PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 390 p4p, 64 weight class) and Abner Applegate (ranked 306 p4p, 49 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Frank Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reilly
vs
Applegate

181 cm
36
177 lbs
31 - 20 - 1

182 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applegate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Applegate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Applegates head.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Applegate pushes off an throws an elbow but Reilly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Applegate has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegate lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate lands a body punch.
Reilly dodges an elbow strike from Applegate.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Applegate obliges.
Applegate lands a damaging elbow.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Applegate struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Applegate is defending well for now.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Reilly is leaning against Applegate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Applegate's brow.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Applegate's defenses.
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!
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Applegate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Applegate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Applegate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Applegate as the two fighters clinch.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Applegate misses with a knee strike.
Reilly tries a body shot but Applegate blocks it.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Applegate fails to land.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.
Applegate lands a nice shot to the body.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Applegate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Applegate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Applegate takes a shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Applegate lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly working aggressively here.
Applegate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Applegate digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
Applegate misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Applegate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Applegate working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate lands a knee to the head.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.

Applegate breaks from the clinch.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Applegate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Applegate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Applegate.
Applegate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Applegate walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Applegate slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Applegate looks for a takedown but Reilly sprawls well.
Applegate lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's front leg with a kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Applegate.

Applegate clinches up against the cage.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Applegate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Applegate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Applegate swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Nice elbow from Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Applegate blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Applegate throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands an elbow that stopped Applegate in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Applegate.
Applegate pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands with a light punch inside.
Applegate landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Applegate.
Applegate digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate is working Reilly over against the cage.
Reilly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Applegate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Applegate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Applegate.
Applegate blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Applegate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Applegate blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Applegate avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Applegate blocking some punches.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Applegate.
Applegate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Applegate is pushing Reilly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.
Applegate gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate lands an elbow that stopped Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Applegate misses with a punch on the inside.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
Applegate misses with some punches.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Applegate avoids it.
Applegate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Applegate.
Nice body punch from Applegate - that landed with a thud.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Applegate is defending well for now.
Applegate blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abner Applegate 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. This is the final round!

Applegate instigates a clinch.
Applegate lands a left hand.
Applegate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Applegate tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Applegate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Applegate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Reilly.
Applegate scores with a hook to the body.
Applegate tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate lands with a left to the head.
Applegate lands an elbow that stopped Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
Applegate blocks an uppercut.
Applegate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Applegate has Reilly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reilly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Applegate.
Applegate is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Applegate.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Abner Applegate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly takes a shot to the head.
Applegate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate takes a shot to the head.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Applegate cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Applegate controls his hands.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Applegate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Applegate.
Good body shot from Applegate.
Applegate connects with a knee to the head.
Applegate throws an elbow that misses.
Applegate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Applegate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Reilly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reilly is working Applegate over against the cage.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate lands with a light punch inside.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Applegate is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Applegate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Applegate lands an uppercut.
Applegate presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Applegate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Applegate.
Applegate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Applegate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Applegate lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Applegate lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Applegate.

Reilly is rocked!
Applegate digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Applegate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Applegate cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Applegate gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Applegate lands a big right hand that drops Reilly! The killer instinct kicks in and Applegate finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Applegate!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abner Applegate!
Abner Applegate managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.