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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1581 p4p, 209 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 2884 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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198 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed manages to break the clinch.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Pierre tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reed tries to work over Pierre's front leg with a kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre slips a jab from Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
Reed throws a leg kick but Pierre moved away.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilky Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed jabs at Pierre's body.
Reed tries to keep at a distance but Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reed.
Pierre has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Reed regains guard immediately.
Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed won't allow Pierre to pass to mount.
Pierre is looking for submissions but instead, Reed has regained full guard.
Pierre trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reed is keeping the position for now.
Pierre trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre moves into the clinch.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Reed back against the ropes.
Pierre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed stalling the fight.
Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Reed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierre.
I was talking to Reed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Reed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierre pulls guard successfully.
Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reed is aware though and is defending well.
Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierre looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reed has picked Pierre up and slammed him! Pierre can't keep hold of the triangle and Reed manages to pass to side control!
Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed is looking to counter punch.
Reed lands a front kick.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Reed tries to keep at a distance but Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Reed holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reed just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ben Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilky Pierre.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierre closes the distance but Reed moves to the side
and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.
Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Pierre's head back.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.
Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reed after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Reed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Reed.
Reed looking to stall.
Reed is trying to maintain a safe position but Pierre gets an underhook and turns Reed into the ropes.
Reed leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but Reed turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Reed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pierre blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre jumps guard.
Pierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reed uses it to pass to side control.
Pierre tries to buck Reed off but Reed is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pierre regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Reed uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed stands up and beckons Pierre to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Reed. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre rushes Reed and presses him up against the ropes.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pierre closes the distance and pushes Reed back into the ropes.
Reed misses with some punches.
Pierre is looking for a takedown.
Ben Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reed prevents it.
Pierre jumps guard but Reed stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre has managed to clinch.
Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reed lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Reed.
Reed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
Reed with a hook.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre rushes Reed and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Reed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pierre pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed dominated that second round.
That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierre.
Reed lands a big head kick that sends Pierre tumbling to the mat! Reed takes a step backwards and waves Pierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pierre is rocked!
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed cracks Pierre with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Pierre falls to his knees and Reed doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Reed!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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