PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denny Sideman (ranked 514 p4p, 76 weight class) and Gary The Reaper (ranked 1040 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sideman
vs
The Reaper

183 cm
20
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman jabs The Reaper to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Sideman gets caught flat footed, as The Reaper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sideman keeping moving, preventing The Reaper from controlling successfully.
The Reaper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Reaper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Reaper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sideman working a defensive guard here.
Sideman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sideman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sideman is pulling down on The Reaper's head to control his posture.
Sideman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sideman tries to get out of the position.
The Reaper landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Reaper.
The Reaper trying to control but Sideman is working from the bottom.
The Reaper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper is working Sideman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sideman working a defensive guard here.
The Reaper trying to control but Sideman is working from the bottom.
The Reaper lands a couple of digs.
The Reaper throws a big right hand that misses.
The Reaper trying to control the position from guard on top but Sideman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Reaper throwing strikes but missing.

Sideman is looking for a triangle but The Reaper pushes his legs off easily.
The Reaper scoring with some ground and pound.
The Reaper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sideman is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper is pushing down on Sideman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sideman is fighting to maintain full guard but The Reaper has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Reaper working Sideman over with strikes.
The Reaper thows a huge punch but Sideman dodges it nicely.
The Reaper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Reaper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Reaper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sideman wants to control but The Reaper is having none of it.
Sideman taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Reaper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sideman is looking to escape.
The Reaper lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Reaper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sideman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sideman tries to get to full guard but The Reaper has control of the leg.
The Reaper throwing shots but Sideman is blocking nicely.
The Reaper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Reaper thows a huge punch but Sideman dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from The Reaper there.
Sideman is in trouble now - The Reaper has advanced to mount!
The Reaper landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper unloads with some shots from mount but Sideman bucks and avoids them well.
The Reaper controlling his opponent.
The Reaper looking to control but Sideman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Reaper lands a couple of good shots and Sideman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The Reaper lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Sideman as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from The Reaper!
Sideman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Reaper on the ground.
The Reaper is punishing Sideman with strikes - can he finish him?!

The Reaper is looking for the choke from the back position but Sideman is controlling his hands well.
Sideman rolls, trying to escape but The Reaper keeps control of the position.
The Reaper scores with punches and elbows.
The Reaper has the hooks in. Sideman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Reaper misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Sideman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sideman throwing a counter right hand but The Reaper manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Sideman.

The Reaper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sideman's half guard.
The Reaper lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Reaper winds up and cracks Sideman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper working the head and body with strikes.
Sideman trying to control but The Reaper postures up.
Sideman is not content to let The Reaper control the position.
The Reaper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gary The Reaper has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Reaper stalling away here and it's allowed Sideman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sideman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Reaper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Sideman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Reaper postures up in Sideman's guard and throws a big left but Sideman blocks it.
The Reaper looking to pass the guard.
The Reaper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sideman working for a triangle but The Reaper defends it easily.
Sideman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Reaper.
The Reaper stands and throws Sideman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Reaper lands a decent elbow from side control.
The Reaper working the head and body with strikes.
The Reaper lands a decent elbow from side control.
The Reaper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sideman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The Reaper lands a couple of good shots and Sideman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from The Reaper. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The Reaper working for a choke but Sideman is defending well.
Sideman tries to roll but The Reaper sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The Reaper looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The Reaper is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The Reaper trying to control momentarily.
Sideman tries to break free.
The Reaper struggling to land strikes to the head as Sideman covers up.
The Reaper lands strikes to the head.
The Reaper missing with punches from the back.
The Reaper scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The Reaper lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The Reaper has Sideman flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards The Reaper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Reaper wants to control but Sideman is keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, The Reaper manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The Reaper is punishing Sideman with some ground and pound.
The Reaper throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sideman!
Sideman covering up well and avoiding damage.
Sideman rolls, trying to escape but The Reaper keeps control of the position.
Sideman is trying to remain composed but The Reaper is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sideman can't escape the position.
The Reaper is trying to control but Sideman is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Sideman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary The Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sideman misses with a straight left.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Reaper manages to avoid it.

