PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capt Kangaroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kangaroo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cryin' Like A Bitch-Godsmackack. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Reeves
vs
Kangaroo

184 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Capt Kangaroo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangaroo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've been told by Reeves's head coaches at LOD: Ground Zero that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kangaroo tries a head kick but it misses.
Reeves looks to land a right hand but Kangaroo moved out of range.
Kangaroo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reeves misses with a left hand
and Kangaroo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kangaroo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reeves.
Reeves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reeves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reeves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kangaroo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kangaroo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reeves if he has to take too many more of those.
Reeves throws a poor cross that misses
and Kangaroo counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kangaroo throws a head kick that misses.
Reeves misses with a straight right.
Reeves avoids the head kick by Kangaroo.

Reeves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reeves lands a hook that snaps the head of Kangaroo backwards.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Reeves misses.
Kangaroo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reeves.
Reeves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reeves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Kangaroo does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reeves.

Reeves clinches up against the ropes.
Kangaroo is trying to break the clinch but Reeves has him pressed against the ropes.
Kangaroo misses with a body punch.
Kangaroo working hard to break the clinch.
Reeves keeps control of Kangaroo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kangaroo is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kangaroo breaks from the clinch.
Shaun Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Reeves.
Reeves swings for the body but Kangaroo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves takes a swing at Kangaroo's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reeves looks to clinch
and Kangaroo counters with a head kick.
Kangaroo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kangaroo slips a straight right by Reeves.
Kangaroo tries a head kick but it misses.
Reeves misses with a wild combination.
Reeves lunges at Kangaroo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kangaroo's hand.
Kangaroo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reeves.
A little jabbing left from Kangaroo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reeves lands a jab to Kangaroo's midsection.
Nice body punch from Reeves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kangaroo counters with a left and a right that stings Reeves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reeves. Kangaroo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kangaroo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kangaroo blocks a jab.
Kangaroo's coach down at Barbell Brigade was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kangaroo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reeves lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Kangaroo coming out on top.
Reeves lands a right hook to the body.
Kangaroo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kangaroo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reeves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reeves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reeves misses with a shot to the body
and Kangaroo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reeves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reeves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Reeves finds it's target.
Reeves swings for the body but Kangaroo moves out of range.
Kangaroo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kangaroo throws a lazy head kick

and Reeves counters by clinching up.
Reeves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves lands a body punch.
Reeves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kangaroo takes a shot to the head.
Reeves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kangaroo or not.
Reeves lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reeves blocks a body shot from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reeves with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Reeves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Kangaroo misses.
Reeves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kangaroo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kangaroo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Kangaroo.
Reeves lands with an uppercut that bounces Kangaroo off the ropes and back into range.
Kangaroo scores with a one two! Reeves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reeves throws a shot to the body.
Reeves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kangaroo can do to turn this around?
Kangaroo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves just misses with a punch to the body.
Kangaroo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Reeves blocks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kangaroo, right into the meat.
Kangaroo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reeves.
Reeves lands with a nice body punch.
Kangaroo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reeves cracks Kangaroo with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves connects with a body shot.
Reeves lands a glancing blow to the side of Kangaroo's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Reeves misses the target.
Kangaroo thows a body kick. Reeves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reeves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reeves misses the shot to the body.
As Reeves backs off Kangaroo throws a huge counter combo but Reeves manages to avoid it all.
Kangaroo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reeves.
Kangaroo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reeves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kangaroo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kangaroo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reeves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo is looking for the big counter here.
Nice jab there from Reeves.
Reeves throws a poor cross that misses
and Kangaroo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reeves tries to close the distance and clinch but Kangaroo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reeves throws a looping overhand right but Kangaroo ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reeves connects with a single shot there.
Kangaroo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reeves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kangaroo throws the kick towards the body but Reeves avoids it.
Kangaroo swats away the attempt to clinch by Reeves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reeves.

Reeves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kangaroo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Kangaroo is blocking nicely.
Reeves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kangaroo backwards.
Kangaroo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reeves.
Shaun Reeves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reeves prevents Kangaroo from breaking the clinch.
Reeves lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangaroo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reeves has him pressed against the ropes.
Reeves lands with a light punch inside.
Reeves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reeves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kangaroo is breathing heavily.
Reeves lands a left hand.
Reeves is working Kangaroo over against the ropes.
Kangaroo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reeves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeves prevents Kangaroo from breaking the clinch.
Reeves has Kangaroo pressed against the ropes, preventing Kangaroo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kangaroo is trying to force a seperation but Reeves has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kangaroo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kangaroo working hard to break the clinch.
Reeves avoids a wild elbow strike from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kangaroo is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reeves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves lands with a left to the head.
Reeves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reeves lands an uppercut.

Kangaroo is rocked!
Reeves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kangaroo is still on wobbly legs! Can Reeves finish him?
Reeves is leaning against Kangaroo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kangaroo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Reeves.
Kangaroo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reeves digs a right hand underneath Kangaroo's ribcage. Kangaroo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kangaroo seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reeves.
Reeves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reeves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reeves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Reeves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kangaroo takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Reeves dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reeves connects with a body shot.
Reeves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kangaroo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick by Kangaroo misses
and Reeves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kangaroo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kangaroo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reeves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reeves with a jab.
Reeves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reeves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reeves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kangaroo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kangaroo throws a big counter head kick but Reeves avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Reeves finds it's way through Kangaroo's defenses.
Reeves cracks Kangaroo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Reeves catches Kangaroo right on the button with a cross.

Reeves closes the distance and pushes Kangaroo back into the ropes.
Kangaroo has had enough of the clinch but Reeves keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaroo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reeves is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reeves.
Reeves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kangaroo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reeves takes a shot to the head.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves working Kangaroo over with knees to the body.
Kangaroo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Reeves as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Reeves.
Reeves scores with a knee to the head.
Reeves lands a big knee! That's hurt Kangaroo! Oh, he's all over the place! Reeves lands another knee that sends Kangaroo to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Reeves!
A victorious Shaun Reeves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Capt Kangaroo was interviewed post fight and said 'I wonder how much he paid the ref?'.