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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fathy Ahmad (ranked 24814 p4p, 295 weight class) and Ray Reaper (ranked 7190 p4p, 274 weight class). Ray Reaper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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225 cm
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130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fathy Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Ahmad just misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Ahmad throws a good cross that connects.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Ahmad does no damage.
Ahmad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Ahmad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reaper circles away quickly and effectively.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahmad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reaper.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahmad tried to score with a low kick but Reaper checks it.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahmad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahmad.
Ahmad misses with a few strikes there.
Ahmad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmad.
Reaper misses with a double jab
and Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reaper moves out of range as Ahmad strikes.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Ray Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper walks into a left hand.
Ahmad throws a right hand that Reaper ducks under and follows up with a left that Reaper also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Ahmad throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Ahmad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahmad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reaper at a distance.
Ahmad misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reaper looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Ahmad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reaper moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Reaper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ahmad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ahmad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reaper.
Ahmad could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper works over Ahmad's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Reaper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahmad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahmad dodges the punch combination from Reaper.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
Ahmad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahmad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reaper in his tracks.
Reaper drops his hands momentarily and Ahmad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Reaper looks to move away, Ahmad throws a big counter combo but Reaper just gets out of the way.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper slips a jab and a cross from Ahmad.
Reaper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahmad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reaper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ahmad slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
Ahmad is looking to counter punch.
Ahmad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reaper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.
Ahmad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reaper.
Reaper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahmad.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahmad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Ahmad moves out of range.
Ahmad throws a nice looking combination but Reaper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Ahmad counters with a left to the body.
Reaper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahmad lands a nice shot to the body.
Reaper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahmad.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Ahmad tries to bum rush Reaper with a series of wild strikes but Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmad throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
Fathy Ahmad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Ahmad avoids it well.
Ahmad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fathy Ahmad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Ahmad misses with a straight right.
Ray Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Reaper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Reaper throws a counter combo.
Ahmad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaper throws a right hand that Ahmad ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahmad also avoids with ease.
Ahmad throws a right hand that Reaper ducks under and follows up with a left that Reaper also avoids with ease.
Ahmad misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Ahmad slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
Ahmad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad misses with a wild body shot.
Ahmad misses with a double jab.
Ahmad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahmad slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ahmad dodges the punch combination from Reaper.
Ahmad misses with a wild body shot.
Ahmad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reaper.
Reaper misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a one-two to the body.
Ahmad punishes Reaper's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahmad looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Ahmad misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahmad misses with a double jab.
Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahmad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ahmad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reaper.
Reaper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ahmad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fathy Ahmad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahmad 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Fathy Ahmad!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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