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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Babal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Babal's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne- HollyWeezy. Ray Reilly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
15 - 7 - 2 |
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187 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent |
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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
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tank Babal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babal has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Babal up against the cage.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Babal misses with some punches.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reilly works on Babal's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Babal misses with some punches.
Babal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babal misses with some punches.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Babal is looking to clinch.
Reilly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babal moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Babal backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Babal misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly throws a leg kick which misses Babal's front leg but catches the back leg as Babal tries to avoid it.
Babal moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babal is looking to clinch.
Reilly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Babal ducks right into an uppercut from Reilly.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly scores with a jab to the head.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Babal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babal tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babal tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babal pushes Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Babal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Babal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reilly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Babal can turn it around.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly stalling.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Babal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Babal wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babal is looking to clinch but Reilly is avoiding it.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babal's sensitive parts.
Babal darts in trying to clinch
and Reilly counters with a head kick. That will keep Babal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Babal is looking to clinch but Reilly is avoiding it.
Reilly delivers a nice body kick.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tank Babal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reilly has managed to clinch.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babal moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babal or not.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babal doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Babal doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babal tries to clinch but Reilly moves away
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babal backwards.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Reilly thuds his right hand into Babal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babal tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Babal seems unphased.
Babal is rocked!
Babal tries to get into range but Reilly steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Babal! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Reilly scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Reilly!
In defeat, Tank Babal stepped up to the mic, saying 'Must of been his night not mine.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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