PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1607 p4p, 204 weight class) and Jalen Mortimer (ranked 3025 p4p, 362 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Reed
vs
Mortimer

200 cm
26
198 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

188 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 8 - 9 - 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mortimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
Reed digs a good body shot into Mortimer's ribs.
Mortimer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mortimer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mortimer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mortimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mortimer feints a jab promting Reed to slip. Mortimer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mortimer throws out a counter right but Reed avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortimer tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mortimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed looks for the body kick but Mortimer saw that one coming.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Mortimer saw that one coming.
Mortimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Mortimer.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mortimer misses with a leg kick.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Mortimer misses.
Reed throws a leg kick but Mortimer moved away.
Mortimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reed takes a swing at Mortimer's ribcage but misses.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mortimer. That did some damage!
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Mortimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reed stuns Mortimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Mortimer darts in and clinches Reed up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mortimer throws a head punch that misses.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mortimer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.

Mortimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Mortimer.
Mortimer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mortimer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mortimer avoids the head kick by Reed.
Mortimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mortimer checks the leg kick nicely there.

Mortimer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mortimer tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Mortimer back against the cage.
Mortimer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed prevents a body shot from Mortimer.
Reed is looking to control Mortimer's arms but Mortimer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Mortimer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mortimer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mortimer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Mortimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mortimer fails to land.
Mortimer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reed lands a body punch.
Mortimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortimer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mortimer lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Mortimer pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mortimer is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jalen Mortimer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reed cracks a nice hook into Mortimer's ribs.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Reed catches Mortimer right on the button with a cross.
Mortimer moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mortimer.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Reed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Mortimer's head back.
Reed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mortimer throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Mortimer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed scores with a nice right hand.
Mortimer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mortimer wants to counter with a clinch but Reed pushes him away.
Mortimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mortimer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mortimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mortimer checks it well.
Mortimer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mortimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed misses with a hook
and Mortimer counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Mortimer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Mortimer is out of range.
Mortimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy body kick from Mortimer
and Mortimer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed throws a body punch but Mortimer moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mortimer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Mortimer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Mortimer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
Mortimer defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Mortimer checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Mortimer counters with a left to the body.
Ben Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Mortimer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mortimer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reed. That did some damage!
Mortimer wants to slow Reed down by chopping away at his legs.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mortimer.
Jab, jab by Mortimer - just one landing.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Mortimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mortimer looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Mortimer moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortimer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reed motions for Mortimer to come forward. Reed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mortimer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reed.
Mortimer moves out of range of the leg kick from Reed.
Reed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mortimers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Reed.
Mortimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Mortimer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mortimer.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed slips under a jab.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
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!

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

Reed is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reed.
Oh Reed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mortimer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Reed takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mortimer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Reed bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jalen Mortimer!
Jalen Mortimer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.