PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe has chosen Smack my bitch up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

OReily
vs
de le Fe

185 cm
29
190 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

190 cm
36
201 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro de le Fe!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de le Fe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de le Fe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from OReily.
de le Fe scores with a body shot.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses.
de le Fe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OReily.

OReily fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de le Fe sprawls well initially but OReily persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OReily wants to work for an arm triangle but de le Fe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
de le Fe is trying to get back to full guard.
de le Fe is looking to escape.
OReily wants to control but de le Fe is keeping him busy.
de le Fe is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe is looking to improve his position.

OReily wants to work for an arm triangle but de le Fe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
de le Fe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OReily.
de le Fe looks like he's trying to stand up.

OReily decides to stand and escape the position.
OReily takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
OReily blocks a head kick by de le Fe.
Alejandro de le Fe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OReily lands with a nice body punch.
de le Fe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
de le Fe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReily closes the distance and lands a one-two.
OReily throws a series of strikes that have de le Fe backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by OReily.
de le Fe connects with a leg kick. OReily looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
de le Fe misses with a few strikes there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by OReily.

OReily tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de le Fe is looking for a sweep.
OReily landing strikes.

OReily goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, de le Fe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for OReily but great work by de le Fe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down OReily's shoulder. That is not cool.
de le Fe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OReily. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OReily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OReily gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
de le Fe trying to control from half guard but OReily is working away.
OReily tries to roll over but de le Fe keeps him under control.
OReily makes his way to full guard. A much better position for OReily.
de le Fe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

OReily isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. de le Fe stacks OReily on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by de le Fe!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReily struggling a bit here.

de le Fe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
OReily fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
OReily bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OReily throws a right hand that de le Fe ducks under and follows up with a left that de le Fe also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de le Fe looks to throw the jab but OReily is out of range.
OReily misses with a double jab.
de le Fe misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

OReily misses with a few strikes there.
OReily shoots in for a double leg but de le Fe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
OReily looks for a takedown but de le Fe sprawls well.
de le Fe avoids a punch combination nicely.
de le Fe throws a leg kick but OReily sees it coming and checks it nicely.
de le Fe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OReily takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from de le Fe does it's job there.
de le Fe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
OReily shoots in looking for a takedown but de le Fe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OReily's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan OReily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de le Fe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits OReilys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OReily misses with a double jab.
OReily blocks the body kick.
de le Fe slaps away a takedown attempt from OReily, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OReily takes a swing at de le Fe's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alejandro de le Fe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de le Fe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de le Fe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alejandro de le Fe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OReily lands a jab-cross combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from de le Fe. OReily shrugs it off though.
OReily throws a right and a left that de le Fe avoids nicely.
Ryan OReily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

OReily shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de le Fe moves into full guard.
de le Fe looking to hit a scissor sweep but OReily is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReily trying to control but de le Fe is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de le Fe looking to hit a scissor sweep but OReily is one step ahead there.

OReily gets to his feet. de le Fe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A jab from OReily does it's job there.
A punch combination from OReily misses.
A combination from OReily does no damage.
OReily shoots in but no luck this time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de le Fe, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe connects with a right hand. OReily shakes it off.
de le Fe avoids a punch combination nicely.
OReily checks a leg kick.
A jab from de le Fe finds it's way through OReily's defenses.
de le Fe fails to land with a series of punches.
OReily defending well as de le Fe loads up on a big left hand.
de le Fe misses with a looping left.
OReily misses with a jab, cross combination.
OReily swings for the body but de le Fe moves out of range.
No joy there for OReily, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OReily fails to land with a series of punches.
OReily stuns de le Fe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
de le Fe tries a head kick but it misses.

OReily feints and as de le Fe raises his hands in defense, OReily changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
de le Fe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for OReily!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de le Fe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OReily is looking to escape.
OReily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OReily is working hard here to advance position.
de le Fe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro de le Fe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

de le Fe throws out a loose jab but OReily uses good head movement to avoid it.
de le Fe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OReily misses with a takedown attempt - de le Fe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
OReily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OReily will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OReily throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent de le Fe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
OReily misses with a jab, cross combination.
OReily pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces de le Fe back to the cage. OReily follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
de le Fe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de le Fe misses with a hook
and OReily counters with a stiff right hand.
de le Fe takes a swing at OReily's ribcage but misses.
OReily misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

OReily manages to get an easy takedown there - catching de le Fe on his heels. He'll look to pass de le Fe's guard now, I'm sure.
de le Fe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now de le Fe is on top in guard.
de le Fe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
de le Fe trying to control the position from guard on top but OReily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OReily is looking for a triangle but de le Fe pushes his legs off easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OReily working for a triangle but de le Fe defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

de le Fe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
OReily controls de le Fe momentarily but de le Fe frees himself.
OReily keeping full guard, as de le Fe tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OReily is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. de le Fe is aware though and is defending well.
de le Fe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

OReily working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de le Fe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de le Fe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

de le Fe gets to his feet - OReily follows without any prompting.
de le Fe cracks the inside of OReily's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OReily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from de le Fe.
de le Fe lands with a kick to the temple. OReily shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
de le Fe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OReily circles away quickly and effectively.
OReily blocks a head kick by de le Fe.
de le Fe lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from de le Fe misses.
OReily is looking to wear down de le Fe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
OReily closes this distance looking for a takedown but de le Fe circles away.
A nice combination there by de le Fe.
A cross from de le Fe lands.
OReily tries to bum rush de le Fe with a series of wild strikes but de le Fe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OReily throws a series of punches but de le Fe moves out of range.
OReily misses with a body shot.
de le Fe misses with a two punch combination.
OReily takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

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 OReily.
I think OReily 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryan OReily!
Ryan OReily bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.