The Reaper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Sideman manages to break the clinch.
The Reaper tries to clinch up but Sideman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Reaper in his tracks.
The Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideman scores with a nice right hand.
The Reaper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sideman counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Reapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Reaper's coach down at Kangaroo's MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on The Reaper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sideman throws a jab but it's blocked by The Reaper.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The Reaper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Reaper works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper landing a few strikes.
The Reaper trying to control the position but Sideman is working away.
The Reaper in side control, throwing shots but Sideman defends.
Sideman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sideman taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Reaper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sideman keeps working.
The Reaper in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Reaper scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sideman to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sideman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The Reaper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sideman has escaped the position, nice work there.

The Reaper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sideman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Reaper trying to control the position but Sideman is working away.
The Reaper cracks Sideman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The Reaper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on The Reaper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman defending against the ground and pound.
The Reaper landing a few strikes.
The Reaper wants to control but Sideman is keeping him busy.
The Reaper looks up at the clock and then as Sideman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Reaper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sideman dodges the ground and pound from The Reaper.
The Reaper trying to control the position but Sideman is working away.
The Reaper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sideman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Reaper tries for a kimura but Sideman is defending well.

The Reaper is trying to get an arm triangle but Sideman is defending well.
Sideman is looking for a sweep.
The Reaper advances to full mount.
Sideman tries to lock up and control but The Reaper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Reaper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Reaper unloads with some shots from mount but Sideman bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary The Reaper really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sideman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Sideman tries to keep at a distance but The Reaper has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Reaper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sideman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Reaper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sideman's waist but Sideman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Reaper off to one side.
The Reaper misses the jab.
Sideman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Reaper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sideman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Reaper doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
The Reaper scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Sideman there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Sideman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but The Reaper is out of range.
Denny Sideman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sideman lands with a shot to the body.
The Reaper lands with a straight right. Sideman didn't see that one coming.
Sideman lands a really nice looking cross but The Reaper seems unphased.
Sideman lands a jab to the nose.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman misses with an uppercut. The Reaper saw that one coming.
Sideman scores with a shot to the body.
The Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Reaper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for The Reaper with that takedown attempt.
Denny Sideman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Reaper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for The Reaper with that takedown attempt.
The Reaper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sideman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Reaper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Reaper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sideman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Reaper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sideman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sideman scores with a punch to the head.
The Reaper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sideman finds it's way round the side to connect with The Reaper's head.
Sideman lands a right hook to the body.
The Reaper staying out of range there.
The Reaper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sideman sizes up The Reaper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper drops his hands momentarily and Sideman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Reaper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sideman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Reaper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The Reaper shoots in and bounces Sideman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Reaper postures up in Sideman's guard and throws a big left but Sideman blocks it.
The Reaper wants to control from the top but Sideman keeps moving.
Sideman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sideman is pulling down on The Reaper's head to control his posture.
The Reaper stands up over Sideman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper passes Sideman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Reaper moves nicely into side control.
Sideman is trying to control The Reaper's posture but The Reaper avoids it.
The Reaper lands an elbow.
Sideman sneaks back into half guard.
The Reaper uses his free foot to push down on Sideman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sideman.
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!
Poor strikes thrown by The Reaper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Sideman had his way with Gary The Reaper in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Sideman.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sideman. The Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Reaper misses with a hook.
The Reaper tries to clinch up but Sideman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from The Reaper misses.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Reaper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Sideman does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman lands a head shot.
Sideman takes a swing at The Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Denny Sideman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sideman thuds a left hand into The Reaper's body.
Sideman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Reapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

The Reaper forces Sideman back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
The Reaper wants a takedown.
The Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.

Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Reaper walks into a left hand.
The Reaper misses with a body shot.
The Reaper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sideman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Reaper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sideman throws a good cross that connects.
The Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
Sideman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

The Reaper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sideman controls The Reaper momentarily but The Reaper frees himself.
The Reaper trying to control but Sideman is working from the bottom.
Gary The Reaper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman trying to control the position.
Sideman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Reaper controls the pace.
The Reaper is continuing to stall.
The Reaper wants to control from the top but Sideman keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sideman is trying to keep The Reaper in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Reaper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Reaper content to control rather than advance.
Sideman controlling the position for now.
Well, if The Reaper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman is looking for a sweep. The Reaper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Reaper trying to control the pace.
The Reaper works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sideman is desperately trying to improve his position but The Reaper has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Denny Sideman.
I think The Reaper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary The Reaper!
Gary The Reaper is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary The Reaper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.