PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angus O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

O Reily
vs
Pettis

180 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reily misses with a wild combination.
O Reily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettis.
O Reily swinging wildly here.
Pettis avoids the head kick by O Reily.
O Reily connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pettis momentarily.
Pettis wants to clinch.
O Reily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Reily connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettis throws the left hand but O Reily avoids the punch easily.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Pettis misses with a hook.
O Reily looks to land a combination but Pettis avoids it well.
Pettis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Reily goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Reily misses with a head kick.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but O Reily shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily misses with a few strikes there.

Pettis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pettis trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.

Pettis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pettis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Reily keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
Pettis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pettis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to take a break and control but O Reily is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Pettis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Reily knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Reily is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control the action but O Reily is working from the bottom.

Pettis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Reily knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pettis looks gassed!

Pettis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pettis prevents O Reily from escaping the position.
Pettis wants to control but O Reily is keeping him busy.
O Reily wants to get back to his feet but Pettis drags him back down.
Pettis tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Reily is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pettis is controlling him well.
Pettis advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pettis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from O Reily.
A shot to the liver by O Reily. Beautiful body shot.
O Reily scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pettis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pettis shoots for a takedown but O Reily saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pettis is looking to clinch but O Reily is avoiding it.
Pettis avoids a kick to the body.
O Reily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis with a jab.
A nice combination there by O Reily.
Angus O Reily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reily connects with a single shot there.
Pettis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
O Reily lands with a straight right. Pettis didn't see that one coming.
O Reily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
O Reily cracks Pettis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pettis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Reily's waist but O Reily gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pettis off to one side.
Angus O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
O Reily scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pettis in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Reily.
Pettis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Reily tries to avoid it but Pettis 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.
O Reily scores with a one two! Pettis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Reily fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reily lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Reily throws a series of punches but Pettis moves out of range.
A left lands for O Reily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pettis.
O Reily fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reily cracks Pettis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Reily defends it nicely.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch but O Reily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from O Reily.
Pettis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Reily.
Pettis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pettis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pettis swinging wildly here.
O Reily throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Reily scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Reily works over Pettis's head and body with a nice combination.
O Reily jabs Pettis right on the nose. Pettis blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Reily has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
Pettis tries for a takedown. No joy.

O Reily breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Reily swinging wildly here.
O Reily swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pettis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Reily!

Pettis working for a submission but O Reily is keeping him at bay.

Pettis working for a submission but O Reily is keeping him at bay.
Pettis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Reily is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pettis on the ground.
O Reily is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
O Reily trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus O Reily dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for O Reily.
A head kick misses from O Reily.
Pettis fails to land the takedown.
Pettis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Reily.
O Reily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

O Reily gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Pettis drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pettis as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! O Reily screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pettis! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Anthony Pettis!