PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Li Chai (ranked 1205 p4p, 1189 weight class) and Jay Reepo (ranked 96 p4p, 95 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chai
vs
Reepo

172 cm
26
145
10 - 8 - 0

165 cm
32
135
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

NARCOS

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Li Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Reepo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reepo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Reepo tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai thinks about countering with a head kick.
Chai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reepo backs up against the cage.

Reepo darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage.
Reepo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reepo misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Reepo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Reepo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reepo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai lands a head kick. Reepo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Reepo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reepo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai moves out of range as Reepo strikes.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Reepo misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Reepo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reepo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Reepo moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai swings for the body but Reepo moves out of range.
Reepo loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Reepo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reepo dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Mighty MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Reepo clinches with his opponent.
Reepo can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Reepo.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Reepo's head.
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Reepo can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Chai's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai misses with a hook.
Reepo is looking to clinch.
A big left from Reepo misses.
Reepo scores with a hook.

Reepo cracks Chai with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chai looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reepo finish him?

Chai is rocked!
Reepo cracks Chai with a hook to the temple - Chai is on wobbly legs here! Reepo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chai falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Reepo wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Reepo!