PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Feher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Reilly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lights out. Feher has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

O Reilly
vs
Feher

185 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

196 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Feher!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feher has his takedown stuffed
and O Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Feher with a poor takedown
and O Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Feher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Justin O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Feher.

O Reilly closes the distance and pushes Feher back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Reilly smiles and moves away.

O Reilly rushes Feher and presses him up against the cage.
O Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Feher goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Reilly prevents it.

O Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Feher with a lazy takedown attempt

and O Reilly counters by clinching up.
O Reilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Feher won't allow it.

O Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Feher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Feher drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Reilly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Feher looks gassed!
Feher tries for a takedown but O Reilly circles away easily

and O Reilly counters by clinching up.
O Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Feher blocks with his arms.

O Reilly manages to break the clinch.

O Reilly moves into the clinch.
O Reilly is pressed up against the cage. Feher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Reilly down to the mat. O Reilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Feher gets tackled into the cage by O Reilly. O Reilly maintains the clinch.
Feher is working for takedown but O Reilly is calmly controlling the position for now.

O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Feher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Feher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

O Reilly rushes Feher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Reilly looking for a takedown.
O Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
O Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Feher has O Reilly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Reilly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from O Reilly.

O Reilly breaks the clinch.
O Reilly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Reilly duly obliges.

Feher tries to keep at a distance but O Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.

O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Feher doesn't succeed with the takedown

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
O Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Feher's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to score a body lock takedown but Feher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Feher goes for a takedown attempt but O Reilly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

O Reilly pushes Feher up against the cage in a clinch.
O Reilly misses with a knee to the head.
Feher tries to score a body lock takedown but O Reilly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Reilly lands a knee to the body.
O Reilly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.

O Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

O Reilly moves into the clinch successfully.
Feher is trying to drag O Reilly to the mat but O Reilly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
O Reilly connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Feher has double underhooks.

Feher jumps guard.
Feher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Reilly's guard.
Feher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Reilly's head.
Feher controlling from the top position.
Feher wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Feher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin O Reilly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Feher tries for a takedown but O Reilly circles away easily

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
Feher tries for a takedown but O Reilly manages to get underhooks.
Feher managing to block the knees to the body from O Reilly.
O Reilly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

O Reilly pulls guard effortlessly.

Feher got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Reilly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Feher has managed to get both his arms back between O Reilly's legs - danger averted.
Feher looking to sit in guard and control but O Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Feher pushes O Reilly off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Feher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Feher controlling from side mount.
Feher trying to control the position but O Reilly is working away.
Feher throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is being controlled here.
Feher wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
Feher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
O Reilly tries to escape but Feher is in control.
Feher working the ground and pound.
Feher works to advance to full mount. O Reilly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Feher controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Feher 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Reilly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Feher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Feher landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feher working O Reilly over with strikes here.
Feher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Reilly looks a forlorn figure.
Feher lands a big shot there that rocks O Reilly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Feher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Feher controlling the pace for now.
Feher's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee warns O Reilly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Feher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Feher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

O Reilly rushes Feher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Feher fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Feher drags the fight down to the ground.
O Reilly wants to pass the guard but Feher is keeping the position.

O Reilly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Feher, up you get!
Feher with a poor takedown
and O Reilly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Justin O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Feher.
Feher has his takedown stuffed

and O Reilly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Feher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Reilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feher goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Reilly prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feher is pressed up against the cage. O Reilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Feher down to the mat. Feher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

O Reilly forces Feher back against the cage and clinches.
O Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Feher avoids the damage to the body.

Feher gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Feher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Reilly is staying active underneath Feher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Feher controlling the pace.
Feher wants to free his trapped foot but O Reilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O Reilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Feher scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Feher lands a nice short elbow.
Feher stops O Reilly from getting back to his feet.
O Reilly wants to get back to full guard but Feher has passed into side control.
O Reilly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Feher controlling the position easily from mount.
Feher with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly taking shots to the head.
Feher content just to control the position here.
Feher working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feher controlling his opponent.
O Reilly is in a horrible position here. Feher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Feher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Feher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Feher!