PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Like Me. Clinton has chosen Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Reach
vs
Clinton

195 cm
27
190 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

189 cm
31
196 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clinton looks to throw the jab but Reach is out of range.
Reach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clinton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clinton scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Reach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clinton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clinton throws the kick towards the body but Reach avoids it.
Clinton throws a poor cross that misses
and Reach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Reach.
Clinton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reach's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.

Reach rushes Clinton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reach.
Clinton blocking some punches.
Clinton wants to break free but Reach has control.
Clinton scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinton avoids it.
Reach tries to land knees in the clinch but Clinton avoids the damage to the body.
Clinton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reach avoiding damage as Clinton throws knees to the body.
Reach with a knee to the head.
Reach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clinton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reach misses with some punches.
Clinton tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinton wants to stall.
Reach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Clinton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reach misses with an elbow strike.
Reach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clinton misses with a punch on the inside.
Clinton is trying to maintain a safe position but Reach gets an underhook and turns Clinton into the cage.

Clinton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Clinton misses.
Clinton thumps Reach with a low kick.
Clinton throws a leg kick
and Reach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Reach has managed to clinch.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clinton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clinton trying to control the position but instead, Reach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clinton into the cage.
Reach prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
Clinton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Clinton fails to land.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Clinton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Reach blocking some punches.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Reach - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Reach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clinton tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Reach - that landed with a thud.
Reach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reach pushes off an throws an elbow but Clinton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clinton or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach lands an elbow inside that Clinton shrugs off.

It looks like Bill Clinton has been cut.
Clinton misses with the head strike.
Reach taking a breather.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Clinton.
Clinton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reach prevents a body shot from Clinton.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Reach.
Reach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reach tries to throw a body punch but Clinton avoids it by throwing Reach back against the cage.
Clinton is working for takedown but Reach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinton working aggressively here.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Clinton.
Clinton trying to control the position but instead, Reach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clinton into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Reach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reach checks a leg kick.
Clinton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reach backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reach.
Reach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clinton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bill Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clinton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reach's waist but Reach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clinton off to one side.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reach. That's going to slow Clinton down.
Reach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reach misses with an uppercut

and Clinton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reach!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clinton working the ground and pound but Reach is defending the strikes.
Reach can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton trying to control the action but Reach is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Clinton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Clinton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reach down.
Clinton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clinton in side control, throwing shots but Reach defends.
Reach is looking for a sweep.
Reach is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clinton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reach is trying to improve his position.
Reach takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reach defending against the ground and pound.
Reach avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clinton.
Reach struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a strike aimed at the side of Reach's head but Reach avoids it well.

Clinton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clinton trying to control the position but Reach is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reach lands with a hook. Clinton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clinton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reach.
Bill Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clinton walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reach. That's going to slow Clinton down.
A clash of legs there as Reach blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reach scores with a kick to the body.
Clinton blocks a jab.
Reach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clinton.
Reach throws a leg kick but Clinton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reach throws the kick towards the body but Clinton avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reach wants it to stay on the feet.
Clinton looks for a takedown but Reach sprawls well.
Johnny Reach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Clinton.
Nice sprawl there from Reach as Clinton shoots in.
Johnny Reach is winning the standup battle so far.
Clinton is breathing heavily.

Reach clinches with his opponent.
Reach lands a hook that snaps the head of Clinton backwards.
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 Johnny Reach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
Clinton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reach cracks the inside of Clinton's front leg.
Reach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clinton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reach scores with a nice right hand.
Reach throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton moves out of range of the body kick.
Reach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clinton misses with an uppercut
enabling Reach to counter with a crisp jab.
Reach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clinton will feel that in the morning.
Clinton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton wants to land a leg kick but Reach is out of range.
Clinton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Reach sends Clinton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Reach is motioning to the referee to let Clinton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Clinton is rocked!
Reach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clinton is still on wobbly legs! Can Reach finish him?
Reach lands a leg kick that knocks Clinton off balance momentarily.
Clinton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clinton tries to get into range but Reach steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Clinton! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Reach scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Johnny Reach made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.