PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Vance (ranked 25127 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Reak (ranked 5922 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Vance
vs
Reak

181 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

182 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Vance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aron Reak!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reak throws a sloppy head kick

and Vance counters by clinching up.
Vance wants a takedown but no success here.

Reak has clasped his hands together around Vance's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Vance throws Reak to one side and escapes!

Reak instigates a clinch.

Reak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vance can't fight it off and eventually Reak manages to take the fight to the floor. Vance looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Vance manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vance can't break the clinch.
Vance takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Joel Vance has been cut.
Reak working hard to break the clinch.
Reak throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reak has had enough of the clinch but Vance keeps him there for the moment.
Reak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Vance works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vance lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vance. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vance stands up over Reak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reak throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vance throws a big elbow that misses.
Vance working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vance throwing strikes from guard but Reak blocks nicely.
Reak trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vance defends well.
Vance lands a couple of elbows.
Vance lands a couple of elbows.
Vance landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vance lands a couple of digs.
Reak 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reak looks winded!
Vance postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance stands up over Reak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vance distracts Reak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vance cracks Reak with a solid left hand.
Reak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vance works over Reak with some ground and pound from guard.

Vance decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reak, up you get!
Aron Reak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Reak has Vance up against the cage in a clinch.
Reak is trying to force a seperation but Vance has the dominant position.
Reak is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reak breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Reak.

Vance darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vance lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Vance lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vance working Reak over with strikes.
Vance lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vance lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Vance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Vance's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Reak shoots in and bounces Vance off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Vance manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Reak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Vance gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Joel Vance overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vance postures up in Reak's guard and throws a big left but Reak blocks it.
Vance working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vance postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vance distracts Reak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vance lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reak wants to control but Vance passes easily into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance is nestled in close to Reak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Reak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reak is breathing heavily.
Reak wants to control but Vance is keeping busy.
Vance scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reak wants to get back to full guard.
Vance winds up and cracks Reak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reak has hold of Vance's hands but Vance slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vance takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vance landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vance scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vance working Reak over with strikes.
Reak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vance scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vance is nestled in close to Reak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vance scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vance takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vance winds up and cracks Reak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reak misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reak has a hand on Vance's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vance takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vance lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vance looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vance lands a nice shot to the head.
Reak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vance unloading with bombs!
Vance lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reak can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance working the ground and pound effectively.
Vance with good strikes from the mount here!
Reak tries to lock up and control but Vance gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vance lands a nice shot to the head.
Reak is bucking up trying to escape but Vance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vance landing strikes from the mount and Reak is in trouble!
Vance with shots to the head and body - Reak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vance fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vance lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reak is bucking up trying to escape but Vance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Vance postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reak looks a forlorn figure.
Vance fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vance scoring with strikes but Reak is staying in there.
Vance is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vance lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vance in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reak is desperately trying to improve his position but Vance has a good base and remains in mount.
Vance forces the positional change into back control.
Vance has Reak flattened out and is raining down punches.
Reak is taking damage to the body and head.
Reak grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Reak tries to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reak trying to control the position but Vance manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Vance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joel Vance's cut.
That's time! Vance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vance moves into the clinch successfully.
Vance tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vance tries for a takedown but Reak manages to get underhooks.
Reak tries to break free but Vance pushes him back against the cage.
Vance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Vance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reak tries to break free but Vance pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vance goes for a takedown attempt but Reak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Reak.

Vance is rocked!
Reak lands with a right and another and another! Vance is in big trouble! Reak lands again and this time it's lights out for Vance! A quality knockout there for Reak.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aron Reak!