PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soul Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grill A Warefare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warefare is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All'n My Grill . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Reaper
vs
A Warefare

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Soul Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grill A Warefare!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warefare misses with a wild combination.
Reaper lands a two punch combo.

Warefare is rocked!

It looks like Grill A Warefare has been cut.
Reaper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warefare as he avoids it easily.
Warefare has his takedown stuffed

and Reaper counters with a takedown into side control.
Warefare is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Reaper is controlling him well.
Warefare trying to control but Reaper flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Reaper biding his time, controlling Warefare.
Warefare is trying to get back to his feet but Reaper has full control of the position and if anything, Warefare has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Reaper is riding his opponent, not letting Warefare buck him off.
Warefare holding both Reaper 's hands and preventing any damage.
Warefare looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Warefare.
Warefare trying to get back to his feet but Reaper is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reaper is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Warefare trying to control the position but Reaper manages to sink in the hooks.
Warefare is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Warefare just trying to survive but Reaper is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Warefare controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Warefare is trying to break free.
Warefare wants to get back to his feet.
Reaper lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Reaper.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warefare looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warefare is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Reaper gets his hands free as Warefare looks to control.
Warefare holding both Reaper 's hands and preventing any damage.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Warefare is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reaper is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Warefare controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Reaper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Warefare.
Reaper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soul Reaper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grill A Warefare's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warefare throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reaper.
Reaper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warefare throws a series of punches but Reaper moves out of range.

Reaper forces Warefare back against the cage and clinches.

Reaper lands a takedown into guard.
Reaper is standing up over Warefare. Warefare looks to escape but Reaper dives into side control.
Warefare pushes Reaper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reaper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Reaper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Reaper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reaper moves in looking to clinch but Warefare pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warefare lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warefare.

Reaper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warefare, pushing him back against the cage.
Warefare wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warefare can't break the clinch.
Reaper can't break the clinch.
Warefare wants to get back to striking at distance but Reaper won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warefare has had enough of the clinch but Reaper keeps him there for the moment.
Reaper wants to break free but Warefare has control.
Warefare wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Reaper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Warefare is trying to control Reaper's posture but Reaper avoids it.
Warefare is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reaper asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Warefare tries to improve position but can't.
Warefare tries to escape but Reaper is in control.
You can see the frustration on Warefare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warefare tries to escape but Reaper is in control.

Reaper decides to stand back up. Reaper steps back and let's Warefare get back to his feet.
Reaper dodges the punch combination from Warefare.
Reaper throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reaper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reaper showed some decent athleticism there.
Warefare wants to get back to his feet.
Warefare wants to get back to full guard.
Warefare is looking to escape.
Reaper trying to control the pace.
Warefare is looking to escape.
Reaper is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Warefare pushes Reaper off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Warefare as Reaper shoots in.
Warefare misses with a double jab

and Reaper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Warefare's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warefare wants to get back to his feet but Reaper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Reaper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Reaper stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Reaper.
Warefare is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Reaper is controlling him well.
Reaper is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Warefare trying his best to control but Reaper has mounted him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warefare is desperately trying to improve his position but Reaper has a good base and remains in mount.
Warefare is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Reaper controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soul Reaper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grill A Warefare's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Warefare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper slips a jab and a cross from Warefare.
Warefare keeps the fight on the outside.
Grill A Warefare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Reaper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reaper keeps control of Warefare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warefare tries to break the clinch but Reaper is controlling the position.
Warefare tries to break the clinch but Reaper is controlling the position.

Warefare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reaper doesn't manage to clinch there - Warefare circles away.

Reaper rushes Warefare and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Warefare wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warefare is looking to break free of the clinch but Reaper has double underhooks.
Warefare lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warefare has had enough of the clinch but Reaper keeps him there for the moment.
Warefare wants to get back to striking at distance but Reaper won't allow it.
Warefare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reaper prevents Warefare from breaking the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Reaper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Reaper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Reaper stands up and waves to Warefare to follow him.

Reaper instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warefare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warefare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warefare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Warefare throws a right hand that Reaper ducks under and follows up with a left that Reaper also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warefare wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warefare wants to get back to striking at distance but Reaper won't allow it.
Warefare has had enough of the clinch but Reaper keeps him there for the moment.
Warefare can't break the clinch.
Reaper keeps control of Warefare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warefare wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warefare wants to break free but Reaper has control.
Reaper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Warefare wants to break free but Reaper has control.

Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warefare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warefare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Reaper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Warefare sprawls well initially but Reaper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reaper stops Warefare from getting back to his feet.
Warefare is trying to control but Reaper manages to pass to mount!
Warefare is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Reaper controlling from mount.
Warefare is looking to improve his position but Reaper isn't that keen on the idea.
Reaper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Warefare is desperately trying to improve his position but Reaper has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Warefare is looking to improve his position but Reaper isn't that keen on the idea.
Warefare is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reaper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soul Reaper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reaper wants to control the pace but Warefare is squirming around nicely.
Warefare is trying to escape the mount.
Reaper controlling the pace for now.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Soul Reaper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Reaper forces Warefare back against the cage and clinches.

Reaper tightens his grip and picks Warefare up, before dumping him to the ground. Warefare manages to land in guard.
Warefare is looking to stand up but Reaper isn't so interested in that idea.
Grill A Warefare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Reaper stands up from Warefare's guard - Reaper perhaps looking for a knockout.
Soul Reaper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warefare throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soul Reaper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reaper 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Reaper!