PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vucinic
vs
Reaper

185 cm
23
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic thuds his right hand into Reaper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vucinic lands a with a good body shot.
Vucinic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Vucinic misses.

Reaper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vucinic is looking to stand up but Reaper isn't so interested in that idea.
Reaper looking to pass the guard.
Vucinic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reaper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reaper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reaper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reaper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reaper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reaper passes Vucinic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reaper moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vucinic wants to get back to his feet but Reaper drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper advances to mount.
Reaper breaks from Vucinic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vucinic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reaper on the ground.
Reaper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vucinic hang on?
Vucinic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Reaper working Vucinic over with strikes here.
Vucinic is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Vucinic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vucinic tries to get out of the position.
Vucinic is breathing heavily.
Reaper landing punches.

Reaper quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Reaper but it's paid off an Vucinic is forced to tap! Nice work by Reaper.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Reaper!