PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Reade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Almost Famous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Archie Bell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Reade
vs
Bell

195 cm
28
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
212 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Reade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Reade's shoulder, as Reade tries to avoid the shot.
Reade lands with a slapping head kick.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Bell.
Archie Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Reade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reade staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reade throws a low kick but Bell avoids it.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reade throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Reade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Reade.
A jab from Bell misses.
A low kick from Reade misses
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Reade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell takes one to the side of the head.
Bell swings for the body but Reade moves out of range.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Reade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Reade.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a hook but Reade blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reade tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reade moves away.
Reade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bell lands a nice looking body shot.
Reade scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Reade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reade moves out of range of the strikes.
Reade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Reade counters with a nice body shot.
Bell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Reade saw that one coming.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Reade moves away and avoids it.
Reade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reade lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Reade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell swings for the body but Reade moves out of range.
Reade connects with a single shot there.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reade at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reade throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Reade thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reade takes one to the side of the head.
Reade throws a good cross that connects.
Reade misses with a kick to the body.
Bell swings for the body but Reade moves out of range.
Reade throws a head kick that misses.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Reade's shoulder, as Reade tries to avoid the shot.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Reade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Reade throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reade defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Reade slips under a jab from Bell.
Reade throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Reade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reade thuds his shin into the meat of Bell's side.
Reade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reade.
Reade misses with a head kick.
Reade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Reade staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reade.
Reade misses with the combination.
Bell misses the jab.
Reade looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Bell.
Taylor Reade is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Reade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Bell swings for the body but Reade moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reade scores with a decent looking hook.
Reade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Reade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reade thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reade.
Bell scores with a punch to the head.
Reade misses with a leg kick
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reade was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reade.
Reade wants to slow Bell down by chopping away at his legs.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reade missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reade misses with a head kick.
Reade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Reade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reade throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Reade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell blocks a head kick by Reade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reade was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Decent striking displayed by Bell there.
Bell lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bell swings for the body but Reade moves out of range.
Reade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reade defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Reade thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Reade counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Taylor Reade will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reade tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reade scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell misses with a hook. Reade ducked under it nicely.
Bell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bell jabs Reade right on the nose. Reade blinks but takes it well.
Reade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reade manages to avoid it.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Reade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell digs a good hook to Reade's body.
Reade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Reade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell catches Reade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bell misses with a wild combination.
Reade slips a jab from Bell.
Reade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
Reade slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell slips under a jab from Reade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reade misses with a low kick as Bell jumps back.
Reade misses with a head kick.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Reade.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reade.
Reade throws a leg kick
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bell lands a jab to Reade's midsection.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Reade scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Reade's belly button to the back.
Bell takes a swing at Reade's ribcage but misses.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Reade.
Bell scores with a jab to the body.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Reade ducks down to avoid it.
Bell thuds a left hand into Reade's body.
A big left from Bell misses.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Reade ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell avoids the body shot from Reade.
Bell misses with a hook
and Reade counters with a leg kick.
Bell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Reade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reade slips under a jab.
Reade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reade tries a low kick but Bell avoids it.
Bell takes a swing at Reade's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Reade's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell throws a right and a left that Reade avoids nicely.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reade sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reade 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Taylor Reade!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Taylor Reade!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Taylor Reade!

Taylor Reade wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Taylor Reade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.