PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemar Powell (ranked 1752 p4p, 1917 weight class) and Jake Reaper (ranked 224 p4p, 247 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powell
vs
Reaper

186 cm
29
205
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
33
217
14 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kemar Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Jake Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell looks to land a right hand but Reaper moved out of range.
Reaper scores with a head kick.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reaper misses with an uppercut
and Powell counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Reaper gets a clinch.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell can't break the clinch.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.

Powell breaks the clinch.
Powell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reaper is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Powell misses the target.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Reaper throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Reaper. Beautiful body shot.
Powell dips to his left and cracks Reaper with an uppercut!

Reaper gets a clinch.

Powell breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell avoids the head kick by Reaper.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Powell avoids the head kick by Reaper.
Reaper moves away from the strike by Powell.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
Reaper blocks a jab.
Powell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Powell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Reaper does it's job there.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reaper doesn't seem bothered though.
Reaper looks winded!
Powell swings for the body but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper ducks right into an uppercut from Powell.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reaper. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Reaper replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Powell blocks it well.
Reaper moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Powell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powell catches Reaper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Powell takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Reaper shapes to counter with a head kick.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Powell finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Reaper slips the punch.
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Powell takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Reaper slips a straight right by Powell.
Reaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell lands with a cross.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reaper.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
Reaper throws a poor cross that misses
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Reaper slips a straight right by Powell.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reaper lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as Reaper blocks the low kick.
Reaper flicks out a counter leg kick but Powell steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Powell there.
Powell takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Reaper throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Reaper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reaper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reaper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Powell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Reaper ducks down to avoid it.
Powell throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Reaper moved out of range nicely.
Reaper throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Jab by Powell.
Powell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reaper needs to keep his hands up - Powell had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Powell does it's job there.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Reaper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Powell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reaper.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Reaper tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Powell is looking to counter punch.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reaper's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a hook.
Powell misses the jab.
Reaper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Powell scores with a body shot.
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reaper blocks a jab.
Reaper throws a leg kick which misses Powell's front leg but catches the back leg as Powell tries to avoid it.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Reaper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Reaper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Powell back to the cage. Reaper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reaper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Reaper's shoulder, as Reaper tries to avoid the shot.
Powell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Powell.

Powell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Reaper sprawling to the canvas! Reaper rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Powell finish him?!

Reaper is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reaper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Powell digs a good body shot into Reaper's ribs.
Reaper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powell lands with an uppercut that bounces Reaper off the cage and back into range.
Reaper is still on wobbly legs! Can Powell finish him?
Powell walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Reaper drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Powell swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Reaper's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kemar Powell!
After winning the bout, Kemar Powell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.