PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 1369 p4p, 1485 weight class) and Jake Reaper (ranked 99 p4p, 111 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Jake Reaper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Point
vs
Reaper

168 cm
41
145
38 - 19 - 1

185 cm
30
148
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point looks to land a right hand but Reaper moved out of range.
Point walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reaper momentarily.
Point misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Point missing with a left hand there. Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reaper lands with a right hand.
Point gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reaper.
Point staying out of range there.
Point has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reaper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reaper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Point ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reaper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Point. Point circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point misses with a body shot.
A big left from Reaper misses.
Point misses with a looping right.
Reaper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reaper misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
Reaper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Point takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Point bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reaper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reaper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Point has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reaper finds it's way round the side to connect with Point's head.
Reaper misses the jab.
Point cracks Reaper with a good jab.
Jake Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point works Reaper's body with a nice hook.
Reaper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Point seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Point takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reaper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Point checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reaper throws a hook but Point blocks it.
Point is looking to counter the offense by Reaper and move into the clinch.
Reaper just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Point fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Point blocks a jab.
Reaper avoids the body shot from Point.
Point doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Reaper feints and then cracks Point's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Point down.
Reaper wants to land a leg kick but Point is out of range.
Point punishes Reaper's body with a nice straight punch.

Point drives through and clinches with Reaper against the cage.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reaper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reaper prevents a body shot from Point.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point prevents a body shot from Reaper.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reaper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
Point's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Point with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Point.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Point has the dominant position.
Reaper misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Reaper.
A short right from Point on the inside.
Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Point scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Knees in the clinch landing for Point.
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!
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Reaper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reaper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Point cracks Reaper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Point avoids the head kick by Reaper.
Point lands a lovely overhand right.
Point missing with a left hand there. Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point avoids the body shot from Reaper.
Reaper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Point connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reaper. Reaper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper misses with a shot to the body

and Point counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Point.
Reaper tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Point blocks a body shot from Reaper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Reaper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reaper cracks Point with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Reaper misses its intended target.
Reaper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Point under the eye.
Reaper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Point connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reaper scrambles back to his feet.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reaper throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Point misses its target.

Point has Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Reaper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but Reaper blocks with his arms.
Brayden Point has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Point misses with the head strike.
Reaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point lands a right hand.
Reaper misses with some punches.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point blocking some punches.
Reaper misses with some punches.
Reaper lands with a right to the head.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper scores with a shot to the side of Point's head.
Point is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reaper misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Point sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Reaper is predictable there
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Reaper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Point doesn't seem phased though.
Point scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reaper doesn't seem bothered though.
Reaper throws a low kick but Point moves out of range easily.
Point blocks a jab.
Reaper blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Reaper.
Point takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Point jabs at Reaper's body.
Reaper misses with a looping right.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Reaper manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a body shot.
Point keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reaper.
Point tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Point waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reaper.
Reaper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Reaper.
Point checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Point misses the target.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.

Point moves into range and clinches up with Reaper.
Reaper digs a right hand underneath Point's ribcage. Point let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point cracks Reaper with a nice body shot.
Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Reaper back against the cage.
Reaper pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reaper is defending well for now.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.
Point lands a knee to the body.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point misses with some punches.
Point landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Point.
Point lands an uppercut.
Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reaper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Reaper throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Jake Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
Reaper takes one to the side of the head.
Reaper throws a big shot that misses.
Reaper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Point is out of range and Reaper settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Point misses the target.
Reaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Reaper connects with a single shot there.
Point walks into a straight right hand from Reaper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Point cracks Reaper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Reaper misses with an uppercut.
Point throws a hook to the side of Reaper's head but Reaper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper lands a jab to the nose.
Point works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reaper thows a leg kick but Point checks it
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reaper slips a straight right by Point.

Point moves into the clinch.
Point jumps guard but Reaper stands there with Point around his waist. Point gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Point blocking some punches.
Point lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Reaper avoids the damage to the body.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Point.
Point throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.

Reaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reaper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reaper cracks Point with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Point.
Reaper takes one on the button.
Reaper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Point.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reaper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reaper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Point's hands.
Point slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reaper misses the shot to the body.
Reaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reaper takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
As Reaper tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Reaper manages to avoid the attempt.
Reaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Point crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reaper - the referee stops the clock and Point gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reaper. Point manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Point lands with an overhand left.

Point drives through and clinches with Reaper against the cage.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.

Reaper manages to break the clinch.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
A left lands for Point.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Reaper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reaper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Point.
Reaper lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Point controls his hands.
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
Point is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reaper to keep the fight standing.
Point lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Point.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Reaper.
Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Point is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reaper is keeping busy.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Reaper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Point gets through Reaper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brayden Point.
I think Point has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!