PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Kingston Young is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Reilly
vs
Young

167 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Young!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young looks winded!
Reilly is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reilly tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reilly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Young prevents Reilly from breaking the clinch.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young misses with a head kick.
As Young looks to move away, Reilly throws a big counter combo bu Young just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freddy Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Young.

Reilly dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reilly controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reilly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Reilly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Reilly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Reilly continues to hold on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Reilly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
Reilly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Reilly stands and steps away. Young gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Reilly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reilly misses with a wild body shot.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.

Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Reilly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reilly's efforts to push away.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly stalling the fight.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reilly is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young prevents Reilly from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young keeps control of Reilly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reilly is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reilly down to the mat. Reilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Freddy Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Young.
Reilly tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.

Reilly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reilly lands in his opponent's guard.
Reilly controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to stand up but Reilly isn't so interested in that idea.
Freddy Reilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reilly postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Reilly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Young swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Young blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Reilly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young!
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Reilly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense.
Reilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.

Reilly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reilly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Further stalling from Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reilly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Reilly is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Reilly clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.

Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Reilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Young has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reilly is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Reilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Reilly tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Young is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reilly is defending well.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.

Reilly breaks the clinch.
Kingston Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freddy Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Reilly!