PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reaper (ranked 24447 p4p, 322 weight class) and William Wolfe (ranked 25076 p4p, 304 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reaper
vs
Wolfe

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 5 - 2

177 cm
25
137 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 3 - 5 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Ray Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reaper.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Wolfe tries to counter with a clinch but Reaper shakes him off and moves away.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfe wants to counter with a clinch but Reaper pushes him away.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Wolfe shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Reaper avoids them all with ease.
Wolfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wolfe wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolfe circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Ray Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wolfe misses.
Reaper tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolfe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reaper is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Reaper circles away and we're back to standing.
Ray Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Wolfe just misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper misses with a double jab.

Wolfe darts in and clinches Reaper up against the cage.
Wolfe has Reaper pushed against the cage.
Wolfe has Reaper pressed against the cage.

Wolfe manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reaper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Wolfe.
Wolfe is looking to clinch.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper misses with the combination.

Reaper gets tackled into the cage by Wolfe. Wolfe maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Reaper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolfe throws out a leg kick but Reaper moves out of range and Wolfe only half commits.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolfe throws a fast counter high kick but Reaper manages to duck under it in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolfe.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reaper scores with a one two! Wolfe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reaper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolfe shoots in but Reaper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Reaper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ray Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ray Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper stuffs the takedown.
Ray Reaper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reaper as he jumps to the side.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Wolfe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reaper sprawls well. Reaper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolfe.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Reaper dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reaper tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Wolfe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reaper defends it nicely.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Reaper tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper stuffs the takedown.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Wolfe slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
Wolfe unleashes a big counter combination but Reaper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolfe circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
Wolfe moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Reaper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reaper misses with a wild combination.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Wolfe has closed the distance and engaged Reaper in a clinch.

Wolfe breaks from the clinch.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Wolfe.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Wolfe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolfe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reaper's waist but Reaper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
Reaper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reaper!
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Reaper moves out of range easily.
William Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reaper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reaper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Ray Reaper!

Ray Reaper wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, William Wolfe stepped up to the mic, saying 'G'day. Better luck next time.'.