PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jark Reepal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian comes to the cage accompanied by "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Florian
vs
Reepal

178 cm
26
169 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jark Reepal!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reepal misses with a straight left.
Florian tries for a takedown but Reepal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Florian throws a sloppy head kick and Reepal moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Reepal. No joy for Florian on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reepal.

Florian drives through and clinches with Reepal against the cage.
Reepal wants to break free but Florian has control.
Reepal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Florian has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Florian as Reepal tries to tie him up.
Florian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reepal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Florian is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Reepal.
Florian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Florian.
Florian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian tries to work over Reepal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Florian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florian tries to work over Reepal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reepal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Florian's elbow.
Reepal is trying to break free.
Reepal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Florian tries to land a knee to the head but Reepal blocks with his arms.
Reepal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Reepal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reepal throws a series of punches but Florian moves out of range.
Reepal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Florian is rocked!

It looks like Alan Florian has been cut.
Reepal misses with a looping left.
Reepal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Florian feints and as Reepal raises his hands in defense, Florian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepal pulls Florian in close to prevent any damage.
Reepal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reepal pulls Florian in close to prevent any damage.
Florian is stalling in the full guard.
Florian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Florian wants to control from the top but Reepal keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Florian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reepal keeping moving, preventing Florian from controlling successfully.
Reepal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Florian controls the pace.
Reepal looking for a sweep. Not yet Reepal, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Florian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Florian trying to control the position but Reepal is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Florian is trying to get an arm triangle but Reepal is defending well.
Florian is breathing heavily.
Reepal pushes Florian away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Florian gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Florian is looking to take a break and control but Reepal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Florian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Reepal is looking to get back to his feet here but Florian is keeping cool and he's managed to take Reepal's back.
Reepal trying to get back to his feet but Florian is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alan Florian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Florian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reepal slaps away a takedown attempt from Florian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jark Reepal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Florian avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reepal. Florian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reepal misses with a few strikes there.
Florian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reepal misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Florian walks into a stiff left hand from Reepal.
Reepal throws a nice looking combination but Florian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Florian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepal is pressing down on Florian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Florian preventing the sweep.
Florian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Florian is looking to work some ground and pound but Reepal has wrist control.
Reepal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Florian tries to free his leg and advance position but Reepal is retaining full guard.
Reepal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Florian is controlling him.
Reepal is trying to control the position but Florian postures up.
Florian controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reepal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Florian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reepal wants to stand but Florian is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reepal fails to land with a series of punches.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Reepal does no damage.
Reepal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reepal misses with a straight right.
Reepal avoids a kick to the body.
Florian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reepal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Florian somewhat.
Reepal throws an overhand right that lands on Florian's shoulder, as Florian tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Reepal finds it's target.
Florian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reepal thuds a left hand into Florian's body.
Florian wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reepal as he avoids it easily.
Reepal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reepal swats away the attempt to clinch by Florian.
Jark Reepal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Reepal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Florian misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Reepal.
Jark Reepal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt.
Reepal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Florian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jark Reepal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alan Florian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Reepal misses with a body kick.
Florian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reepal swivels and escapes.
Florian slips a jab and a cross from Reepal.
Florian avoids the body shot from Reepal.
Florian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reepal sprawls well. Reepal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Florian gets slowly back to his feet.
Reepal leaves Florian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepal misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Reepal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Florian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepal misses with a series of wild punches.
Reepal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reepal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Florian.

Florian gets the takedown into side control.
Florian is looking to take a break and control but Reepal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reepal tries to control but Florian manages to take his back.
Reepal is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Florian working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Reepal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Florian wants to control the position but Reepal frees himself and scrambles - Florian manages to regain control in side control.
Reepal can't do much from the bottom here.
Florian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Reepal manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian is looking to take a break and control but Reepal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reepal is trying to stand back up but Florian is controlling him
Reepal is trying to maintain the position but Florian is very close to passing his half guard.
Reepal pushes Florian off looking to stand but Florian dives back in and keeps control.
Reepal trying to control here.
Florian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

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.
Florian is stalling here. Reepal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Florian seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reepal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Florian manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Florian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reepal missing with punches from the bottom.
Florian stops Reepal from getting back to his feet.
Reepal taking some punishment here, with Florian in his half guard.
Reepal is trying to stand up here but Florian is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Florian controlling the pace.
Reepal is refusing to be controlled, as Florian sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Florian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Florian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alan Florian!