PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeVon Hampton (ranked 663 p4p, 824 weight class) and Hole Reemer (ranked 93 p4p, 112 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hampton
vs
Reemer

180 cm
21
205
9 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
210
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeVon Hampton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hole Reemer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton dives in and grabs Reemer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reemer pushes down on Hampton's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Reemer.
Reemer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hampton.
Hampton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hampton shoots and misses

and Reemer counters with a takedown into side control.
Reemer is staying tight to Hampton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hampton is trying to work for a sweep but Reemer has mounted him!
Hampton wants to control but Reemer is having none of it.
Reemer controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reemer looking to finish Hampton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hampton!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reemer landing strikes from the mount and Hampton is in trouble!
Hampton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Reemer working Hampton over with strikes here.
Reemer controlling from mount.
Hampton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reemer trying to control the pace.
Reemer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reemer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reemer working Hampton over with strikes.
Reemer stalling.
Hampton wants to sweep but Reemer has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hampton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hampton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reemer.
Hampton gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reemer landing some decent shots from guard.
Reemer working some strikes from top position.
Hampton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reemer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reemer tries to free his leg and advance position but Hampton is retaining full guard.
Reemer preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reemer's guard.

Reemer pulls Hampton in to control the position.
Hampton is working Reemer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reemer is pulling down on Hampton's head. It's preventing any offense from Hampton, at least for the moment.
Hampton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reemer looking for a sweep. Not yet Reemer, not yet.
Hampton postures up in Reemer's guard and throws a big left but Reemer blocks it.
Hampton works over Reemer with some ground and pound from guard.
Reemer looking for a sweep. Not yet Reemer, not yet.
Hampton is looking to work some ground and pound but Reemer has wrist control.
Reemer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hampton.
Hampton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hampton manages to get himself to full guard.

Reemer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hampton keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
Reemer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reemer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hampton's head.
Reemer is fighting to break Hampton's control of his arms but Hampton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hampton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reemer's guard.

Hampton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reemer is looking for a sweep.
Reemer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hampton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hampton is putting a hurting on Reemer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hampton scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hampton dives in and grabs Reemer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reemer pushes down on Hampton's head and hops out.
And Reemer tries to counter it with a takedown but Hampton pushes his down on his head and steps out.

It looks like Hole Reemer has been cut.
Hampton goes for a double leg but Reemer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reemer continues to drive forward.
Good body shot from Reemer.
Reemer is struggling to control the position.
Hampton has Reemer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reemer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeVon Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reemer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reemer scores with a shot to the side of Hampton's head.
A body shot lands from Reemer.

Reemer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hampton is trying to keep an underhook but Reemer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Reemer prevents Hampton from improving his position.
Reemer not doing much here.
Reemer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reemer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton punching from the bottom.
Hampton tries to roll over but Reemer keeps him under control.
Reemer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hampton is trying to get back to full guard.
Reemer working over Hampton with some ground and pound. Hampton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hampton gets back to full guard.
Hampton working a defensive guard here.
Hole Reemer has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hampton is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer has momentary wrist control but Hampton slips an elbow through the middle.
Hampton throwing strikes but missing.
Reemer looking for a sweep. Not yet Reemer, not yet.
Hampton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hampton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reemer defending well though.
Hampton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hampton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reemer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hampton is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer tries to roll over but Hampton keeps him under control.
Reemer controlling the position well.
Reemer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hampton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reemer's head.
Hampton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hampton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reemer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hampton connects with a nice short shot to Reemer's temple.

That has opened up Hole Reemer's cut even more.
Hampton throws a strike but Reemer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hampton is looking to work some ground and pound but Reemer has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hampton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hampton throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hampton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hampton wants to pass the guard but Reemer is keeping the position.
Reemer controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hole Reemer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hole Reemer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reemer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hampton.
Hampton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reemer sprawls and moves away.
Hampton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reemer misses with a body shot.
Reemer on the wrong end of a nice hook.

The cut above Hole Reemer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hampton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reemer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hampton moves away.
Hampton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reemer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hampton somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer throws a shot from downtown. Hampton moves away and avoids it.
Reemer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hampton at a distance.
Hampton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reemer pinned against the cage. Reemer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reemer thuds his right hand into Hampton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Reemer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hampton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hampton wants to hit a sweep here but Reemer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hampton there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hampton tries to roll over but Reemer keeps him under control.
Reemer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hampton has a hand on Reemer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reemer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reemer lands a big shot there that rocks Hampton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reemer controlling the position easily from mount.
Hampton is desperately trying to improve his position but Reemer has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hampton is looking to escape.
Hampton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reemer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hampton is squirming around, avoiding Reemer's attempts to control the action.
Reemer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hampton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reemer unloading with bombs!
Reemer content just to control the position here.
Reemer breaks from Hampton's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hampton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reemer stands up over Hampton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hampton keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
Hampton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reemer with a nice head shot there.
Hampton is looking to sweep but instead, Reemer has passed into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reemer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hampton wants to get back to full guard but Reemer has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hole Reemer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reemer scores with a nice strike.
Reemer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Hampton is rocked!
Reemer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reemer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hampton's head.
Oh Hampton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reemer walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hampton drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Reemer swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hampton's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hole Reemer!
Hole Reemer is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hole Reemer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.