but instead Reid gets a body lock and reverses into Warner's guard! Nice work!
Reid preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Warner throws a push kick but Reid slaps the foot to one side.
Reid is looking to clinch but Warner is avoiding it.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Warner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reid!
Warner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reid blocking the ground and pound.
BOOM! Warner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Warner goes for an armbar but Reid turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants to sweep but no luck.
Reid wants to stand but Warner is controlling his posture from full guard.

Warner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Warner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Warner has a closed guard, preventing Reid from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Warner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reid manages to get himself to full guard.

Warner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Reid dives on top into guard.
Reid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Warner's guard.
Warner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Warner throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reid uses it to pass to side control.
Warner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Warner missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Warner.
Reid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reid wants to clinch up but Warner keeps it at a distance.
Reid tries to clinch up but Warner circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid wants to clinch up but Warner keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Warner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Warner circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner 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.

Warner shoots in and bounces Reid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Warner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reid wants to stand up but Warner is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Warner wants to pass the guard but Reid is keeping the position.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warner is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warner is controlling him.
Warner postures up in Reid's guard and throws a big left but Reid blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warner.
Warner throws a head kick that misses.
Reid tries to clinch but Warner is having none of it.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner scores a takedown into full mount!
Warner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Warner thowing shots but they're missing.
Warner unloads with some shots from mount but Reid bucks and avoids them well.
Chopper Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Warner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Warner raining down shots from the mount!
Warner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Warner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Warner.
Warner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Warner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reid because Warner loaded up on that one.
Reid is bucking up trying to escape but Warner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Warner thowing shots but they're missing.
Reid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Warner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Warner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yakko Warner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warner controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yakko Warner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yakko Warner! Yakko Warner retains his bantamweight title!