PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juaquin Oreilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Cristofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Juaquin Oreilly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Oreilly
vs
Cristofer

195 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juaquin Oreilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lamont Cristofer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristofer is looking to clinch but Oreilly is avoiding it.
Cristofer throws a front kick aimed at Oreilly's knee but Oreilly avoids it well.
Oreilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristofer.

Cristofer scores a takedown into full mount!
Oreilly tries to hold on but Cristofer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristofer lands with some strikes.
Cristofer unloading with bombs!
Cristofer landing strikes from the mount.
Cristofer lands a big shot there that rocks Oreilly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Cristofer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Oreilly is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Oreilly and Cristofer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreilly is looking for a sweep.
Oreilly is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Cristofer decides to stand back up.
Oreilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Oreilly gets a double leg takedown into Cristofer's guard.
Oreilly throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oreilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cristofer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oreilly manages to get himself to full guard.
Cristofer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oreilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oreilly looking for a guillotine here but Cristofer defends easily.
Oreilly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cristofer stands up and waves to Oreilly to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cristofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Oreilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cristofer slaps away a takedown attempt from Oreilly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oreilly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juaquin Oreilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cristofer tries to land a front kick but Oreilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oreilly avoids the body shot from Cristofer.
Oreilly shoots in but Cristofer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oreilly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cristofer defends it nicely.
Oreilly is breathing heavily.
Oreilly tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristofer tries to clinch up but Oreilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Oreilly has a takedown stuffed.
Cristofer tries for a takedown but Oreilly circles away easily

and Oreilly counters with a shoot takedown. Cristofer fights it but they end up in guard.

Cristofer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oreilly is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oreilly is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristofer has wrist control.
Cristofer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oreilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristofer is adopting a defensive guard.
Oreilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Cristofer dominated that 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.

Cristofer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oreilly stands up over Cristofer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cristofer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Cristofer working for a triangle but Oreilly defends it easily.
Cristofer is pulling down on Oreilly's head. It's preventing any offense from Oreilly, at least for the moment.
Oreilly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cristofer wants to get back to his feet but Oreilly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oreilly lands a couple of digs.
Cristofer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreilly is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristofer has wrist control.
Oreilly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cristofer's head.
Oreilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oreilly postures up in Cristofer's guard and throws a big left but Cristofer blocks it.
Cristofer is trying to keep Oreilly in close.

Oreilly stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Oreilly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oreilly working over Cristofer with some ground and pound. Cristofer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oreilly lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oreilly working over Cristofer with some ground and pound. Cristofer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oreilly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oreilly working Cristofer over with strikes.
Oreilly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oreilly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oreilly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juaquin Oreilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cristofer wants to stand back up but Oreilly manages to pass into side control.
Oreilly moves into full mount!
Oreilly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oreilly scoring with strikes but Cristofer is staying in there.
Oreilly lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly with good strikes from the mount here!
Oreilly cracks Cristofer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cristofer wants to hold on but Oreilly pushes him away.
Cristofer gets back to half guard.
Oreilly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cristofer controls his leg.
Oreilly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oreilly lands strikes from half guard.
Oreilly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cristofer punching from the bottom.
Cristofer tries to roll over but Oreilly keeps him under control.
Oreilly working Cristofer over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristofer wants to control but Oreilly is keeping busy.
Oreilly lands strikes from half guard.
Oreilly prevents Cristofer from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristofer is looking to control Oreilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cristofer avoid being mounted?
Oreilly thows a huge punch but Cristofer dodges it nicely.
Oreilly working Cristofer over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cristofer is trying to maintain the position but Oreilly is very close to passing his half guard.
Cristofer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oreilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juaquin Oreilly 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!

Oreilly rushes Cristofer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Oreilly breaks from the clinch.
Cristofer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oreilly dives in and grabs Cristofer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cristofer pushes down on Oreilly's head and hops out.
Oreilly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cristofer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Cristofer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cristofer showed some decent athleticism there.
Cristofer controlling the pace.
Cristofer wants to control but Oreilly is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lamont Cristofer.

Cristofer gets the takedown into side control.
Oreilly regains half guard.
Cristofer stalling away here and it's allowed Oreilly to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Oreilly is looking for a triangle but Cristofer pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristofer postures up in Oreilly's guard and throws a big left but Oreilly blocks it.
Oreilly keeping full guard, as Cristofer tries to pass.
Cristofer trying to control but Oreilly is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lamont Cristofer.
Oreilly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cristofer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juaquin Oreilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oreilly instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oreilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Oreilly tightens his grip and picks Cristofer up, before dumping him to the ground. Cristofer manages to land in guard.
Oreilly throwing strikes but missing.
Cristofer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cristofer is working an open guard so Oreilly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Oreilly gets the takedown into side control.
Cristofer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Cristofer there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristofer wants to pass the guard but Oreilly is defending well.
Cristofer is stalling here. Oreilly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cristofer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Oreilly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cristofer is looking for a sweep.
Cristofer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristofer tries to improve position but can't.
Oreilly lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Cristofer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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 Juaquin Oreilly.
I think Oreilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!