PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angus O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kunhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Reily
vs
Kunhart

180 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angus O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Kunhart!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reily misses with a body kick.
Kunhart looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
O Reily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Reily wants to land a leg kick but Kunhart is out of range.
Kunhart should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
O Reily lands a nice hook to Kunhart's body. Kunhart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Reily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angus O Reily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reily's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Reily duly obliges.
A left and a right from O Reily both land. Nice combination.
O Reily throws a body kick that misses.
Kunhart is looking to clinch.
Kunhart drops his hands momentarily and O Reily takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Reily!
O Reily stuns Kunhart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kunhart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Reily tries to avoid it but Kunhart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Reily to the ground. O Reily escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Reily scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Reily lands a jab to Kunhart's midsection.
Kunhart avoids the head kick by O Reily.
Kunhart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily stalks Kunhart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kunhart's face. Kunhart staggers backwards, shaken.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kunhart has eaten all the pies!
Kunhart blocks the body kick.
Kunhart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kunhart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Reily uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kunhart has time to react.
Kunhart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Reily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kunhart checks a leg kick.
Kunhart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Reily.
O Reily throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

O Reily has Kunhart up against the cage in a clinch.
O Reily is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kunhart has O Reily pressed against the cage, preventing O Reily from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kunhart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Reily fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - O Reily scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily misses with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by O Reily.
O Reily throws a combination. Kunhart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Reily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Reily!
O Reily throws and low kick but Kunhart moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from O Reily both land. Nice combination.
O Reily moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Reily throws a series of strikes that have Kunhart backpedaling.
O Reily catches Kunhart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kunhart ducks right into an uppercut from O Reily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Reily!
O Reily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from O Reily lands.
O Reily fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kunhart checks it well.
O Reily lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kunhart avoids the head kick by O Reily.
Kunhart tries to move into range but O Reily moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kunhart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Angus O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kunhart.
O Reily fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Reily lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Reily looks to land a body kick but Kunhart moved away.
O Reily scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily works over Kunhart's head and body with a nice combination.
Kunhart checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Reily swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Reily is working the combinations to good effect here.
O Reily goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Reily throws a wild body kick that Kunhart sees coming a mile off.
O Reily lunges at Kunhart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kunhart's hand.
Kunhart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kunhart is defended easily by O Reily.
O Reily uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Reily lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Reily.
O Reily digs a good hook to Kunhart's body.
O Reily throws a leg kick but Kunhart moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Reily scores with a three punch combo!
O Reily scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Reily scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Reily throws a head kick that misses.
O Reily scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kunhart.
Kunhart walks into a straight right hand from O Reily.
A right-left combo lands from O Reily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Reily.
O Reily misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kunhart takes one to the chin there.
O Reily throws a head kick but Kunhart moves out of range.
O Reily throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily stuffs the takedown attempt from Kunhart. Kunhart gets slowly back to his feet.
O Reily scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Reily punishes Kunhart's body with a nice straight punch.
Angus O Reily is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from O Reily both land. Nice combination.
O Reily lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Angus O Reily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for O Reily.
O Reily lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Reily shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Reily pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Reily throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kunhart tries for a takedown but O Reily sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Angus O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kunhart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Reily!
O Reily throws a series of strikes that have Kunhart backpedaling.
Kunhart is trying desperately to land a takedown but O Reily is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kunhart.
O Reily pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kunhart is out of range and O Reily settles back down.
O Reily lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Reily misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Reily's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Reily duly obliges.
O Reily misses with a head kick.
O Reily throws a right and a left that Kunhart avoids nicely.
O Reily misses with the combination.
Good work by Kunhart as he checks the leg kick.
O Reily thuds a left hand into Kunhart's body.
O Reily looks for the body kick but Kunhart saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily lands a jab-cross combination.
Kunhart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Reily tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Reily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kunhart.
Kunhart shoots in for a double leg but O Reily sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Reily closes the distance and lands a one-two.
O Reily tries to land a leg kick but Kunhart saw it coming and moves away.
O Reily fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Reily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kunhart tries to keep at a distance but O Reily has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kunhart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Reily prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Reily pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Kunhart blocks the leg kick.
O Reily lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kunhart backs up against the cage.
O Reily throws a push kick but Kunhart slaps the foot to one side.
O Reily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Reily throws a series of strikes that have Kunhart backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from O Reily.
O Reily moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Reily throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunhart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus O Reily 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!

O Reily thuds a left hand into Kunhart's body.
O Reily scores with a jab to the head.
O Reily lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick from O Reily misses.
O Reily lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kunhart backs up against the cage.
Kunhart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Reily goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kunhart checks a leg kick nicely.
Kunhart moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kunhart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Reily is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kunhart blocks a head kick by O Reily.
O Reily lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily misses with a head kick.
Kunhart checks a low kick from O Reily.
A right-left combo lands from O Reily.
O Reily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kunhart.
Angus O Reily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reily lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Reily.
O Reily looks to land a body kick but Kunhart moved away.
Kunhart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kunhart checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Reily cracks a nice hook into Kunhart's ribs.
O Reily throws a leg kick but Kunhart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kunhart moves out of range of the leg kick from O Reily.
O Reily lands a slapping body shot.
Kunhart darts in trying to clinch

and O Reily moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Reily wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kunhart has him pressed against the cage.

O Reily's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kunhart shoots in for a double leg but O Reily sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Reily throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Reily throws and low kick but Kunhart moves out of range easily.
O Reily is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Reily.
Kunhart checks a leg kick.
Kunhart avoids the head kick by O Reily.
A left lands for O Reily.

O Reily clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunhart prevents O Reily from breaking the clinch.
Kunhart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Angus O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kunhart.

O Reily breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reily's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Reily duly obliges.
O Reily cracks Kunhart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Reily lands a body shot.
O Reily catches Kunhart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kunhart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Reily counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Reily misses with a body kick.
O Reily lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kunhart backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - O Reily scores with a four punch combination!
O Reily closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Reily lands a nice looking body shot.
Kunhart clinches but O Reily breaks the clinch
and O Reily counters with a series of strikes. Kunhart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Angus O Reily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kunhart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Reily moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Reily displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kunhart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kunhart avoids the head kick by O Reily.
O Reily connects with a body shot.
Dave Kunhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Reily swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kunhart.
Kunhart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Reily.
Kunhart checks a low kick from O Reily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus O Reily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Reily 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus O Reily!