PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enok Jepsen (ranked 1355 p4p, 185 weight class) and Jaheim Reid (ranked 1642 p4p, 217 weight class). Reid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sizzla - Taking Over. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jepsen
vs
Reid

189 cm
22
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
187 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enok Jepsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jaheim Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid connects with a looping right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reid - that will leave a mark!
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
and Jepsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jepsen misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by Jepsen's head coaches at Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reid with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reid.
Reid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jepsen under the eye.
Jepsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jepsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Reid clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jepsen prevents a body shot from Reid.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jepsen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jepsen lands with a light punch inside.
Jepsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Jepsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jepsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jepsen blocks a body shot from Reid.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Reid.
Jepsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
Jepsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reid cracks Jepsen with a nice body shot.
Jepsen working aggressively here.
Jepsen looking to stall.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Reid.
Reid has a couple of punches blocked by Jepsen.
Jepsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reid blocks a body shot from Jepsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jepsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid misses the shot to the body.
Jepsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jepsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reid misses with an uppercut
and Jepsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Reid slips a straight right by Jepsen.
A left and a right from Jepsen both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Jepsen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reid misses with a lunging right hand
and Jepsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jepsen misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jepsen looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Reid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jepsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Jepsen throws out a loose jab but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jepsen missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Reid.
Reid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jepsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reid lands a leg kick that knocks Jepsen off balance momentarily.
Reid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reid swings for the body but Jepsen moves out of range.
Jepsen scores with a nice strike.
Jepsen misses with a double jab.
Reid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jepsen momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jepsen.
Reid scores with a nice body kick.
Jepsen scores with a nice right hand.
Reid feints and then cracks Jepsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jepsen down.
Jepsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Reid misses.
Reid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Jepsen does no damage.
A big right from Jepsen misses.
Reid counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid misses with a right hand
and Jepsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Jepsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaheim Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Jepsen blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Reid. Beautiful body shot.
Jaheim Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jepsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reid.
Jepsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jepsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Reid misses.
Reid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jepsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Reid misses.
Jepsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jepsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
A jab from Reid misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reid.
Reid blocks a jab.
Reid is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jepsen is out of range.
Jepsen is looking to counter punch.
Jepsen misses with a wild body shot.
Jepsen slips a straight right by Reid.
Reid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jepsen's calf.
Reid throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Reid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jepsen slips a jab from Reid.
Reid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reid lands a leg kick that knocks Jepsen off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Jepsen throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Reid misses.
Reid moves away from the strike by Jepsen.
Reid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jepsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reid.
Jepsen throwing a counter right hand but Reid manages to avoid it.
Jepsen thuds a left hand into Reid's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid scores with a push kick.
Reid thows a body kick. Jepsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jepsen slips a jab from Reid.
Reid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jepsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jepsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reid moves out of range as Jepsen strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reid misses with a looping left.
Jepsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Jepsen needs to keep his hands up - Reid had a free shot at his head there.
Reid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reid takes a swing at Jepsen's ribcage but misses.
Jepsen throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Jepsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Jepsen misses.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jepsen moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Jepsen misses its target.
Jepsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reid was well out of range. Poor timing from Jepsen.
Reid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Jepsen slips the punch.
Jab by Reid.
Jepsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reid's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jepsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jepsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reid to score with a decent uppercut.
Reid lands with a nice body punch.
Jepsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jepsen throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jepsen.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Jepsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jepsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaheim Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reid thumps Jepsen with a low kick.
Jepsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jepsen manages to avoid it.
Jepsen is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Reid lands.
Jepsen misses the body punch
and Reid counters with a nice body shot.
Reid looks to throw a body kick
and Jepsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jepsen throws a right hand that misses
and Reid counters with a nice leg kick.
Reid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jepsen's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid throws a front kick that sends Jepsen stumbling back into the cage.
Reid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jepsen counters with a straight right hand.
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jepsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jepsen throws a right and a left that Reid avoids nicely.
Reid lands a jab to the nose.
Jepsen blocks a head kick by Reid.
An attempted straight right counter from Jepsen misses the target.
Jepsen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jepsen lands a body shot.
Reid throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Jepsen misses.
Jepsen avoids the head kick by Reid.
Jepsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Jepsen misses.
Reid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jepsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jepsen misses with a double jab.
Jepsen misses with a right hand
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jepsen counters with a three punch combo that has Reid backing up. Reid nods at Jepsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Enok Jepsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jepsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jepsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jepsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jepsen misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reid. Jepsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid throws a body shot but no joy.
Jepsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jepsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Reid tenderised Jepsen's leg. Jepsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Reid.
Reid slips under a jab from Jepsen.
Reid unleashes a big counter combination but Jepsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid scores with a push kick.
Jepsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reid slips a jab and a cross from Jepsen.
Jepsen looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Reid was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reid throws out a powerful jab.
Reid connects with a crisp jab.
Reid scores with a jab. Jepsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jepsen connects with a single shot there.
Reid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid scores with a hook to the body. Jepsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jepsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jepsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Reid counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Reid.
Reid gets through Jepsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Reid.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid presses Jepsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Reid.
Reid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Reid.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Reid.
A short body shot lands from Reid as the two fighters clinch.
Reid lands a body punch.
Reid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Reid.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jepsens head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaheim Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaheim Reid!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaheim Reid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.