PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Me Myself Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reimer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Reimer
vs
Myself Irene

179 cm
25
178 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Me Myself Irene!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Irene misses.
Irene goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Irene throws a sloppy head kick and Reimer moves out of range easily.
Reimer digs a good hook to Irene's body.
Irene throws a leg kick but Reimer checks it.
Irene throws a jab when Reimer was well out of range.

Reimer closes the distance and clinches.
Irene wants to get back to striking at distance but Reimer won't allow it.

Irene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reimer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reimer avoids the head kick by Irene.
Irene misses with a body punch

and Reimer moves into the clinch.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irene.
Irene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irene avoids a wild elbow strike from Reimer.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Reimer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irene's efforts to push away.
Irene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Me Myself Irene has been cut.
Irene takes an elbow to the temple.
Irene tries to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling the position.
Irene takes a shot to the head.
Reimer cracks Irene with a nice body shot.
Irene tries to break free but Reimer pushes him back against the cage.
Irene is trying to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling him.
Irene wants to break free but Reimer has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer prevents Irene from breaking the clinch.
Irene is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Reimer as the two fighters clinch.
Irene looks gassed!
Reimer keeps control of Irene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reimer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reimer working Irene over with knees to the body.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irene.

Reimer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Reimer clinches with his opponent.

Reimer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Irene can't fight it off and eventually Reimer manages to take the fight to the floor. Irene looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reimer is stalling in the full guard.
Reimer slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reimer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reimer prevents Irene from improving his position.
Reimer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reimer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Irene for as long as he can get away with.
Reimer passes to full mount!
Reimer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reimer cracks Irene with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reimer blocks Irene's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Reimer lands a big elbow.
Reimer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Irene looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reimer unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer raining down shots from the mount!
Reimer landing shots from mount.
Irene is in a horrible position here. Reimer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Irene that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reimer controlling from mount.
Reimer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reimer lands a nice shot to the head.
Reimer avoids the attempt from Irene to control.
Irene is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irene wants to hold on but Reimer pushes him away.
Reimer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Irene is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Irene is trying to escape the mount.
Reimer content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reimer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Reimer working Irene over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Reimer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Me Myself Irene's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reimer.
Nice straight punches there by Reimer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reimer.
Irene throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Irene misses
letting Reimer counter with a right hand.
Irene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irene throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Irene.
Reimer checks the leg kick.
Reimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Irene is just out of range.
Irene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irene falls off balance throwing a combination

and Reimer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irene's guard.
Reimer preventing the sweep.
Reimer postures up.
Reimer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reimer trying to control the position from guard on top but Irene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reimer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Irene tries to move into range but Reimer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irene throws a lazy head kick
and Reimer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irene throws a head kick but Reimer moves out of range.

Reimer moves into the clinch.
Irene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reimer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reimer keeps control of Irene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irene tries to circle away but Reimer has him pinned against the cage.
Irene wants to break free but Reimer has control.
Irene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reimer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irene has had enough of the clinch but Reimer keeps him there for the moment.
Irene is trying to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling him.
Reimer missing with knees to the body.

Reimer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Irene on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Irene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reimer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer trying to control the pace.

Irene is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reimer pulls his head out easily.
Irene is breathing heavily.
Irene tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Reimer controlling the action here.
Reimer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Irene keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reimer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Reimer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Irene manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Irene is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reimer connects with a decent elbow.
Irene takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Irene tries to improve position but can't.
Reimer slows the pace down.
Irene on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reimer controls the position.
Irene is looking to regain half guard here but Reimer keeps moving and retains side control.
Reimer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irene struggling a bit here.
Caleb Reimer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Irene manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reimer gets back to full guard.
Reimer is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reimer is on top in guard.
Reimer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irene is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Irene working for submissions but it's allowed Reimer to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Reimer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Me Myself Irene's cut.
That's time! Reimer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Irene misses the jab.

Reimer feints and as Irene raises his hands in defense, Reimer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irene can do to turn this around?
Irene is trying to keep Reimer in close.
Reimer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reimer trying to control but Irene is working from the bottom.
Irene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reimer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Irene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irene misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reimer misses with a hook. Irene ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene misses with a head kick.

Reimer feints and as Irene raises his hands in defense, Reimer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reimer passes Irene's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Reimer there.
Irene wants to improve his position but Reimer is controlling well.
Reimer passes to side control.
Irene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reimer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reimer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reimer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer landing a few strikes.
Reimer grinds an elbow into Irene's temple.
Irene gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Irene wants to get back to his feet.
Reimer passes to side control.
Reimer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Irene on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reimer working away.
Irene takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene is looking for a sweep.
Reimer working the body and head with strikes.
Irene is looking for a sweep.
Reimer controlling from side mount.
Reimer trying to control the position but Irene is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Caleb Reimer wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Reimer moves into range and clinches up with Irene.
Irene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Irene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Irene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reimer is leaning against Irene and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irene is defending well for now.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caleb Reimer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reimer lands a damaging elbow.

Irene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irene lands with a kick to the temple. Reimer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Me Myself Irene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Reimer scores with a takedown into Irene's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Irene is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reimer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Reimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reimer 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer!