PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by The Passenger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reed
vs
Richter

193 cm
19
289 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

212 cm
23
269 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Superior Ki Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebediah Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richter.
Richter moves out of range of the strikes.
Richter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Richter walks into a straight right hand from Reed.

It looks like John Richter has been cut.
Richter shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reed swinging wilding here.
Reed misses with a hook.
Reed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed missing with a left hand there. Richter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Jebediah Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richter fails to land the takedown.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richter slips a jab from Reed.
Richter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed misses with a hook. Richter ducked under it nicely.
Richter defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Richter's head but Richter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed throws the left hand but Richter avoids the punch easily.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Richter's head but Richter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jebediah Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Richter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.
Reed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Reed misses.
Richter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.

Richter clinches with his opponent.
Reed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Reed.
Reed is working Richter over against the cage.
Richter looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to break the clinch but Richter is controlling the position.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.

That has opened up John Richter's cut even more.
Reed is trying to break free.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Richter has double underhooks.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Richter has double underhooks.
Richter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but Richter seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebediah Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Richter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richter.
Reed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Richter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reed dodges the ground and pound from Richter.
Reed struggling a bit here.
Reed is looking to reverse the position.
Richter wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.

Richter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reed rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Richter's guard! Nice work there by Reed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter punching to the body, from the bottom.
Reed would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Richter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reed puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Richter wants to improve his position but Reed is controlling well.
Richter is breathing heavily.
Richter won't allow Reed to pass to mount.
It looks like Reed is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reed blocks the strikes from Richter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reed swings for the body but Richter moves out of range.
Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Richter ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Richter.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richter dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Richter.
Richter thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Richter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed misses with a body punch

and Richter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richter.
Richter throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter thows a big elbow that misses.
Richter stands up over Reed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richter pushes down on Reed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richter stops Reed from getting back to his feet.
Richter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richter trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reed tries to get out of the position.
Reed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Richter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Richter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richter.
Reed throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.
Reed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richter has time to react.
Richter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Richter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reed!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richter with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed blocking the ground and pound.
Richter lands a nice shot to the head.
Richter punching from mount but Reed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Richter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reed wants to control but Richter is having none of it.
Richter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Richter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Richter raining down shots from the mount!
Richter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Richter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richter throwing strikes but Reed uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Richter has control of the leg.
Richter works his way into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Reed is right now.
Richter is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reed avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Richter.
Reed tries to bench press Richter off him but Richter keeps the position.
Richter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Reed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Richter is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

The cut above John Richter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Reed misses.
Richter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reed as he avoids it easily.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Richter's head but Richter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Richter shoots in and bounces Reed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richter throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Richter.
I think Richter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!