PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Araujo
vs
O Leary

186 cm
25
203 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

176 cm
28
199 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

O Leary moves into the clinch.
Araujo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Araujo working hard to break the clinch.
Araujo is trying to push O Leary away but O Leary has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Araujo is trying to force a seperation but O Leary has the dominant position.

Araujo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Araujo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
O Leary throws a leg kick but Araujo moved away.
A jab from O Leary does it's job there.
O Leary looks to land a left hand but Araujo moved out of range nicely.
A big right from O Leary misses.
O Leary misses with an uppercut. Araujo saw that one coming.
O Leary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
O Leary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Araujo.
Nice body kick there by Araujo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary lands a body shot.
O Leary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Leary misses with a combination
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
O Leary cracks a nice hook into Araujo's ribs.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary misses with a two punch combination.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Araujo throws a hook but O Leary blocks it.
O Leary misses with the combination.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Leary. Araujo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Leary wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from O Leary is predictable there
and Araujo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Leary.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Araujo throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by O Leary - just one landing.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Araujo connects with a solid leg kick.
Araujo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot by O Leary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Araujo tenderised O Leary's leg. O Leary is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
O Leary clobbers Araujo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

O Leary closes the distance and pushes Araujo back into the cage.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Leary drops down looking for an ankle pick but Araujo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Araujo throws the kick towards the body but O Leary avoids it.
Araujo's corner calls for a 1-2. Araujo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Araujo connects with an inside leg kick.
O Leary is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Araujo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with a left hand
and Araujo counters with a leg kick.
Araujo lands a head shot.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Leary moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Leary's hands.
O Leary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Araujo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Araujo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Leary has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Araujo.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary looks to land a left hand but Araujo moved out of range nicely.
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araujo throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Rickson Araujo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
O Leary throws a leg kick
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araujo tried to score with a low kick but O Leary checks it.
Rickson Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
O Leary throws a nice looking combination but Araujo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araujo blocks a jab.
O Leary throws an off balance right hand
and Araujo counters with a leg kick.
O Leary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Araujo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Leary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Leary walks into a jab.
Araujo throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
Araujo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Araujo moves out of range.
O Leary is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Leary fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Leary misses with a double jab
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Araujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Leary.
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rickson Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Leary tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Araujo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Araujo throws a solid leg kick but O Leary takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Araujo.
Araujo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Araujo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Leary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Araujo lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Leary doesn't seem phased though.
O Leary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Araujo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Araujo as he connects with a hook.
Araujo lands with an overhand left.
Araujo throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Leary lands with an uppercut that bounces Araujo off the cage and back into range.
Araujo looks to land a left hand but O Leary moved out of range nicely.
Araujo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Leary throws a jab but it's blocked by Araujo.
Araujo staying out of range there.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araujo swinging wildly here.
Araujo misses the shot to the body.
Rickson Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
O Leary throws a looping overhand right but Araujo ducks down to avoid it.
O Leary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Araujo defends it nicely.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William O Leary.
Araujo tries to score with a low kick but O Leary moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Leary feints a jab promting Araujo to slip. O Leary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Araujo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Leary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Araujo.

O Leary scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Araujo regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William O Leary will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Araujo lands with a nice combination. O Leary backs away looking to recover.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Leary moves out of range.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Leary throws a solid leg kick but Araujo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Leary.
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo misses with a kick to the body.
Araujo slips under a jab.
O Leary throws an off balance right hand
and Araujo counters with an outside leg kick.
O Leary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

O Leary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Leary scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Araujo being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Leary tries to throw a body punch but Araujo avoids it by throwing O Leary back against the cage.
Araujo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Leary blocks it with crossed arms.
O Leary throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araujos head.
Araujo misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from O Leary as the two fighters clinch.
Araujo takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Leary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Araujo's elbow.
O Leary looking to stall.
Araujo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Leary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araujo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Araujo looking to throw knees to the head but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Araujo prevents a body shot from O Leary.
Araujo lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Leary lands a left hand.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, O Leary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Araujo has a couple of punches blocked by O Leary.
O Leary effectively controlling the action here.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Araujo controls the action.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Araujo controls the action.
William O Leary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Araujo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo connects with a nice looking jab.
O Leary feints and then cracks Araujo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araujo down.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Leary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Araujo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Leary throws a low kick but Araujo moves out of range easily.
Araujo misses with a leg kick.
Araujo tries to work over O Leary's front leg with a kick but O Leary checks it.
The fighters circling - Araujo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Leary.
Araujo throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araujo throws an overhand right that lands on O Leary's shoulder, as O Leary tries to avoid the shot.
O Leary tried to score with a low kick but Araujo checks it.
Araujo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Leary to score with a decent uppercut.
Araujo moves forwards but O Leary connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary looks to score with a jab to the body but Araujo is just out of range.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary throws a leg kick but Araujo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Araujo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Araujo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William O Leary.
I think O Leary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William O Leary!