PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reilly's entrance music is Metallica-Whiskey in the Jar. A fine choice. Riddler has chosen Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

O Reilly
vs
Riddler

168 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler tries to bum rush O Reilly with a series of wild strikes but O Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Reilly slips under a jab.
O Reilly looks for the body kick but Riddler saw that one coming.
O Reilly blocks a jab.
Riddler throws an overhand right that lands on O Reilly's shoulder, as O Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Riddler misses with a wild combination.
O Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddler paws at him with a jab and circles away.

O Reilly clinches with his opponent.

Riddler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jason Riddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reilly takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Reilly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Reilly avoids the body shot from Riddler.
O Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Riddler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riddler misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riddler.
Riddler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riddler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Reilly.
O Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riddler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddler avoids the body shot from O Reilly.
Riddler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Reilly momentarily.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
O Reilly defending well as Riddler loads up on a big left hand.
O Reilly blocks a jab.
O Reilly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Reilly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Riddler misses.
O Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

O Reilly moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler blocks an elbow strike from O Reilly.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Reilly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

O Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Riddler misses.
A shot to the liver by Riddler. Beautiful body shot.
Riddler digs a good hook to O Reilly's body.
Riddler swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Reilly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riddler thuds a left hand into O Reilly's body.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Riddler circles away.
O Reilly avoids the body shot from Riddler.
O Reilly is looking to clinch but Riddler is avoiding it.
Jason Riddler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddler throws a body punch but O Reilly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riddler.
Riddler throws a jab when O Reilly was well out of range.
Riddler looks to throw the jab but O Reilly is out of range.
Riddler scores with a nice strike.
Riddler cracks O Reilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riddler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddler misses with a shot to the body

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
O Reilly looking to throw knees to the head but Riddler is blocking nicely.

Riddler manages to break the clinch.
Riddler connects with a single shot there.
Riddler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Reilly misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Reilly wants to clinch up but Riddler keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Riddler misses its intended target.
O Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riddler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Reilly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Reilly is breathing heavily.
Riddler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Riddler.
O Reilly tries to clinch up but Riddler circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddler throws a right and a left that O Reilly avoids nicely.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
Riddler falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Reilly counters with a nice body kick.
Riddler thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riddler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddler scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Riddler dominated that round.
That's time! O Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riddler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddler lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Riddler misses.
A jab from Riddler finds it's way through O Reilly's defenses.
Jason Riddler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riddler throws a series of punches but O Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riddler, as that shot connected.
Riddler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Riddler feints and as O Reilly raises his hands in defense, Riddler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riddler wants to stand but O Reilly is controlling his posture from full guard.

Riddler got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Reilly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riddler has managed to get both his arms back between O Reilly's legs - danger averted.
Riddler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Riddler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
O Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddler's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Riddler.
Riddler misses with an uppercut. O Reilly saw that one coming.
Riddler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riddler misses with the combination.
Riddler swings for the body but O Reilly moves out of range.
O Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by O Reilly.
O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddler.
Riddler lands a jab-cross combination.
O Reilly cracks a nice hook into Riddler's ribs.
O Reilly staying out of range there.
Riddler misses with a straight left.
Riddler tries to bum rush O Reilly with a series of wild strikes but O Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riddler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddler throws a hook to the side of O Reilly's head but O Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Reilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Riddler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Reilly fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Riddler keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Riddler.
O Reilly misses with a low kick.
Riddler thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Riddler.
Riddler throws a sloppy body shot
and O Reilly counters with a big head kick but Riddler shrugs it off.
Riddler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Riddler.
Riddler misses with a straight right.
Riddler throws a jab but it's blocked by O Reilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riddler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Riddler pushes him off.
Riddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Reilly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riddler counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Riddler.
O Reilly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Riddler as he connects with a hook.
Riddler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riddler cracks O Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Reilly fails with the takedown
and Riddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riddler lands with an uppercut that bounces O Reilly off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Riddler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A shot to the liver by Riddler. Beautiful body shot.
Riddler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Reilly clinches but Riddler breaks the clinch
and Riddler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Reilly thinking.
Riddler throws a jab when O Reilly was well out of range.
Riddler misses with a hook.
Riddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Reilly wants to clinch
and Riddler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Reilly looks to clinch
and Riddler counters with a stiff right hand.
Riddler's corner calls for a 1-2. Riddler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riddler looks to land a combination but O Reilly avoids it well.
O Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riddler lands with a hook. O Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Reilly counters with an outside leg kick.
Riddler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Paddy O Reilly has been cut.
Riddler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Reilly counters with a series of strikes. Riddler will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Riddler.
Riddler digs a good hook to O Reilly's body.
Paddy O Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Reilly on the side of the head.
Riddler scores with a body shot.
Riddler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Reilly.
Riddler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddler misses with a combination
and O Reilly counters with a nice leg kick.
Riddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddler clobbers O Reilly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riddler throws a right hand that O Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that O Reilly also avoids with ease.
Riddler misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly moves out of range as Riddler strikes.
O Reilly slips under a jab.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Reilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Reilly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riddler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Reilly slips under a jab from Riddler.
Riddler just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riddler.
O Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Riddler counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddler lands a body shot.
O Reilly misses with a body kick.
Riddler 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.
Riddler throws a combination. O Reilly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Riddler.
O Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riddler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Reilly's hands.
Riddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riddler cracks O Reilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riddler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddler lands a right hook to the body.
Riddler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Reilly tries to clinch
and Riddler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Reilly.
Riddler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Reilly slips a straight right by Riddler.
Riddler missing with a left hand there. O Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riddler digs a good body shot into O Reilly's ribs.
Riddler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riddler finds it's way round the side to connect with O Reilly's head.
Riddler with a nice cross.
Riddler lands a jab.
Paddy O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddler tests O Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Riddler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riddler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Riddler!