PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Worner
vs
Reeves

170 cm
18
135 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Reeves!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner throws a series of punches but Reeves avoids them all with ease.
Worner wants to clinch.
Worner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worner. Reeves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worner stuffs the takedown attempt from Reeves. Reeves gets slowly back to his feet.

Reeves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Worner's guard.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Worner keeps moving.
Reeves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Worner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reeves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Worner is trying to control the position but Reeves postures up.
Worner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reeves lands a couple of elbows.
Reeves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reeves preventing the sweep.

Worner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worner is looking to stand up but Reeves isn't so interested in that idea.
Reeves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reeves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Worner's guard.
Worner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Worner tries to get out of the position.
Worner tries to get to full guard but Reeves has control of the leg.
Reeves is nestled in close to Worner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reeves winds up and cracks Worner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Worner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reeves is working away from the top position though.
Reeves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worner's head.
Worner gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves lands a couple of digs.
Reeves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Worner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reeves won't allow Worner to sweep him here.
Reeves throws an elbow that misses. Worner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reeves's guard. Nice move by Worner!
Worner trying to control but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Worner throws a big elbow that misses.
Reeves has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Worner has passed into side control.
Worner lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner trying to control the action but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Worner is working Reeves over with some ground and pound from side control.
Worner tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Worner trying to control the action but Reeves is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Franklin Worner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Worner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reeves swivels and escapes.

Worner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reeves, pushing him back against the cage.
Reeves has Worner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Worner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Worner jumps guard but Reeves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reeves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reeves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Worner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worner tries to pull guard but Reeves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Worner trying to control the position but instead, Reeves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worner into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Worner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worner fails with the takedown.
Worner fails with the takedown.
Franklin Worner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worner shoots in for a double leg but Reeves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Worner tries to clinch up but Reeves circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner tries to clinch there but Reeves circles away.

Worner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reeves did well to prevent Worner getting side control.
Reeves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reeves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Worner controls the pace.
Reeves is trying to hold Worner in close to prevent damage but Worner has managed to pass into half guard.
Worner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner is stalling here. Reeves is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Worner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reeves has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Reeves controlling from side mount.
Worner is not content to let Reeves control the position.
Worner tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Worner tries to bench press Reeves off him but Reeves keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Reeves.
Franklin Worner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reeves in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner sneaks back into half guard.
Worner gets back to full guard.
Worner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reeves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Worner controls Reeves momentarily but Reeves frees himself.
Worner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeves.
Worner looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeves.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reeves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reeves is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reeves is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Worner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Worner fails to land with a series of punches.

Worner drives through with a takedown into Reeves's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Worner pushing down on Reeves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Worner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Worner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reeves defending well though.
Reeves wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Worner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reeves defending well though.
Reeves is trying to control but can't.
Worner is looking to take a break and control but Reeves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reeves wants to improve his position but Worner is controlling well.
Reeves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Worner trying to control from half guard but Reeves is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Franklin Worner.
Worner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reeves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Worner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reeves defends well and Worner ends up having to push Reeves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Worner looking to slow down the pace here.
Reeves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Worner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Reeves is fighting off a takedown attempt but Worner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reeves to the mat. Reeves regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Worner wants to control from the top but Reeves keeps moving.
Worner advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner wants to stand but Reeves is controlling his arm.
Worner trying to control the position but Reeves is working away.
Worner scores with punches from side control.
Reeves wants to control but Worner postures up.

Worner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Reeves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reeves shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Worner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Worner struggling a bit here.
Worner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeves prevents Worner from standing back up.
Worner is looking to control Reeves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Worner avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worner wants to get back to his feet.
Danny Reeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin Worner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reeves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Worner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Worner 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Worner!