PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Dixie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Dixie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aiden ORielly's chin.

Dixie
vs
ORielly

178 cm
34
159 lbs
26 - 11 - 2

180 cm
36
163 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mason Dixie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ORielly's calf.
Dixie misses with a hook.

ORielly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dixie's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
ORielly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dixie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dixie is staying active underneath ORielly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
ORielly throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dixie to regain full guard.
ORielly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dixie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ORielly trying to control but Dixie is working from the bottom.
ORielly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixie keeping full guard, as ORielly tries to pass.
ORielly looking to sit in guard and control but Dixie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ORielly is pulling down on Dixie's head to control his posture.
Dixie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dixie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dixie trying to control but ORielly is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mason Dixie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
ORielly fails with a takedown attempt.
ORielly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dixie throws a leg kick that is checked
and ORielly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dixie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
ORielly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dixie takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dixie.
A big left from ORielly misses.
ORielly shoots in but Dixie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ORielly thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dixie tries to score with a low kick but ORielly moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Dixie. That snapped ORielly's head back.
Dixie throws a front kick aimed at ORielly's knee but ORielly avoids it well.
Dixie moves forwards but ORielly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
ORielly throws a shot to the body.
Dixie slips a jab from ORielly.

ORielly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dixie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dixie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
ORielly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dixie defending well though.
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!
ORielly throws a strike but Dixie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dixie pulls ORielly in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dixie being controlled here, momentarily.
ORielly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ORielly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dixie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixie can't keep his opponent in guard - ORielly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORielly is trying to control the action in half guard but Dixie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

ORielly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dixie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
ORielly staying out of range there.
ORielly throws a good cross that connects.
ORielly moves away from the strike by Dixie.
Dixie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dixie moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixie throws a leg kick which misses ORielly's front leg but catches the back leg as ORielly tries to avoid it.
ORielly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
ORielly catches Dixie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
ORielly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dixie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
ORielly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
ORielly lands with a nice body punch.
ORielly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
ORielly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly connects with a solid leg kick.
Dixie motions for ORielly to come forward. Dixie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ORielly avoids the head kick by Dixie.
Dixie throws a sloppy head kick and ORielly moves out of range easily.
Dixie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
ORielly tries to land a leg kick but Dixie saw it coming and moves away.
Dixie throws a leg kick but ORielly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Dixie blocks the low kick.
ORielly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORielly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dixie.
ORielly throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixie counters with a leg kick.
Dixie is looking to score with low kicks.
ORielly missing with a left hand there. Dixie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from ORielly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dixie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dixie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
ORielly clobbers Dixie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dixie.
ORielly takes a swing at Dixie's ribcage but misses.
Dixie throws a jab but it's blocked by ORielly.

ORielly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dixie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixie is trying to get back to half guard.
Dixie taking punishment in the form of punches.
ORielly advances to mount.
ORielly looking to finish Dixie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dixie!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly with a couple of short strikes.
ORielly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
ORielly raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aiden ORielly has got the better of the ground game so far.
ORielly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dixie is looking to escape.
ORielly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
ORielly landing strikes from the mount and Dixie is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ORielly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dixie hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by ORielly.
A nice elbow there by ORielly.
ORielly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dixie hang on?
ORielly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
ORielly landing punches.
ORielly looking to finish Dixie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dixie!
BOOM! ORielly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ORielly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORielly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dixie is trying to escape the mount.
ORielly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

ORielly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ORielly misses with a low kick.
Dixie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A clash of legs there as Dixie blocks the low kick.
ORielly throws a lazy body kick
and Dixie counters with a low kick, right behind ORielly 's knee.
ORielly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
ORielly takes a jab right on the kisser.
ORielly lands with a right hand.
Dixie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ORielly wants to slow Dixie down by chopping away at his legs.
Aiden ORielly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as ORielly blocks the leg kick.
Dixie misses with a leg kick.
Dixie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dixie, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORielly moves out of range of the leg kick from Dixie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly lands a head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Dixie. No joy for ORielly on that attempt.
ORielly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ORielly scores with a spinning back kick!
ORielly misses with a leg kick.
ORielly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
ORielly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mason Dixie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

ORielly looking to score a takedown here. Dixie is defending well but ORielly drives through and ends up in Dixie's guard.
Dixie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ORielly's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Dixie from controlling successfully.
Dixie stays in close to ORielly's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixie trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ORielly trying to control the position.
ORielly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dixie is one step ahead there.
Dixie is fighting to break ORielly's control of his arms but ORielly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mason Dixie wasn't doing enough on the ground.

ORielly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly is trying to control. Dixie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dixie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ORielly.
Aiden ORielly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
ORielly wants to advance to full mount but Dixie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
ORielly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Dixie keeps moving.
Mason Dixie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Aiden ORielly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dixie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

ORielly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dixie's half guard.
Dixie is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ORielly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden ORielly!
Aiden ORielly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO, into his post fight interview.