PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Dylan (ranked 3992 p4p, 5580 weight class) and Adan Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Dylan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dylan
vs
Reilly

172 cm
25
138
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
135
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Seventh Circle Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adan Reilly!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dylan is trying to force a seperation but Reilly has the dominant position.
Reilly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dylan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dylan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dylan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dylan throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
A combination from Dylan does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dylan wants to break free but Reilly has control.
Reilly has Dylan pressed against the cage, preventing Dylan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dylan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but Dylan blocks it.
Reilly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Dylan.
A head punch on the inside from Dylan fails to land.
Reilly misses with a knee strike.
Dylan misses with some punches.
Dylan tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Dylan is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dylan's efforts to push away.
Dylan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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.
Reilly prevents Dylan from breaking the clinch.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dylan manages to break the clinch.

Reilly forces Dylan back against the cage and clinches.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dylan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reilly won't want to take too many of those.
Dylan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dylan working hard to break the clinch.
Dylan wants to break free but Reilly has control.

Dylan manages to break the clinch.

Dylan instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reilly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dylan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dylan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Dylan misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Dylan blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Dylan.

Dylan breaks from the clinch.
Dylan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dylan clinches up against the cage.
Dylan tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Dylan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Reilly blocks the elbow strike.
Dylan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly looking to throw knees to the head but Dylan is blocking nicely.
Dylan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dylan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Dylan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dylan misses with the combination.
Reilly wants to counter with a clinch but Dylan pushes him away.
Dylan throws a nice head kick!
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.

Dylan gets a clinch.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Dylan blocks with his arms.
Dylan lands with a right to the head.

Dylan manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Dylan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reilly takes the fight into the clinch.
Dylan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dylan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reilly rushes Dylan and presses him up against the cage.
Dylan is trying to break free.
Dylan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Dylan.
Dylan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dylan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly.
Dylan connects with a knee to the head.

Dylan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dylan 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.
Reilly tries to clinch but Dylan moves out of range.

Dylan clinches up against the cage.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dylan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reilly can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Liam Dylan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Dylan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly misses with a knee strike.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Dylan.
Dylan lands a nice knee to the body.
Dylan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dylan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dylan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dylan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
Dylan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dylan tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Dylan can't break the clinch.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reilly misses with a knee to the head.
Dylan gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Dylan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling him.
Dylan tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Dylan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dylan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reilly keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dylan working hard to break the clinch.
Dylan is trying to force a seperation but Reilly has the dominant position.
Dylan misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Dylan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dylan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reilly, pushing him back against the cage.
Dylan trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly misses with a knee strike.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but Dylan blocks it.
Dylan wants to break free but Reilly has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dylan is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dylan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dylan tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dylan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dylan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dylan wants to break free but Reilly has control.

Dylan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.

Reilly clinches up with Dylan and pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dylan working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dylan struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Dylan tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly looking to throw knees to the head but Dylan is blocking nicely.
Dylan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dylan blocks it with crossed arms.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.

Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan fails to land with a series of punches.

Reilly takes the fight into the clinch.
Dylan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dylan blocks it with crossed arms.
Reilly keeps control of Dylan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dylan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Dylan on the inside.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dylan has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Dylan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dylan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly landing knees to the head.
Reilly misses with a knee to the head.
Dylan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dylan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adan Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam Dylan.
Well Dylan 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Dylan!