PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hole Reemer (ranked 592 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Stryder Yuri (ranked 88 p4p, 294 weight class). Hole Reemer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reemer
vs
Yuri

189 cm
23
210
10 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
202
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 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 Las Vegas, Stryder Yuri!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reemer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Yuri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reemer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reemer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reemer misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yuri has a couple of punches blocked by Reemer.

Reemer wants the takedown. Yuri is fighting it off but Reemer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yuri's guard against the cage.
Reemer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reemer throwing strikes but missing.

Yuri pushes Reemer off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reemer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reemer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reemer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yuri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Hole Reemer has been cut.
Stryder Yuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuri doesn't manage to clinch there - Reemer circles away.
Reemer swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuri.
Reemer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Reemer.
Yuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reemer.
Yuri loads up on a big right hand but Reemer slips the punch.
It looked like Reemer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yuri.

Yuri closes the distance and clinches.
Yuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Reemer controls his hands.
Reemer misses with a hook to the ribs.

Reemer breaks from the clinch.
Yuri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reemer's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuri wants to clinch up but Reemer keeps it at a distance.

Reemer tries to keep at a distance but Yuri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reemer takes a shot to the head.

Yuri manages to break the clinch.
Reemer swings for the body but Yuri moves out of range.
Reemer just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yuri closes the distance and clinches.
Yuri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reemer is trying to force a seperation but Yuri has the dominant position.
Yuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuri lands a right hand.

Yuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuri is looking to clinch.

Yuri rushes Reemer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reemer gets through Yuri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yuri lands a shoulder strike.
Yuri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reemer blocks a body shot from Yuri.
Reemer lands a right hand.
Reemer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuri lands a body shot.
Yuri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yuri lands a left hand.
Yuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reemer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuri blocks an uppercut.
Yuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reemer lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuri swings wildly with an uppercut but Reemer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reemer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuri.
Yuri misses with a body punch.
Yuri tries to throw a body punch but Reemer avoids it by throwing Yuri back against the cage.
Yuri throws a head punch that misses.
Yuri misses with some punches.
Yuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reemer.
Reemer throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuri.
Reemer stalling against the cage.
Reemer lands with a left to the head.
Yuri tries to throw a body punch but Reemer avoids it by throwing Yuri back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yuri.
Yuri lands with a right to the head.
Yuri gets through Reemer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stryder Yuri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hole Reemer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reemer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yuri clinches with his opponent.
Yuri misses with a body punch.
Yuri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reemer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reemer gets through Yuri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reemer lands a shoulder strike.
Yuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reemer slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yuri.
A short right from Yuri on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuri lands a left hand.
Yuri tries to work over Reemer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reemer prevents a body shot from Yuri.

Reemer lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reemer wants to control from the top but Yuri keeps moving.
Yuri wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer looking to pass the guard.
Reemer lands a couple of digs.
Reemer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yuri wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reemer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yuri controls Reemer momentarily but Reemer frees himself.
Yuri has momentary wrist control but Reemer slips an elbow through the middle.
Yuri 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuri has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reemer keeps the fight on the outside.
Reemer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuri is looking to clinch but Reemer is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Reemer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yuri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reemer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuri works Reemer's body with a nice hook.

Yuri gets caught napping as Reemer dives in and scores a takedown. Yuri manages to retain guard.
Reemer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reemer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yuri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reemer is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuri wants to hit a sweep here but Reemer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yuri there!
Reemer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuri is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reemer lands a nice shot to the head.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yuri rushes Reemer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reemer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yuri is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yuri.
Reemer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuri backwards.
Nice body punch from Yuri - that landed with a thud.
Reemer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yuri pulls his leg out and moves away.

Yuri has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Yuri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yuri is defending well.
Yuri misses with a body punch.
Reemer is working for takedown but Yuri is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hole Reemer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reemer pushes Yuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuri takes a shot to the head.
Reemer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryder Yuri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reemer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuri misses with the head strike.
Reemer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Yuri.
Yuri stalls.
Yuri lands a shot to the body.
Yuri misses with a body punch.
Yuri misses with a punch on the inside.
Reemer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuri misses with a punch to the body.
Yuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reemer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reemer backwards.
Reemer blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Reemer.
Reemer works on Yuri's body with a couple of short punches.
Yuri blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuri tries a body shot but Reemer blocks it.

Yuri manages to break the clinch.
Reemer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yuri stuns Reemer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Yuri misses with a series of wild punches.

Yuri moves into the clinch.
Reemer blocks a body shot from Yuri.
Reemer misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reemers head.
Yuri can't find room to land a body shot as Reemer controls the action.
Yuri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuri working aggressively here.
Yuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reemer is working for takedown but Yuri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reemer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuri lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yuri fails to land.
Yuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yuri.
Reemer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reemer fails to land.
Yuri prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reemer tries a body shot but Yuri blocks it.
Reemer blocking some punches.
Reemer misses with some punches.
Reemer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Yuri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuri lands with a left to the head.
Yuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reemer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yuri gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Yuri.
Yuri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Reemer breaks the clinch.
Reemer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reemer somewhat.
Reemer looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuri is just out of range.
Reemer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yuri tries to counter with a clinch but Reemer shakes him off and moves away.
Reemer shoots in for a double leg but Yuri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stryder Yuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yuri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stryder Yuri!
Stryder Yuri very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.