PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorm Leifsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leifsson comes to the cage accompanied by Iceland's National Anthem. O Reilly has chosen Donald, Where's Your Trousers by Andy Stewart as his entrance music. Gorm Leifsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Leifsson
vs
O Reilly

181 cm
19
278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gorm Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leifsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Reilly sprawls well initially but Leifsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leifsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Reilly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Reilly.
Leifsson scoring with punches to the head and body.

O Reilly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leifsson defends well.
Leifsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

O Reilly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leifsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leifsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leifsson postures up and lands a big shot to O Reilly's brow.
O Reilly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leifsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Reilly trying to keep a closed guard but Leifsson is proving a slippery customer.
Leifsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
O Reilly striking off his back but it's not causing Leifsson any problems.
Leifsson stays in close to O Reilly's body and controls the position.
Leifsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Reilly looking to control but Leifsson passes into half guard.

O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leifsson slows the pace down in half guard.
O Reilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leifsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leifsson winds up and cracks O Reilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

O Reilly actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson winds up and cracks O Reilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Still in half guard, Leifsson seems content to control.
Leifsson is thwarting O Reilly's attempts to control the position.
Leifsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but Leifsson is controlling well.
Leifsson controlling the action here.
O Reilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leifsson scores with a couple of nice shots.

O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Reilly looks gassed!
Leifsson is controlling the pace.
O Reilly is pressing down on Leifsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson 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.
Leifsson advances position into side control!
Leifsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Leifsson scores with punches from side control.
Leifsson lands a nice forearm strike.
O Reilly is trying to improve his position.
Leifsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Leifsson cracks O Reilly with a big elbow.
Leifsson is working O Reilly over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Leifsson stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leifsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reilly is trying to get back to half guard.
O Reilly trying to remain calm as Leifsson controls from the top position.
Leifsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
O Reilly tries to bench press Leifsson off him but Leifsson keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leifsson working the head with strikes.
O Reilly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leifsson's best efforts.
O Reilly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorm Leifsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leifsson has a takedown stuffed.

Leifsson scores with a takedown into O Reilly's guard.
Leifsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leifsson lands a couple of elbows.
Leifsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Reilly looking to control.
Leifsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leifsson with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Reilly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

O Reilly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leifsson is aware though and is defending well.
O Reilly is breathing heavily.
Leifsson 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.

Leifsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leifsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leifsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

O Reilly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leifsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

O Reilly has his foot on Leifsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leifsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Leifsson distracts O Reilly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
O Reilly being controlled here, momentarily.
Leifsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Leifsson passes O Reilly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Leifsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leifsson winds up and cracks O Reilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leifsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Leifsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Reilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Leifsson seems to be working for a kimura but O Reilly defends the submission attempt.
Leifsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leifsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leifsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

O Reilly looking for subs from the bottom but Leifsson mounts him!
Leifsson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is looking to get to half guard.
Leifsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leifsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
O Reilly taking shots to the head.
O Reilly is desperately trying to improve his position but Leifsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Leifsson looking to finish O Reilly with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Reilly!
Leifsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Reilly can do to turn this around?
Leifsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leifsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Reilly is trying to escape the mount.
Leifsson lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorm Leifsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Leifsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Reilly misses with a head kick.

Leifsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for O Reilly!
Leifsson controlling the position easily from mount.
O Reilly is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Reilly working to try and regain half guard.
O Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leifsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leifsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Leifsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leifsson with good strikes from the mount here!
O Reilly manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Well, if Leifsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson works his way into side control.
O Reilly is looking for a sweep.
O Reilly looking for a sweep but Leifsson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Leifsson avoids the attempt from O Reilly to control.
Leifsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Reilly is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gorm Leifsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leifsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Reilly tries to reverse the position but Leifsson maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish O Reilly?
O Reilly is looking to get to half guard.
Leifsson raining down shots from the mount!
Seamus O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leifsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Reilly is looking to improve his position but Leifsson isn't that keen on the idea.
O Reilly is bucking up trying to escape but Leifsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leifsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish O Reilly?
Leifsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Reilly is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leifsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gorm Leifsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leifsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leifsson controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gorm Leifsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leifsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorm Leifsson!