PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fathy Ahmad (ranked 24713 p4p, 296 weight class) and Ray Reaper (ranked 24571 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahmad
vs
Reaper

152 cm
19
130 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Fathy Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ray Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmad misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahmad throwing a counter right hand but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Ahmad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahmad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ahmad tries to bum rush Reaper with a series of wild strikes but Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmad circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahmad throws a big shot that misses.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Ahmad swings for the body but Reaper moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Ahmad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahmad could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper defending well as Ahmad loads up on a big left hand.
Ahmad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Ahmad lands a jab to Reaper's midsection.
Ahmad throws a body shot but no joy.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
Reaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahmad.
Reaper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combo that has Reaper backing up. Reaper nods at Ahmad to acknowledge the strikes.
Ahmad throws a body shot but no joy.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Ahmad avoids them all with ease.
Ray Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ahmad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Ahmad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahmad is looking to counter the offense by Reaper and move into the clinch.
Ahmad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahmad.
Reaper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahmad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reaper thinking.
Ahmad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaper tries to bum rush Ahmad with a series of wild strikes but Ahmad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahmad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ahmad misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Ahmad throws a big counter combination but Reaper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmad lands a body shot.
Ahmad misses with a straight right.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fathy Ahmad will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ahmad looks to land a left hand but Reaper moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reaper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahmad misses with a straight right.
Reaper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reaper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
Ahmad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Ahmad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Ahmad.
Ahmad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahmad.
Reaper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ahmad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahmad takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Ahmad avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahmad misses the target.
Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahmad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reaper backs up against the cage.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Ahmad avoids them all with ease.
Ahmad tries to bum rush Reaper with a series of wild strikes but Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahmad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahmad misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahmad lands a slapping body shot.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahmad fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahmad misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Ahmad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahmad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Ahmad avoids nicely.
As Reaper looks to move away, Ahmad throws a big counter combo but Reaper just gets out of the way.
Ahmad misses with a wild body shot.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fathy Ahmad dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Ahmad counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahmad throws a series of punches but Reaper avoids them all with ease.
Ahmad with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahmad. Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ahmad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fathy Ahmad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Reaper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reaper throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahmad.
Reaper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fathy Ahmad is winning the standup battle so far.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Ahmad avoids them all with ease.
Ahmad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahmad. Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad just misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ahmad scores with a sloppy right hand. Reaper should have avoided that one.
Ahmad takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahmad misses with a hook.
Reaper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reaper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ahmad swinging wildly here.
Ahmad misses with a double jab.
Ahmad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmad loads up on a big right hand but Reaper slips the punch.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Ahmad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahmad swings for the body but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Ahmad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fathy Ahmad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahmad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Fathy Ahmad!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ray Reaper!

The fight ends as a draw!