PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale. Aman has chosen We Believe as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Oliver Reed has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oliver Reed seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Reed
vs
Aman

190 cm
34
203 lbs
28 - 16 - 3

183 cm
34
194 lbs
26 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Heisenberg

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 28 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John Aman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to score with a low kick but Aman moves his leg out of the way.
Aman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like John Aman has been cut.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aman misses with a body kick.
Reed throws a hook but Aman avoids it easily.
Reed slips under a jab.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reed lands an overhand right.
Aman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Aman tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed misses with a low kick as Aman jumps back.
Reed gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Aman moves into the clinch.
Reed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aman taking a breather.
Aman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aman's elbow.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Aman struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.
Aman blocking some punches.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aman pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Aman blocks an uppercut.
Reed letting Aman take a breather here.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Aman fails to land.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Aman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aman backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aman looking to slow down the pace here.
Reed working aggressively here.
Aman has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
A head punch on the inside from Aman fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aman.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aman tries to stall but Reed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Aman avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Aman stalling.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Aman.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Aman lands with a right to the head.
Reed lands a left hand.
Reed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Reed misses with some punches.

Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reed on the side of the head.
Reed swinging wildly here.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aman if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed throws a right and a left that Aman avoids nicely.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reed throws a leg kick but Aman moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a slapping body shot.
Aman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Aman. That snapped Reed's head back.
Aman lands a glancing blow to the side of Reed's head.
Aman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Jab from Reed.
Aman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Aman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aman tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed punishes Aman's body with a nice straight punch.
Aman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Aman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reed throws a push kick but Aman slaps the foot to one side.
Aman moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Aman.
Reed thows a leg kick but Aman checks it
and Aman counters with a nice uppercut.
Aman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reed momentarily.
Aman scores with a punch to the head.
Aman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws a leg kick that misses.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from Aman.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aman connects with a leg kick. Reed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reed scores with a push kick.
Aman is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reed works over Aman's head and body with a nice combination.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aman scores with a decent looking hook.
Reed avoids the body shot from Aman.
Aman staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Aman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oliver Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Aman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aman moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick

and Aman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aman backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman stalling against the cage.
Aman prevents a body shot from Reed.
Aman prevents a body shot from Reed.
Aman leaning against his opponent.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Aman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aman blocks an uppercut.
Oliver Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aman tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aman.
Reed wants to stall.
Aman is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed working aggressively here.
Aman lands a right hand.
Aman stalls.
Reed tries a body shot but Aman blocks it.
Aman trying to land knees to the body.
Aman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed digs a right hand into Aman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aman's gas tank.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Aman.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aman's elbow.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Aman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aman lands with a right to the head.
Aman is pushing Reed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aman taking a breather.
Aman blocking some punches.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Aman's head.
Aman managing to block the knees to the body from Reed.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aman scores with the left hand. Reed knows he should have avoided that one.
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 Oliver Reed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Aman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aman.

Reed moves into the clinch.
Aman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Aman controls his hands.
Aman misses with a punch on the inside.
Aman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aman is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aman blocks a body shot from Reed.
Reed cracks Aman with a nice body shot.
Reed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed misses with some punches.
Aman is trying to maintain a safe position but Reed gets an underhook and turns Aman into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Aman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
Aman looking to slow down the pace here.
Aman lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Aman lands an uppercut.
Aman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Aman misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Reed.
Aman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed misses with some punches.
John Aman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Aman lands with a short shot to the head.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Aman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Aman backwards.
Aman wants to stall.
Aman prevents a body shot from Reed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with some punches.
Aman is looking to control Reed's arms but Reed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aman has his back to the cage.
Aman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Reed manages to break the clinch.
Aman throws a body kick that misses.
Reed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aman's calf.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aman throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Reed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reed pushes Aman away with a front kick.
Reed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aman loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Aman defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Aman misses with a straight right.
Reed throws out a powerful jab.
Aman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed moves away from the strike by Aman.
Aman tries to move into range but Reed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed takes a swing at Aman's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed punishes Aman's body with a nice straight punch.
Aman throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reed 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Reed!
Oliver Reed took some time post fight to say the following; 'It feels good to be home - in London - not at this dirty and rat infested sweat box. You're all inferior. Pawns in my little game. Sod off.'.