PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes to the cage accompanied by Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Antona
vs
Reilly

170 cm
44
156 lbs
41 - 34 - 0

168 cm
31
155 lbs
17 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 41 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antona.
Reilly unleashes a big counter combination but Antona bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antona throws a front kick aimed at Reilly's knee but Reilly avoids it well.
Antona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antona throws a lazy body kick
and Reilly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Antona really felt that one!
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Antona looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Antona moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reilly needs to keep his hands up - Antona had a free shot at his head there.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antona.
Antona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reilly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Antona moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Antona takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly throws a series of strikes that have Antona backpedaling.

It looks like Aydine Antona has been cut.
Antona blocks the body kick.
Antona misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
It seemed like Reilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Antona tried to score with a low kick but Reilly checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ray Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Antona throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reilly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Antona takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antona has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly throws a big counter head kick but Antona avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
Reilly checks a low kick from Antona.
Antona throws a right and a left that Reilly avoids nicely.
Antona misses with a leg kick.
Antona loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antona takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antona misses with a looping right.
Reilly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reilly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Antona throws a lazy head kick
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Antona misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antona throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Antona lands a high kick!
Reilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Antona. Antona circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Reilly moves into range and clinches up with Antona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antona manages to pull guard.

Reilly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Antona has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly lands with a straight right. Antona didn't see that one coming.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Antona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Antona blocks the low kick.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Reilly lands a big head kick that sends Antona to the canvas! Reilly follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Reilly!