PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Reepo (ranked 2416 p4p, 2341 weight class) and Dreynos Elvul (ranked 139 p4p, 136 weight class). Reepo comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down. Jay Reepo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dreynos Elvul's chin.

Reepo
vs
Elvul

165 cm
19
135
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
145
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Vegan Gains

Conviction
Vegan Gains

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Reepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Reepo connects with a body shot.
Reepo misses with a straight left.
Elvul throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.
Reepo looks to land a right hand but Elvul moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Reepo.
A little jabbing left from Elvul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Elvul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo throws a jab when Elvul was well out of range.
Reepo works Elvul's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elvul slips a straight right by Reepo.
Elvul keeps the fight on the outside.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elvul manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Elvul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elvul ducks under a wild hook from Reepo.
It seemed like Elvul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reepo thuds a left hand into Elvul's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo misses with a body shot.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elvul.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo cracks a nice hook into Elvul's ribs.
Reepo scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Reepo. Beautiful body shot.
Reepo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo misses with a straight right.
Elvul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reepo throws a body punch but Elvul moves out of range.
Elvul slips a jab and a cross from Reepo.
A little jabbing left from Elvul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elvul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reepo.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Reepo.

It looks like Dreynos Elvul has been cut.
Reepo misses with a shot to the body
and Elvul counters with a left to the body.
Jay Reepo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvul slips a straight right by Reepo.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo looks to score with a jab to the body but Elvul is just out of range.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
Elvul throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.
Reepo connects with a right hand. Elvul shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reepo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Elvul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reepo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dreynos Elvul's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reepo cracks Elvul with an open hand slap.
Reepo misses the shot to the body.
Elvul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reepo works Elvul's body with a nice hook.
Reepo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elvul can do to turn this around?
Reepo lands a body shot.
Jay Reepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo loads up on a big right hand but Elvul slips the punch.
Elvul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Elvul might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reepo has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvul slips under a jab from Reepo.
Reepo lands with an uppercut that bounces Elvul off the cage and back into range.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elvul manages to avoid it.
Elvul throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.

Reepo moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reepo.
Elvul swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo keeps control of Elvul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elvul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elvul manages to avoid it.
Elvul slips under a jab from Reepo.
A little jabbing left from Elvul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reepo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elvul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reepo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elvul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Elvul.
Reepo thuds his right hand into Elvul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reepo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elvul scrambles back to his feet.
Elvul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reepo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reepo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elvul's head backwards.

Elvul is rocked!
Jay Reepo is winning the standup battle so far.
Reepo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elvul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reepo misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Elvul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo misses with a lunging right hand
and Elvul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elvul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elvul is still on wobbly legs! Can Reepo finish him?
A big right from Reepo misses.
Elvul seems to have recovered his senses.
Reepo looks to score with a jab to the body but Elvul is just out of range.
Reepo throws a body punch but Elvul moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut lands for Reepo. That snapped Elvul's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reepo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dreynos Elvul's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Reepo misses with an uppercut.
Reepo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elvul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reepo throws a jab but it's blocked by Elvul.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Elvul! But no joy.
Reepo jabs at Elvul's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Reepo throws the left hand but Elvul avoids the punch easily.
Elvul throws out a counter right but Reepo avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvul moves out of range of the strikes.
Elvul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Reepo instigates a clinch.
Reepo tries a body shot but Elvul blocks it.
Elvul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Elvul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reepo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elvul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Elvul gets tackled into the cage by Reepo. Reepo maintains the clinch.
Dreynos Elvul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elvul breaks the clinch.
Reepo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elvul.
Reepo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Elvul! But no joy.
Reepo clobbers Elvul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elvul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Elvul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reepo.
Elvul let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reepo throws a hook to the side of Elvul's head but Elvul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Elvul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elvul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elvul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Elvul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elvul manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reepo.
Reepo looks to score with a jab to the body but Elvul is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reepo scores with a hook to the body. Elvul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Reepo.
Reepo fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Elvul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reepo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Reepo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reepo 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reepo!
Jay Reepo thanked the fans post fight for their support.