PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 3615 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Jake Reaper (ranked 486 p4p, 429 weight class). Kholin comes into the arena with Berserkir blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kholin
vs
Reaper

188 cm
23
200
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
202
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reaper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reaper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kholin tries a low kick but Reaper avoids it.
Reaper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reaper thumps Kholin with a low kick.
Reaper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reaper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kholin manages to avoid it.
Reaper lands with a shot to the body.
Reaper wants to slow Kholin down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Kholin.
Reaper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kholin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reaper throws out a counter right but Kholin avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Kholin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reaper misses with a lunging right hand
and Kholin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reaper looks for the body kick but Kholin saw that one coming.
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Kholin blocks a jab.
That kick from Reaper tenderised Kholin's leg. Kholin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kholin on the side of the head.
Kholin lands a head shot.
Reaper thuds his shin into the meat of Kholin's side.
Reaper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kholin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kholin moves out of range as Reaper strikes.
Kholin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reaper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reaper missing with a left hand there. Kholin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kholin walks into a stiff left hand from Reaper.
Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kholin.
Reaper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kholin takes a step back to recover.
Kholin takes one to the chin there.
Reaper lands with an uppercut that bounces Kholin off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kholin's head backwards.
Reaper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kholin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reaper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kholin will feel that in the morning.
Kholin doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reaper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kholin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kholin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kholin throws a leg kick which misses Reaper's front leg but catches the back leg as Reaper tries to avoid it.
Reaper scores with a kick to the body.
Reaper moves out of range as Kholin strikes.
Kholin throws a poor cross that misses
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kholin connects with a body shot that sends Reaper's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
Reaper lands a jab to Kholin's midsection.
Reaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kholin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reaper.
Kholin throws a low kick, looking for Reaper's leg but Reaper calmly moves out of range.
Kholin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kholin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kholin throws a jab when Reaper was well out of range.
Reaper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kholin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kholin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Reaper checks the leg kick nicely there.
A cross from Kholin lands.
Reaper slips under a jab from Kholin.
Good exchange - Reaper coming out on top.
Kholin misses the jab.
Jake Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper avoids the body shot from Kholin.
Kholin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reaper. Reaper obviously looking to wear him down.
Kholin throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Kholin scores with a nice right hand.
Reaper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reaper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kholin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reaper is out of range and Kholin settles back down.
Reaper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kholin's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reaper has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reaper cracks Kholin with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kholin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reaper.
Kholin loads up on a big right hand but Reaper slips the punch.
Kholin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reaper.
Kholin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Reaper. That snapped Kholin's head back.
Reaper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kholin on the side of the head.
Kholin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reaper misses with a right hand
and Kholin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Kholin.
Kholin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A bone on bone clash there as Kholin blocks the leg kick.
As Reaper backs away, Kholin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the liver by Kholin. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reaper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reaper throws the left hand but Kholin avoids the punch easily.
Reaper misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Reaper dominated that round.
That's time! Kholin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kholin walks into a jab.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Kholin moved out of range.
Kholin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kholin with a nice calf kick.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Kholin moved out of range.
Reaper connects with a single shot there.
Reaper stuns Kholin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kholin is able to avoid easily.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Kholin misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper blocks a head kick by Kholin.
A countering left hand to the body from Reaper misses.
Reaper checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reaper.
Kholin throws a hook but Reaper blocks it.
Nice jab there from Reaper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Kholin misses
and Reaper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Reaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Reaper backs away, Kholin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jake Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kholin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reaper on the side of the head.
Kholin ducks under a wild hook from Reaper.
Reaper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kholin throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
Reaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kholin was well out of range. Poor timing from Reaper.
Kholin defending well as Reaper loads up on a big left hand.
Reaper looks to land a body kick but Kholin moved away.
Kholin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reaper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Kholin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kholin tries to avoid it.
Reaper cracks Kholin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kholin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reaper can pounce on him.
Reaper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reaper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kholin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kholin moves away.
Kholin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reaper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kholin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a body shot but no joy.
Reaper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kholin is out of range.
Reaper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kholin misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kholin moves away from the strike by Reaper.
Kholin throws a leg kick but Reaper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reaper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reaper with a jab.
Kholin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reaper. That one must have hurt.
Kholin scores with a sloppy right hand. Reaper should have avoided that one.
Reaper looks for the body kick but Kholin saw that one coming.
Reaper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kholin looks to land a body kick but Reaper moved away.
Reaper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Reaper.
Reaper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kholin at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kholin throws a low kick but Reaper avoids it.
Kholin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kholin moves forwards but Reaper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kholin connects with a crisp jab.
Kholin slips a jab from Reaper.
Kholin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reaper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kholin lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Reaper as he connects with a hook.
Reaper jabs Kholin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kholin staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Kholin.
Reaper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper throws a leg kick but Kholin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Kholin does no damage.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kholin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reaper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kholin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kholin moves out of range as Reaper throws a body kick.
Reaper throws a body shot but no joy.
Kholin throws a body kick that misses.
Reaper punishes Kholin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kholin throws a big shot that misses.
Reaper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reaper scores with a jab. Kholin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kholin connects with the punch.
Kholin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Reaper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kholin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kholin. Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reaper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reaper throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kholin throws a lazy right hand but Reaper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kholin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reaper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kholins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kholin.
Reaper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kholin is out of range and Reaper settles back down.
Reaper misses with a lunging right hand
and Kholin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reaper's knee momentarily.
Reaper checks a low kick from Kholin.
A low kick from Reaper misses
and Kholin counters with a low kick, right behind Reaper 's knee.
Kholin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reaper.
Reaper checks a leg kick.
Reaper digs a good body shot into Kholin's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kholin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reaper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reaper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kholin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reaper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reaper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kholin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Kholin.
Reaper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kholin momentarily.
Reaper is looking to slow Kholin down with leg kicks.
Kholin blocks a low kick nicely.
Reaper thows a leg kick but Kholin checks it
and Kholin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kholin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kholin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reaper works the jab nicely.
Kholin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kholin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kholin throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Reaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reaper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kholin.
Kholin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kholin thows a leg kick but Reaper checks it
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin throws a hook but Reaper blocks it.
A head kick misses from Kholin.
Kholin checks the leg kick.
As Reaper backs away, Kholin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kholin checks a low kick from Reaper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kholin misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Reaper.
Kholin moves out of range of the body kick from Reaper.
Kholin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reaper.
Kholin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Kholin misses
and Reaper counters with a body kick.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Kholin moved out of range nicely.
Reaper lands a head kick. Kholin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kholin throws a body shot but no joy.
Kholin tries to score with a low kick but Reaper moves his leg out of the way.
Reaper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kholin.
Reaper stuns Kholin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper connects with a leg kick.
Reaper cracks Kholin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kholin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Reaper misses.
Reaper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kholin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kholin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kholin's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Kholin.
Reaper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kholin is out of range and Reaper settles back down.
Kholin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kholin misses with a body kick.
Reaper lands with a hook. Kholin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reaper.
Kholin checks the leg kick.
As Reaper backs away, Kholin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reaper lands a right hook to the body.
Reaper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kholin misses with a body shot.
Reaper throws a body punch but Kholin moves out of range.
Kholin ducks under a wild hook from Reaper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper lands a jab to Kholin's midsection.
Reaper checks a leg kick.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Kholin checks it.
Kholin throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kholin moves away.
Reaper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kholin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reaper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kholin lands a front kick.
Donk. Kholin catches Reaper right on the button with a cross.
Reaper throws a push kick but Kholin slaps the foot to one side.
Dalinar Kholin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Reaper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kholin staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reaper 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Reaper!