PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Life Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reily's entrance music is Jump Around. A fine choice. The key to victory for Ryan O Reily has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

O Reily
vs
Winner

168 cm
19
138 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Cutthroat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Life Winner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from O Reily lands.
Life Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reily slaps away a takedown attempt from Winner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Reily counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryan O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Life Winner.
O Reily shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winner but Winner pushes him off and we're back to square one.

O Reily gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Reily seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Winner won't allow O Reily to sweep him here.
O Reily looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winner preventing the sweep.
O Reily pulls Winner in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan O Reily.
Winner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

O Reily dives in and scores a takedown into Winner's guard.

O Reily got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Reily has managed to get both his arms back between Winner's legs - danger averted.

Winner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Reily gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winner is trying to keep O Reily in close.
O Reily slips nicely into half guard.
Winner works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Reily trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
O Reily postures up in Winner's guard and throws a big left but Winner blocks it.

O Reily drops back looking for a leg! Winner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Winner manages to kick O Reily off! O Reily jumps back into Winner's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Reily trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
O Reily 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.
O Reily throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Reily wants to control from the top but Winner keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Winner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Reily wants to pass the guard but Winner is keeping the position.

Winner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Reily slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Reily is looking for a kimura but Winner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Reily to get the leverage.

O Reily is trying to work for a kimura but Winner is defending well.
Winner tries to get to full guard but O Reily has control of the leg.
O Reily is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

O Reily wants to finish this one by submission but Winner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O Reily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Reily sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winner defending well though.
O Reily thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winner's head.
O Reily missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily tries to pass to full mount but Winner defends it.

Winner looking for submissions off his back.
Winner manages to get to full guard.
O Reily stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner keeping moving, preventing O Reily from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reily postures up in Winner's guard and throws a big left but Winner blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner lands some strikes from the bottom.
Winner is trying to control the position from the bottom.

O Reily avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Reily dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Reily tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
O Reily fails to land the takedown.
O Reily doesn't manage to clinch there - Winner circles away.
O Reily misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Winner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Winner tries to pass to full mount but O Reily defends it.
O Reily keeping control of the position.
O Reily wants to control but Winner is keeping busy.
Winner is pressing down on O Reily's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Reily is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winner's back!
Winner holding on to O Reily's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Ryan O Reily overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

O Reily working for the choke.
O Reily is trying to stick to Winner's back but Winner is turning into O Reily. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in O Reily's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Winner.
O Reily looking to control.
Winner throwing strikes but missing.
O Reily is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Reily tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but O Reily is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Winner throwing strikes from guard but O Reily blocks nicely.
Winner is pushing down on O Reily's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Reily is fighting to maintain full guard but Winner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Winner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reily moves into full guard.
O Reily looking to control.
Winner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Reily pulls Winner in to control the position.
O Reily looking to control.
Winner looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryan O Reily wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
O Reily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winner.
O Reily misses with a body shot.
O Reily stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Reily wants it to stay on the feet.

Winner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Reily can't do much from the bottom here.
Winner working the head with strikes.
O Reily manages to get back to half guard.
Winner wants to pass to mount but O Reily is defending the position.
O Reily trying to control here.
Winner is pressing down on O Reily's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Reily is holding on for now.
O Reily keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner thows a huge punch but O Reily dodges it nicely.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Reily trying to control here.
O Reily gets back to full guard.
O Reily working a defensive guard here.
Winner wants to pass the guard but O Reily is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winner stopping the sweep attempt from O Reily.
O Reily utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Life Winner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! O Reily's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Winner dives in and grabs O Reily's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Reily pushes down on Winner's head and hops out.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Reily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan O Reily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Reily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but O Reily shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Life Winner.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
O Reily throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
O Reily thows a body shot but no joy.
Winner tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Reily sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winner somewhat.
O Reily doesn't manage to clinch there - Winner circles away.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but O Reily shows good takedown defense.
Winner shoots in looking for a takedown. O Reily tries to sprawl out of it but Winner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Reily manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winner tries for a takedown but O Reily sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Reily clinches up with Winner and pushes him back against the cage.

O Reily pulls guard.
Winner looking to pass the guard.
O Reily controls Winner momentarily but Winner frees himself.
O Reily bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winner's guard.

Winner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Reily loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Reily pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winner is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Reily accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Winner looking for a sweep. Not yet Winner, not yet.

Winner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Reily doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Reily manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Winner looking for a sweep. Not yet Winner, not yet.
O Reily tries to free his leg and advance position but Winner is retaining full guard.
Winner looking for a sweep. Not yet Winner, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner keeping moving, preventing O Reily from controlling successfully.
Winner is trying to keep O Reily in close.
Winner can't keep his opponent in guard - O Reily advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

O Reily is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Winner still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Winner has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily regains half guard.
O Reily wants to get back to full guard.
Winner is trying to control. O Reily wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Reily regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Winner.
O Reily wants to sweep but no luck.
Winner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winner won't allow O Reily to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Reily has his hands on Winner's head, controlling the position.
Winner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily is adopting a defensive guard.
Winner trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Winner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winner passes O Reily's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
O Reily is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Winner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reily is trying to get back to full guard.
O Reily moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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 Ryan O Reily.
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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Reily!
Our winner, Ryan O Reily, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.