PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Trivieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih. Trivieri has chosen Deep Purple - Child in Time as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Reem
vs
Trivieri

180 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gennaro Trivieri!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Trivieri is just out of range.
Trivieri moves out of range of the body kick.
Trivieri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trivieri misses with a head kick.
Reem throws a combination. Trivieri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trivieri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trivieri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trivieri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reem.
Reem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reem thumps Trivieri with a low kick.
Trivieri dips to his left and cracks Reem with an uppercut!
Reem moves away from the strike by Trivieri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trivieri scores with a jab.
Reem tries to score with a low kick but Trivieri moves his leg out of the way.
Reem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivieri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reem keeps the fight on the outside.
Reem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trivieri motions for Reem to come forward. Trivieri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trivieri.
Trivieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trivieri throws a jab when Reem was well out of range.
Trivieri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trivieri throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
Trivieri loads up on a big right hand but Reem slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Reem misses.
Reem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trivieri throws a front kick aimed at Reem's knee but Reem avoids it well.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reem is looking to wear down Trivieri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trivieri lands with a right hand.
Trivieri misses the shot to the body.
Melvin Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trivieri throws an overhand right that lands on Reem's shoulder, as Reem tries to avoid the shot.
Trivieri misses with a lunging right hand
and Reem counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Trivieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trivieri misses the jab.
Reem misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trivieri clobbers Reem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trivieri will feel that in the morning.
Reem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trivieri thows a body shot but no joy.
Trivieri misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trivieri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trivieri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reem momentarily.
Trivieri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trivieri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reem to score with a decent uppercut.
Reem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reem throws a body punch but Trivieri moves out of range.
Trivieri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reem defends well and Trivieri ends up having to push Reem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trivieri pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trivieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trivieri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reem scores with a hook to the body.
Trivieri misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
Trivieri tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trivieri.
Nice body punch from Reem.
Trivieri tries to break free but Reem pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trivieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reem.
Trivieri tries a body shot but Reem blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melvin Reem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trivieri takes a swing at Reem's ribcage but misses.
Reem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trivieri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Trivieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trivieri looks to throw the jab but Reem is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Trivieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Trivieri does it's job there.
Reem scores with a hook to the body. Trivieri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A clash of legs there as Trivieri blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Trivieri. That snapped Reem's head back.
Trivieri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Trivieri.
Melvin Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Reem defending well as Trivieri loads up on a big left hand.
Reem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
A punch combination from Reem misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivieri misses with an uppercut. Reem saw that one coming.
Trivieri misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
Trivieri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trivieri has a takedown stuffed.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem cracks a nice hook into Trivieri's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reem.
Reem checks a leg kick.
Reem thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Trivieri finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Reem.
A shot to the liver by Trivieri. Beautiful body shot.
Trivieri connects with a right hand. Reem shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem tries to score with a low kick but Trivieri moves his leg out of the way.
Trivieri throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Trivieri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trivieri manages to avoid it.
Reem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trivieri misses with a body kick.
Reem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Trivieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trivieri misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trivieri misses with a low kick as Reem jumps back.
Reem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trivieri doesn't seem bothered though.
Reem swings for the body but Trivieri moves out of range.
Trivieri takes a swing at Reem's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Trivieri misses.
Trivieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
Trivieri throws a lazy uppercut
and Reem counters with a good, hard body kick but Trivieri shrugs it off.
Trivieri throws a low kick, looking for Reem's leg but Reem calmly moves out of range.
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trivieri manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reem.
Reem is looking to slow Trivieri down with leg kicks.
Reem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trivieri at a distance.
Trivieri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trivieri is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trivieri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Reem finds it's target.
Trivieri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reem throws a leg kick which misses Trivieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Trivieri tries to avoid it.
Reem swats away the attempt to clinch by Trivieri.
Reem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trivieri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trivieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reem. That's going to slow Trivieri down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trivieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trivieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Reem dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Reem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trivieri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trivieri.
Nice body punch from Reem.
A good leg kick by Reem.
Trivieri looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trivieri.
Trivieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trivieri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trivieri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem throws a right and a left that Trivieri avoids nicely.
Trivieri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reem blocks a low kick nicely.
Reem delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem scores with a leg kick.
Reem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trivieri.
Trivieri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reem can pounce on him.
Reem lands a jab to Trivieri's midsection.
Reem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trivieri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trivieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reem scores with the left hand. Trivieri knows he should have avoided that one.
Reem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trivieri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reem lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem lands a right hook to the body.
Reem digs a good hook to Trivieri's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trivieris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trivieri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reem.
Trivieri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reem jabs at Trivieri's body.
Reem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trivieri. That did some damage!
Reem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reem takes a swing at Trivieri's ribcage but misses.
Reem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Trivieri misses.
Reem connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reem.
Reem lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Reem there.
Reem lands a nice shot that snaps Trivieri's head back.
Reem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trivieri's calf.
Reem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reem.
Reem throws a leg kick which misses Trivieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Trivieri tries to avoid it.
Reem works the jab nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Trivieri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reem - the referee stops the clock and Trivieri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reem. Trivieri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trivieri can do to turn this around?
Reem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reem lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trivieri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trivieri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trivieri takes a step back to recover.
Trivieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melvin Reem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Trivieri is just out of range.
Gennaro Trivieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trivieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reem lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reem. That's going to slow Trivieri down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trivieri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reem.
Reem staying out of range there.
Reem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trivieri.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Reem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Reem!
Melvin Reem bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.