PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jark Reepal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoryu Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reepal
vs
Ken

171 cm
21
157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jark Reepal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shoryu Ken!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reepal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reepal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ken tries to close the distance and clinch but Reepal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reepal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reepal misses with a leg kick.
Reepal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reepal misses with a wild body shot.
Ken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ken tries to clinch but Reepal moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Reepal.

Ken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ken lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Jark Reepal has been cut.
Reepal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reepal smiles and moves away.
Reepal throws a series of punches but Ken moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shoryu Ken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken doesn't manage to clinch there - Reepal circles away.
Ken tries to close the distance and clinch but Reepal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ken has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reepal finds it's way round the side to connect with Ken's head.
Ken tries to clinch but Reepal is having none of it.
Ken wants to clinch up but Reepal keeps it at a distance.
Reepal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reepal defending well as Ken loads up on a big left hand.
Ken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reepal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reepal swats away the attempt to clinch by Ken.
Reepal swats away the attempt to clinch by Ken.
Ken ducks right into an uppercut from Reepal.

Ken moves into the clinch.
Ken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reepal avoids the elbow strike from Ken, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reepal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reepal lands a body shot.
Ken is looking to clinch but Reepal is avoiding it.
Ken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jark Reepal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ken lands an elbow just above Reepal 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Ken as the two fighters clinch.
Ken scores with a shoulder strike.
Reepal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ken jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reepal walks away with a smile on his face. Ken gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ken wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Ken. That snapped Reepal's head back.
Ken wants to clinch up but Reepal keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Reepal.
Reepal defending well as Ken loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Reepal. That snapped Ken's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reepal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ken moves out of range of the strikes.

Ken has managed to clinch.
Reepal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ken throws a punch but it's blocked by Reepal.
Ken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ken.
Ken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reepal has had enough of the clinch but Ken keeps him there for the moment.
Ken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reepal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ken.
Reepal is trying to break the clinch but Ken has him pressed against the cage.
Ken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ken digs a right hand into Reepal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reepal's gas tank.
Reepal is breathing heavily.
Reepal tries to circle away but Ken has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ken - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reepal avoids a wild elbow strike from Ken.
Ken lands an elbow just above Reepal 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ken throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ken.

Reepal is rocked!

Jark Reepal's cut is getting worse.
Reepal is pressed against the cage. Ken pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Reepal! Two more big strikes from Ken and Reepal crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shoryu Ken!