PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Reaper looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Damm
vs
Reaper

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Sam Damm has been cut.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Damm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damm tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Damm doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Damm wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Damm tries to clinch up but Reaper circles away and keeps his distance.
Damm tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damm takes one to the side of the head.

Reaper closes the distance and pushes Damm back into the cage.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Damm lands a knee to the head.
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Damm has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damm looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Damm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reaper's efforts to push away.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reaper looks gassed!
Damm working Reaper over with knees to the body.
Damm is pushing Reaper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damm connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Reaper has been cut.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Knees to the body from Damm.
Damm lands an elbow inside that Reaper shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Damm.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Damm with a knee to the head.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Reaper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reaper takes an elbow to the temple.
Damm connects with a knee to the head.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reaper wants to break free but Damm has control.
Damm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reaper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damm scores with a knee to the head.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reaper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reaper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damm crunches a lovely knee into Reaper's ribcage.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Damm stalls.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands an uppercut.
Reaper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reaper blocks it with crossed arms.
Reaper is working for takedown but Damm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Damm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.
Reaper wants to get back to striking at distance but Damm won't allow it.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damm has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damm working Reaper over with knees to the body.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Damm tries a knee to the head but Reaper blocks it.
Damm prevents Reaper from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm has him pressed against the cage.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damm looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Reaper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
Damm connects with a knee to the head.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Damm scores with a knee to the head.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Reaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Reaper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Reaper seems to be looking for submissions.
Reaper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reaper throwing shots but Damm is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damm makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Left hook, right uppercut from Reaper.

Damm instigates a clinch.
Damm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damm stalling against the cage.
Damm scores with a knee to the head.
Damm working Reaper over with knees to the body.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
Damm prevents Reaper from breaking the clinch.
Damm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.
Reaper can't break the clinch.
Damm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reaper's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damm is trying to maintain a safe position but Reaper gets an underhook and turns Damm into the cage.
Reaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reaper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reaper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damm has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Damm dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reaper tests Damm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damm darts in trying to clinch
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damm moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.

Damm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reaper wants to break free but Damm has control.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reaper tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
Damm lands an elbow that stopped Reaper in his tracks for a moment.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damm lands a knee to the head.
Come on Damm - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Damm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damm lands a nice knee to the body.

Reaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Damm avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reaper.
A left lands for Reaper.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sam Damm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reaper finds it's way round the side to connect with Damm's head.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Damm.
Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Damm avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Reaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damm wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.

Reaper tries to keep at a distance but Damm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damm keeps control of Reaper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Reaper.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reaper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damm missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damm with a knee to the head.
Reaper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reaper's face.
Damm misses with a knee to the head.
Damm with a knee to the head.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Damm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damm lands a nice elbow.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reaper tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
Reaper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reaper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damm stalling against the cage.
Damm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reaper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reaper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damm working Reaper over with knees to the body.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reaper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Reaper working hard to break the clinch.
Damm crunches a lovely knee into Reaper's ribcage.
Reaper tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Reaper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reaper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Damm has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reaper wants to break free but Damm has control.
Damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reaper tries to circle away but Damm has him pinned against the cage.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damm lands a good knee to the midsection. Reaper won't want to take too many of those.
Reaper wants to break free but Damm has control.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm has him pressed against the cage.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damm working Reaper over with knees to the body.
Damm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reaper's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Damm has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damm misses with a knee strike.
Damm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damm scores with a knee to the head.
Reaper avoiding damage as Damm throws knees to the body.
Reaper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damm prevents it.
Reaper can't break the clinch.
Damm misses with a knee strike.

Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damm wants to clinch.
Reaper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damm on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Damm dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Damm tries to clinch up.
Reaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damm ducks under a wild hook from Reaper.
Damm misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reaper throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Reaper.
Damm doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.

Damm closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
A frustrated look appears on Reaper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damm misses with a knee to the head.
Damm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reaper blocks it with crossed arms.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damm landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper has had enough of the clinch but Damm keeps him there for the moment.
Damm prevents Reaper from breaking the clinch.
Damm looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Damm has Reaper pressed against the cage, preventing Reaper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reaper can't break the clinch.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damm scores a nice knee to the body.
Damm working Reaper over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damm stalling the fight.
Reaper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damm tries to land knees in the clinch but Reaper avoids the damage to the body.
Damm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reaper managing to block the knees to the body from Damm.
Reaper tries to circle away but Damm has him pinned against the cage.
Damm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reaper blocks it with crossed arms.
Reaper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reaper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm has him pressed against the cage.
Damm looking to throw knees to the head but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Damm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damm 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reaper tries to circle away but Damm has him pinned against the cage.
Damm tries to land knees in the clinch but Reaper avoids the damage to the body.
Damm lands a knee to the head.
Damm connects with a knee to the head.
Reaper tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damm misses with a knee to the head.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damm prevents Reaper from breaking the clinch.
Reaper digs a right hand underneath Damm's ribcage. Damm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damm connects with a knee to the head.
Damm prevents Reaper from breaking the clinch.
Damm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reaper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reaper avoiding damage as Damm throws knees to the body.
Damm tries a knee to the head but Reaper blocks it.
Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reaper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands with a left to the head.
Reaper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reaper tries to circle away but Damm has him pinned against the cage.
Damm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Damm keeps control of Reaper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm has him pressed against the cage.
Damm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damm tries a knee to the head but Reaper blocks it.
Damm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reaper's face.
Damm scores with a knee to the head.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damm looking to stall.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but Reaper blocks with his arms.
Damm misses with a knee to the head.
Damm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reaper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damm keeps control of Reaper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damm tries to stall but Reaper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Reaper tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
Damm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reaper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Reaper avoids a wild elbow strike from Damm.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Reaper working hard to break the clinch.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm is controlling him.
Reaper tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
James Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damm 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.
Damm misses with a knee strike.
Reaper is looking to break free of the clinch but Damm has double underhooks.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Reaper tries for a takedown but Damm manages to get underhooks.
Reaper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reaper tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Reaper is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damm misses with a knee strike.
Reaper tries to circle away but Damm has him pinned against the cage.
Sam Damm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damm misses with a knee to the head.
Damm blocks an elbow strike from Reaper.
Reaper is trying to break the clinch but Damm has him pressed against the cage.
Damm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reaper avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Damm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Damm!