PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 1332 p4p, 1694 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 188 p4p, 240 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by The Whispers - Rock Steady. James has chosen Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reilly
vs
James

197 cm
35
211
25 - 18 - 0

190 cm
29
215
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Pit Bull Development

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a head kick.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
James throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from James.
A big right from James misses.
James looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Reilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James blocks a head kick by Reilly.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reilly doesn't seem phased though.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
James loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from James finds it's way through Reilly's defenses.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Reilly counters by clinching up.
Reilly misses with some punches.
James wants to stall.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

James breaks from the clinch.
Reilly 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.
Liam James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
James throws a series of punches but Reilly avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a combination
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly connects with a crisp jab.
James staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
James has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reilly with a nice cross.

Reilly rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reilly in his tracks.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reilly in his tracks.
James misses with the combination.
Reilly slips under a jab.
James looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Jab from James.

Reilly closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly misses with some punches.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James prevents a body shot from Reilly.
James trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James catches Reilly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
James stalks Reilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reilly's face. Reilly staggers backwards, shaken.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. James shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly throws a lazy head kick
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly with a nice calf kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

James throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch.
Reilly slips a straight right by James.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
James loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
James avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from James misses.
Reilly tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reilly clinches up against the cage.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James stalling in the clinch.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
James blocking some punches.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Reilly pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
James blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James can't break the clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James misses with an uppercut
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Reilly.
James feints a jab promting Reilly to slip. James then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James gets tackled into the cage by Reilly. Reilly maintains the clinch.
Reilly works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Reilly digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Reilly digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
James is breathing heavily.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
James is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Reilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Reilly keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reilly tries a body shot but James blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
James is trying to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling him.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Reilly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reilly throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reilly cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liam James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
A big right from James misses.
James throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.

Reilly moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
Reilly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to break free.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by James.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Reilly clinches up against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
James blocks an uppercut.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Reilly clinches.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James is trying to break free.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Mike Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
James wants to break free but Reilly has control.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by James.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
James wants to break free but Reilly has control.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
James blocks an uppercut.
James is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the cage.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
James blocking some punches.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly is working James over against the cage.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Liam James has been cut.
James has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Reilly.
James blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reilly gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reilly!
Mike Reilly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Liam James stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.