PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 1802 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Jake Reaper (ranked 124 p4p, 161 weight class). My Time had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Time
vs
Reaper

176 cm
40
147
34 - 23 - 0

185 cm
29
148
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper looks for the body kick but Time saw that one coming.
Time takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reaper throws out a counter right but Time avoids it with no problem.
Time definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
My Time seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Time tries to clinch
and Reaper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Time thinking.

Time drives through and clinches with Reaper against the cage.

Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
Time moves to clinch but Reaper breaks away
and Reaper counters with a leg kick.
Reaper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Time is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Time moved away.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Time pushes Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Reaper is pushing Time up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Reaper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Time keeps control of Reaper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Reaper manages to break the clinch.
Reaper stuns Time with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Reaper tenderised Time's leg. Time is trying to keep his angry face on.

Time gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Time lands a shoulder strike.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Time working aggressively here.
A short right from Reaper.
Reaper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Time checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves away
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reaper! But no joy.
Reaper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Time is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Time under the eye.
Time tries to clinch
and Reaper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reaper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Time in his tracks.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Time doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Time is looking to clinch but Reaper is avoiding it.

Reaper tries to keep at a distance but Time has taken the fight into the clinch.
Time blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Time.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reaper.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Reaper.
Time tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Time is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Reaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Time had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Time tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reaper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reaper scores with a jab to the head.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Reaper throws out a counter right but Time avoids it with no problem.
Reaper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Time's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reaper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Time scrambles back to his feet.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick lands for Reaper.
Time on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Time tries to clinch
and Reaper counters with a head kick. That will keep Time thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Time takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Time moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Time is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Time wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Reaper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Time wants to clinch.
Reaper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Time moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Time is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reaper tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Time ducks right into an uppercut from Reaper.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reaper! But no joy.
Time darts in trying to clinch
and Reaper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Reaper finds it's target.
Reaper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lands a jab.
Reaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper throws a shot from downtown. Time moves away and avoids it.
Reaper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Time tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reaper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Reaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Time darts in and clinches Reaper up against the cage.
Reaper lands with a left to the head.
Reaper takes a shot to the head.
My Time has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.

Reaper breaks from the clinch.
Time wants to clinch
and Reaper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Time instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
Time prevents a body shot from Reaper.
A left hand lands to the body for Reaper.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper wants to stall.
Time lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Time.
A nice left hand lands by Reaper.
A short body shot lands from Reaper as the two fighters clinch.
Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Time misses with some punches.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Time doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Reaper lands with a nice body punch.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper connects with a crisp jab.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Time tries to clinch up.
Reaper cracks Time with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Time tries to clinch
and Reaper counters with a stiff right hand.
Time moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper moves away
and Reaper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Reaper - just one landing.
Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reaper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper connects with a body shot that sends Time's belly button to the back.
Time on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time tries to clinch up.
Time is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Reaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reaper can pounce on him.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Time looks to clinch
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Time doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Time darts in trying to clinch
and Reaper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reaper lands the left hand.
Time walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab lands there for Reaper.
Reaper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Time wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Time takes one to the side of the head.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reaper counters with a left to the body.
Time is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Time fails in his attempt to clinch.
Time closes the distance but Reaper moves to the side
and Reaper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Time's knee momentarily.
Reaper scores with a body shot.
Jake Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Time takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reaper lands an overhand right.
Reaper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Reaper. That snapped Time's head back.
Reaper cracks Time with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!

Time gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Time pushes Reaper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Reaper pushes Time back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Reaper breaks from the clinch.
Time tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Time.
My Time 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Time takes a step back to recover.
Reaper connects with a body shot that sends Time's belly button to the back.
Time wants to clinch.
Reaper with a jab.
Time looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Reaper only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reaper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Time wants to clinch but Reaper slips to the side
and Reaper counters with a nice body shot.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Time drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Time walks into a straight right hand from Reaper.
Time wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a nice looking body shot.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reaper works Time's body with a nice hook.
Reaper swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
Time tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Time closes the distance but Reaper moves to the side
and Reaper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Time fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reaper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reaper keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaper throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.

Time has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Time.
Time misses with the head strike.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Time lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reaper breaks the clinch.
Time tries to clinch there but Reaper circles away.
Time misses with a hook
and Reaper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
Time wants to clinch
and Reaper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Time tries to clinch up.
Time tries to clinch there but Reaper circles away.

Time moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Reaper gets through Time's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reaper controlling the action here for a moment.
Reaper scores with a shot to the side of Time's head.
Time blocking some punches.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reaper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Reaper!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Reaper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.