PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hole Reemer (ranked 1118 p4p, 1571 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 154 p4p, 213 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Reemer
vs
Bainbridge

189 cm
22
210
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
206
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hole Reemer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bainbridge. No joy for Reemer on that attempt.
Bainbridge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reemer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Reemer.
Reemer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bainbridge moves away.
Reemer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reemer.
A big right from Reemer misses.
Reemer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer tests Bainbridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reemer misses the shot to the body.
Reemer misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bainbridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer scores with a body shot.
Reemer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Hole Reemer has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reemer. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bainbridge misses with a hook.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot.
Reemer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reemer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge wants to counter the offense by Reemer and move into the clinch position.
Reemer throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reemer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reemer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Reemer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bainbridge manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reemer blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Reemer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge working aggressively here.
Bainbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Bainbridge misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge tries to throw a body punch but Reemer avoids it by throwing Bainbridge back against the cage.
Reemer lands a body shot.
Bainbridge lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bainbridge fails to land.
Bainbridge has a couple of punches blocked by Reemer.
Bainbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Reemer is leaning against Bainbridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Reemer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reemer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bainbridge tries a body shot but Reemer blocks it.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reemer blocks an uppercut.
Reemer can't find room to land a body shot as Bainbridge controls the action.
A short right from Reemer.
Reemer lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bainbridge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bainbridge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bainbridge tries to work over Reemer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reemer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bainbridge backwards.
Reemer can't find room to land a body shot as Bainbridge controls the action.
Reemer prevents a body shot from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a shoulder strike.
Bainbridge has a couple of punches blocked by Reemer.
Reemer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bainbridge fails to land.
Bainbridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bainbridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Reemer controls his hands.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bainbridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reemer scores with a shot to the side of Bainbridge's head.
Reemer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bainbridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reemer blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Reemer scores with a shoulder strike.
Reemer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reemer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bainbridge controls his hands.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reemer stalls.
Reemer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bainbridge breaks from the clinch.
Bainbridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bainbridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reemer.
Reemer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reemer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bainbridge manages to avoid it.
Bainbridge scores with a punch to the head.
Reemer is looking to wear down Bainbridge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bainbridge throws a head kick but Reemer moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hole Reemer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hole Reemer'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.

Bainbridge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reemer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bainbridge controls his hands.
Bainbridge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reemer.
Bainbridge misses with some punches.
Bainbridge cracks Reemer with a nice body shot.
Bainbridge tries to throw a body punch but Reemer avoids it by throwing Bainbridge back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reemer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bainbridge.
Reemer stalling in the clinch but Bainbridge improves position.
Bainbridge misses with a punch on the inside.

Reemer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bainbridge throws a leg kick but Reemer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Reemer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reemer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bainbridge with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reemer drops an elbow to the side of Bainbridge's head.
Reemer throwing shots but Bainbridge is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reemer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reemer is trying to control. Bainbridge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reemer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hole Reemer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reemer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reemer is trying to control the action in half guard but Bainbridge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bainbridge is looking for a sweep. Reemer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reemer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reemer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bainbridge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bainbridge wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reemer is working away from the top position though.
Bainbridge wants to improve his position but Reemer is controlling well.
Reemer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bainbridge trying to control from the bottom.
Reemer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bainbridge is looking for a sweep. Reemer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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. Reemer connects with a nice short shot to Bainbridge's temple.
Reemer prevents Bainbridge from improving his position.
Bainbridge moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bainbridge controls Reemer momentarily but Reemer frees himself.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bainbridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reemer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reemer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bainbridge's head.
Reemer working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bainbridge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bainbridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reemer.
Reemer content to stall in guard here.
Bainbridge wants to sweep here but Reemer controlling him for the moment.
Reemer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reemer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reemer trying to control but Bainbridge is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bartholomew Bainbridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bainbridge throws a leg kick but Reemer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hole Reemer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hole Reemer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reemer dives in and grabs Bainbridge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bainbridge pushes down on Reemer's head and hops out.
Bainbridge tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reemer misses with a wild body shot.
Reemer lands a nice shot that snaps Bainbridge's head back.
Bainbridge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reemer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reemer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hole Reemer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reemer misses with a wild body shot.
Bainbridge throws out a counter right but Reemer avoids it with no problem.
Reemer digs a good hook to Bainbridge's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bainbridge sprawls well. Bainbridge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reemer gets slowly back to his feet.
Bainbridge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reemer with a body shot.
Bainbridge throws a body punch but Reemer moves out of range.
Reemer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bainbridge can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bainbridge misses.
Reemer is looking to counter punch.
Reemer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bainbridge tries to clinch up.
Reemer misses with a body shot.
Bainbridge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reemer.
A nice side step and Bainbridge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Bainbridge clinches up with Reemer and pushes him back against the cage.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Reemer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reemer seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bainbridge is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bainbridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reemer blocks an uppercut.
Reemer wants to get back to striking at distance but Bainbridge won't allow it.
Reemer blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer lands a shoulder strike.
Bainbridge prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bainbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Reemer.

Reemer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bainbridge slips under a jab from Reemer.
Bainbridge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reemer with a body shot.
Hole Reemer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reemer lands a jab to the nose.
Reemer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bainbridge's head.
Bainbridge misses with an uppercut
letting Reemer counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reemer keeps the fight on the outside.
Reemer doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bainbridge counter with a right hand.
Bainbridge tries to clinch up but Reemer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reemer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bartholomew Bainbridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bainbridge's hands.
Bainbridge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Reemer misses its intended target.
Bainbridge avoids the body shot from Reemer.
Reemer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reemer looks to land a right hand but Bainbridge moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reemer or perhaps it was just good defense by Bainbridge, which made it look bad.
Bainbridge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reemer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bainbridge as Reemer shoots in.
Bainbridge tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Reemer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Reemer.
Reemer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reemer moves out of range of the body kick from Bainbridge.
A jab lands there for Reemer.
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!
Bainbridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reemer misses with a body shot.
Bainbridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reemer tries to counter with a takedown but Bainbridge is quick to defend against it.
Reemer misses the shot to the body.
Reemer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.
Bainbridge scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hole Reemer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reemer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hole Reemer!
Hole Reemer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.