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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mufasa Reeves (ranked 6707 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Man (ranked 24485 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mufasa Reeves has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mufasa Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Banana Man!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man gets the takedown into side control.
Man tries for a kimura but Reeves is defending well.
Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reeves is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reeves, who protects the arm well.
Man is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reeves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves gets back to half guard.
Man seems to be working for a kimura but Reeves defends the submission attempt.
Man is trying to work for a kimura but Reeves is defending well.
Reeves trying to control but Man postures up.
Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man stops Reeves from getting back to his feet.
Man controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Man is pressing down on Reeves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reeves is holding on for now.
Man seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Reeves.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reeves but Reeves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reeves's half guard.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
Man fails to advance to Reeves's back.
Man controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reeves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reeves shrugs it off.
Man controlling from mount.
Man is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reeves has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man has control of Reeves's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reeves regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man looking to secure an arm triangle but Reeves defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Man dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Reeves. Those never looked like landing.
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reeves throws Man to one side and escapes!
The fight stays on the outside here - Reeves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reeves throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Reeves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man seems to be looking for submissions.
Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reeves sees it coming and defends easily.
Man not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reeves is defending against the submission attempts here by Man.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man is trying to work for a kimura but Reeves is defending well.
Man is controlling the pace.
Reeves pushes Man off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Reeves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Man trying to pass the guard but Reeves defending well.
Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is defending against the submission attempts here by Man.
Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reeves trying to control from the bottom.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reeves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
Man is really stuck here.
Man rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Man controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mufasa Reeves dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Man fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reeves to the ground. Man is now in Reeves's guard.
Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reeves is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Man tries to move to mount but Reeves blocks the move with his legs.
Man working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is trying to get an arm triangle but Reeves is defending well.
Man is trying to get an arm triangle but Reeves is defending well.
Man tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Man has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man happy to just control the position for now.
Man goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reeves rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Man's guard! Nice work there by Reeves!
Reeves throws a big elbow that misses.
Man working for a triangle but Reeves defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reeves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man's guard.
Man has his hands on Reeves's head, controlling the position.
Man is looking for a triangle but Reeves pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reeves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Man tries to bench press Reeves off him but Reeves keeps the position.
Reeves wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reeves is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reeves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Reeves or perhaps it was just good defense by Man, which made it look bad.
Reeves misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reeves.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Banana Man.
I think Man 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Banana Man!
The defeated Mufasa Reeves had this to say: 'I may have come up short this time, but ill be back and better than ever'.
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hype
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RATING
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