PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 1687 p4p, 1916 weight class) and Jack Reaper (ranked 204 p4p, 236 weight class). Pinks comes to the cage accompanied by HUMBLE.. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pinks
vs
Reaper

190 cm
34
210
26 - 13 - 0

178 cm
31
226
7 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic 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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks throws a sloppy body shot
and Reaper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Pinks's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reaper blocks a leg kick.
Reaper misses with a straight right.
Reaper staying out of range there.
Pinks throws a shot from downtown. Reaper moves away and avoids it.
Reaper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinks misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Reaper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pinks looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Devonte Pinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
Pinks misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reaper.
Pinks is looking to chop away at Reaper's legs.
Reaper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pinks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reaper if he has to take too many more of those.
Reaper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reaper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reaper is out of range and Pinks settles back down.
Pinks sets himself, and Reaper steps forward looking for the clinch! Pinks avoids it this time.
Pinks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinks misses with a body kick.
Reaper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinks can pounce on him.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Pinks moved out of range nicely.
Pinks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reaper.
Reaper moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Reaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinks circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reaper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
A swing and a miss from Reaper.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinks - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinks misses with a body shot.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Pinks.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinks.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
Reaper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinks.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper misses with a looping right.
Reaper checks a low kick from Pinks.
Pinks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinks - that will leave a mark!

Reaper has managed to clinch.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Pinks misses with a body punch.
Pinks taking a breather.
Pinks misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinks scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Pinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Reaper controls his hands.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinks works on Reaper's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinks misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a right hand.
Pinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Reaper controls his hands.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Pinks.
Pinks lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinkss head.
Reaper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pinks up against the cage.
Pinks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Pinks blocking some punches.
Pinks tries to throw a body punch but Reaper avoids it by throwing Pinks back against the cage.
Reaper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devonte Pinks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Reaper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reaper checks a leg kick nicely.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinks counters with a stiff right hand.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinks.
A jab from Pinks misses.
Pinks cracks Reaper with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Pinks finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinks gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Reaper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pinks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks is trying to keep Reaper in close.
Pinks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
Reaper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pinks is working an open guard so Reaper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pinks throws a lazy body kick
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Reaper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reaper fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinks lands a jab to Reaper's midsection.
Pinks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reaper in his tracks.
Reaper misses with an uppercut. Pinks saw that one coming.
Reaper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reaper tries to clinch but Pinks moves out of range.
Pinks connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Pinks is rocked!
Reaper scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Pinks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Pinks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Pinks moved out of range.
Pinks misses with a right hand
and Reaper counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reaper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinks throws a jab when Reaper was well out of range.
Reaper tries to counter with a clinch but Pinks shakes him off and moves away.
Reaper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Reaper moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack Reaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinks misses with some punches.
Pinks misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
Reaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reaper.
Reaper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pinks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reaper can turn it around.
Reaper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Pinks.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Pinks blocking some punches.
Pinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinks tries a body shot but Reaper blocks it.
Pinks seems to have got his legs back now.
Pinks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Reaper.
Pinks misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinks.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinkss head.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Pinks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Reaper.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Pinks.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper misses with some punches.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Pinks misses with a punch to the body.
Pinks taking a breather.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Pinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Pinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaper's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Pinks.
Reaper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinks throws out the jab.
Reaper wants to counter the offense by Pinks and move into the clinch position.
Pinks blocks a jab.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Pinks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pinks gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Reaper counters with a nice right hand that sends Pinks toppling to the canvas! Pinks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Reaper finish him?!
Pinks moves away from the strike by Reaper.
Reaper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinks is looking to land body kicks.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Pinks moved out of range nicely.
Reaper tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinks lands with an uppercut that bounces Reaper off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Pinks.
Pinks swats away the attempt to clinch by Reaper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks scores with a hook to the body. Reaper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Pinks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reaper's head.
Pinks throws a sloppy body shot
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinks throws an off balance right hand
and Reaper counters with a big right hand! Oh Pinks is in trouble here! Reaper follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Reaper!