PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John C Reilly (ranked 96 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 14 p4p, 142 weight class). Reilly comes into the arena with John C. Reilly Funniest Moments blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Reilly
vs
Zaire

187 cm
31
187
18 - 3 - 0

189 cm
29
202
5 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Carnage
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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John C Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire throws a body kick that misses.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Zaire connects with a leg kick.
Reilly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Zaire.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reilly walks into a left hand.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire checks a leg kick.
Reilly jabs Zaire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Zaire.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
We've been informed that Zaire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Reilly forces Zaire back against the cage and clinches.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Zaire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a body punch.

Zaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Reilly.
Zaire throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly thuds a left hand into Zaire's body.
John C Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reilly is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Zaire.
Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Zaire counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaire connects with a leg kick.
Reilly lands with a right hand.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Reilly with a hook.
A big right from Reilly misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zaire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaire manages to circle out of the way.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Reilly checks a low kick from Zaire.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaire, as that shot connected.
Reilly punishes Zaire's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
Zaire takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a nice head kick!
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaire doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Reilly's defenses.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Zaire there.
Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left lands for Reilly.
Reilly works Zaire's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire throws out a leg kick but Reilly moves out of range and Zaire only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Zaire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reilly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Zaire seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire clobbers Reilly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reilly with a jab.
Zaire scores with a nice strike.
Reilly connects with a right hand. Zaire shakes it off.

It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaire is able to avoid easily.
Zaire steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reilly. That did some damage!
Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Zaire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reilly feinted with a counter takedown.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Reilly as he checks the leg kick.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John C Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reilly looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Zaire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reilly takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Zaire.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.

Reilly looking to score a takedown here. Zaire is defending well but Reilly drives through and ends up in Zaire's guard.
Zaire wants to sweep but no luck.
Reilly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Zaire is trying to keep Reilly in close.
Reilly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is adopting a defensive guard.
Reilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaire being controlled here, momentarily.
Zaire is adopting a defensive guard.
Reilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zaire controlling the position.
Reilly passes Zaire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reilly is taking a breather. Zaire says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zaire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reilly.

Reilly is looking for a kimura here.
Reilly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Reilly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zaire is refusing to be controlled, as Reilly sits in half guard.
Reilly is pressing down on Zaire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zaire is holding on for now.
Reilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire is trying to maintain the position but Reilly is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reilly is trying to control the action in half guard but Zaire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reilly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zaire wants to get back to his feet.
Reilly trying to control the pace.
Zaire wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Zaire saw that one coming.
Zaire slips a jab from Reilly.
John C Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reilly!
Zaire blocks a jab.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Zaire.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
A jab from Reilly misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reilly.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire slips under a jab.
Zaire digs a good hook to Reilly's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire throws a good cross that connects.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John C Reilly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zaire throws out a leg kick but Reilly moves out of range and Zaire only half commits.
Zaire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaire.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire throws a shot to the body.
Reilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaire ducks right into an uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly checks the leg kick.
Zaire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Zaire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaire with a nice cross.
Reilly cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Zaire.
Reilly swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Reilly avoids it with no problem.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Zaire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Reilly jumps back.
Reilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Reilly jumps back.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zaire.
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaire counters with a head kick.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire lands a head shot.
Reilly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly with a jab.
Zaire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaire doesn't seem phased though.
Zaire thuds his right hand into Reilly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire jabs Reilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reilly takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zaire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Zaire.
Zaire slips under a jab from Reilly.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reilly cracks a nice hook into Zaire's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Zaire drops his hands momentarily and Reilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaire throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.

Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Zaire cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaire controls his hands.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John C Reilly clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zaire slips a jab from Reilly.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Good exchange - Zaire coming out on top.
Zaire throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Zaire coming out on top.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaire's hands.
Zaire staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Reilly blocks the leg kick.
Reilly tries to counter with a takedown but Zaire is quick to defend against it.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly lands a nice shot that snaps Zaire's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Zaire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Reilly misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly checks the leg kick.
Zaire cracks Reilly with a good jab.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches up with Zaire, looking for a takedown. Reilly pushes Zaire against the cage but Zaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zaire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zaire scrambles back to his feet.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Zaire stuffs the takedown attempt from Reilly. Reilly gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaire.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Reilly is predictable there
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaire defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaire moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Reilly cracks a nice hook into Zaire's ribs.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Jab from Reilly.
Zaire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaire defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly thuds a left hand into Zaire's body.
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reilly is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
Reilly has his takedown stuffed
and Zaire counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John C Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with a decent looking hook.
Zaire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Reilly avoids it with no problem.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Reilly clinches up against the cage.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Zaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly is working Zaire over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Reilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly works on Zaire's body with a couple of short punches.
Zaire lands a right hand.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.

Reilly turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Reilly manages to end up in side control.
Zaire trying to remain calm as Reilly controls from the top position.
Zaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reilly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
The strikes coming from Reilly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Zaire tries to buck Reilly off but Reilly is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that John C Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Reilly avoids it.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
As Zaire tries to get set, Reilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Zaire manages to avoid the attempt.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire throws a good cross that connects.
Reilly scores with a jab.
A jab from Reilly misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly slips a straight right by Zaire.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Zaire slips a straight right by Reilly.
Reilly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Zaire.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Reilly misses
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire connects with the punch.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaire.
Zaire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Reilly jabs Zaire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaire with a nice cross.
Reilly throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Zaire misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reilly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reilly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Reilly slips under a jab from Zaire.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Reilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Zaire slips under a jab.
Zaire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zaire lands a right hook to the body.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Zaire saw that one coming.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaire's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Zaire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reilly under the eye.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zaire throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
A jab lands there for Zaire.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Zaire.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Reilly.
Zaire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaire tried to score with a low kick but Reilly checks it.
Zaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaire misses the jab.
Reilly misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Zaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reilly doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire connects with a jab.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
Zaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Zaire walks into a stiff left hand from Reilly.

Zaire is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Zaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Reilly pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Zaire presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zaire with a big uppercut! Zaire tries to clinch up but Reilly pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zaire to the mat! Zaire covers up and Reilly unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John C Reilly!
John C Reilly retains his middleweight title!
John C Reilly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.