PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary The Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Leary
vs
The Reaper

182 cm
26
208 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Reaper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leary manages to avoid it.
Leary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from The Reaper.
Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Reaper throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.

The Reaper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leary jumps guard but The Reaper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leary leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Reaper digs a right hand underneath Leary's ribcage. Leary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Reaper misses with a body punch.
The Reaper lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by The Reaper.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary misses with some punches.
Leary throws a punch but it's blocked by The Reaper.
Leary tries to pull guard but The Reaper won't allow it.
Leary throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leary.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
The Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
Leary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Reaper walks away with a smile on his face. Leary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Reaper is fending him off so far but Leary persists. Nope, The Reaper circles away and we're back to standing.
The Reaper looks to land a left hand but Leary moved out of range nicely.
The Reaper works the jab nicely.
Leary missing with a left hand there. The Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Reaper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leary on the side of the head.
Chris Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Reaper gets a clinch.
Leary working aggressively here.
The Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leary misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Leary.
Leary can't break the clinch.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Reaper.
Leary blocks a body shot from The Reaper.
The Reaper lands a left hand.
The Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
Leary can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Reaper as Leary tries to tie him up.
The Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
The Reaper's coach down at Kangaroo's MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on The Reaper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leary misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leary blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper tries a body shot but Leary blocks it.
The Reaper lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from The Reaper.
Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Reaper being controlled against the cage.
Leary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Reaper fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leary is trying to maintain a safe position but The Reaper gets an underhook and turns Leary into the cage.
Leary can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Leary is trying to maintain a safe position but The Reaper gets an underhook and turns Leary into the cage.
The Reaper digs a right hand underneath Leary's ribcage. Leary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper scores with a hook to the body.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Leary avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
The Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Reaper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leary tries to pull guard but The Reaper holds him up against the cage and eventually Leary drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, The Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Reaper lands an uppercut.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Leary avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Reaper.
The Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leary controlling the action here for a moment.
Leary blocks a body shot from The Reaper.
Leary is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary The Reaper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but The Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Reaper with a hook.
Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from The Reaper misses.
Jab by The Reaper.
The Reaper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leary misses with a left hand
and Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Leary rushes The Reaper and presses him up against the cage.
The Reaper is working Leary over against the cage.
Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leary leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Leary.
The Reaper tries to work over Leary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Reaper is keeping busy.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Leary.
A short left from The Reaper.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper tries a body shot but Leary blocks it.
Gary The Reaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leary throws a head punch that misses.
Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper cracks Leary with a nice body shot.
Leary fails to pull guard.
Leary wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary blocks an uppercut.
Leary is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leary tries a body shot but The Reaper blocks it.
Still in the clinch, The Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leary.
The Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leary is trying to break the clinch but The Reaper has him pressed against the cage.
The Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leary misses with the head strike.
The Reaper scores with a shot to the side of Leary's head.
Leary throws a punch but it's blocked by The Reaper.
Leary is trying to pull guard but The Reaper has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leary.
The Reaper has Leary pressed against the cage, preventing Leary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leary throws a head punch that misses.
The Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leary wants to stall.
Leary looking to stall.
The Reaper presses Leary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leary working aggressively here.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Leary avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leary prevents a body shot from The Reaper.
The Reaper blocking some punches.
Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper misses with the head strike.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary tries to stall but The Reaper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Reaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leary.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Reaper.
The Reaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
The Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Reaper lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
The Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leary just leaning against The Reaper, taking a breather.
The Reaper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from The Reaper.
A short right from The Reaper.
Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary The Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

The Reaper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from The Reaper misses.
The Reaper misses with a body shot.
Leary is looking to clinch but The Reaper is avoiding it.
Leary misses with a straight right.
The Reaper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

The Reaper clinches up against the cage.
Leary fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leary is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Reaper to keep the fight standing.
Leary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Reaper is keeping busy.
The Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from The Reaper as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Reaper lands a left hand.
The Reaper misses with some punches.
The Reaper lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Leary jumps guard and drags The Reaper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Leary has his foot on The Reaper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Reaper works his way back into a safe position though.
The Reaper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Reaper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Reaper wants to control from the top but Leary keeps moving.
The Reaper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Reaper postures up and lands a big shot to Leary's brow.
The Reaper trying to control but Leary is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Reaper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Reaper pushing down on Leary's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Reaper wants to free his trapped foot but Leary is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Reaper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Reaper 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.
The Reaper trying to mount his opponent but Leary defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. The Reaper connects with a nice short shot to Leary's temple.
The Reaper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Reaper is trying to control. Leary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leary taking some punishment here, with The Reaper in his half guard.
Leary wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper winds up and cracks Leary with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper is stalling here. Leary is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! The Reaper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leary has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The Reaper is trying to improve his position.

Leary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Reaper has escaped the position, nice work there.

Leary has an Americana. The Reaper didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Leary is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Leary hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Leary!
Chris Leary decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.