PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Shaq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reeves
vs
Shaq

189 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby Shaq!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaq wants to clinch up but Reeves keeps it at a distance.
Shaq shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reeves as he jumps to the side.
Shaq tries to bum rush Reeves with a series of wild strikes but Reeves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Reeves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reeves 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.
Reeves working some strikes from top position.
Reeves throws and elbow that misses. Shaq uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reeves's guard. Nice move by Shaq!
Shaq has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reeves is proving hard to escape from.

Reeves working for submissions but it's allowed Shaq to get to half guard.
Shaq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq tries to stand and escape but Reeves is controlling the position.
Reeves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reeves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shaq puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shaq tries to stand and escape but Reeves is controlling the position.
Reeves is trying to get back to full guard.
Reeves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reeves wants to sweep but no luck.

Reeves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaq doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaq manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reeves has a closed guard, preventing Shaq from standing up.
Shaq looks gassed!

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.
Shaq won't allow Reeves to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reeves fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaq misses with a takedown

and Reeves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reeves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shaq does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reeves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Reeves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shaq wants to control but Reeves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reeves 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq won't allow Reeves to pass to mount.
Reeves lands with a punch from half guard.
Reeves trying to mount his opponent but Shaq defends it.
Shaq is refusing to be controlled, as Reeves sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reeves connects with a nice short shot to Shaq's temple.
Reeves is looking to advance position but Shaq won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reeves misses with a takedown
and Shaq counters with an inside leg kick.

Reeves gets a takedown into half guard.
Reeves uses his free foot to push down on Shaq's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shaq.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing shots from mount.
Reeves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shaq's face.
Reeves content just to control the position here.
Reeves lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shaq hang on?
Reeves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shaq sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shaq trying to control but Reeves postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reeves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shaq throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reeves counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shaq's guard now.
Reeves wants to pass the guard but Shaq is keeping the position.
Reeves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reeves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaq works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaq trying to control the position.
Reeves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reeves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reeves distracts Shaq with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaq trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaq is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reeves is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reeves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reeves tries to clinch but Shaq moves out of range.
Shaq swats away the attempt to clinch by Reeves.
Shaq wants to clinch.
Reeves tries to clinch up.

Reeves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shaq wants to stand up but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reeves's guard.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Reeves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaq in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reeves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reeves tries to get out of the position.
Shaq trying to control but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Reeves trying to keep a closed guard but Shaq is proving a slippery customer.
Reeves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaq is one step ahead there.
Shaq throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reeves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Reeves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaq can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reeves is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Shaq fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reeves, pushing him back against the cage.
Reeves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shaq pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shaq with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reeves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reeves.
Reeves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shaq is looking to stand up but Reeves isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reeves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shaq trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaq is looking for a triangle but Reeves pushes his legs off easily.
Reeves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaq working a defensive guard here.
Shaq wants to stand and escape but Reeves is having none of it.
Reeves is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaq has wrist control.
Shaq trying to control the position.
Shaq manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reeves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Reeves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaq shoots for a takedown but Reeves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Reeves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reeves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shaq knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shaq taking some punishment here, with Reeves in his half guard.
Reeves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shaq knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reeves winds up and cracks Shaq with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reeves moves into full mount! Shaq won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves wants to control the pace but Shaq is squirming around nicely.
Reeves raining down shots from the mount!
Shaq tries to lock up and control but Reeves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reeves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reeves tries to control but Shaq wriggling away.
Shaq is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reeves wants to control the pace but Shaq is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Shaq that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reeves looking to control but Shaq is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shaq is looking to improve his position but Reeves isn't that keen on the idea.
Reeves with shots to the head and body - Shaq looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reeves avoids the attempt from Shaq to control.
Shaq is desperately trying to improve his position but Reeves has a good base and remains in mount.
Shaq is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Reeves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is looking to improve his position but Reeves isn't that keen on the idea.
Victor Reeves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaq tries to hold on but Reeves pushes him away.
Reeves with the ground and pound from mount.
Reeves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shaq is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shaq tries to lock up and control but Reeves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaq is looking to improve his position but Reeves isn't that keen on the idea.
Reeves landing strikes from the mount and Shaq is in trouble!
Shaq is squirming around, avoiding Reeves's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reeves controlling the position easily from mount.
Shaq keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reeves tries to control but Shaq wriggling away.
Reeves cracks Shaq with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shaq tries to hold on but Reeves pushes him away.
Reeves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaq on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaq taking shots to the head.
Shaq is working to get back to half guard.
Baby Shaq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reeves trying to control but Shaq is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reeves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reeves!