PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Reilly (ranked 39 p4p, 82 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 9 p4p, 16 weight class). Joe Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Reilly
vs
Smith

181 cm
31
186
16 - 4 - 0

183 cm
35
185
32 - 16 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Voodoo Nutrition

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Reilly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Reilly is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Reilly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
O Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Reilly lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith throws out a loose jab but O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of O Reilly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith checks a low kick from O Reilly.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
O Reilly throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith checks a low kick from O Reilly.
O Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Reilly feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
O Reilly tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
O Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Smith has O Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Reilly backwards.
O Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
O Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Reilly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch.
O Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reilly blocks a body shot from Smith.
O Reilly misses with the head strike.
O Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
O Reilly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Reilly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith looks to throw the jab but O Reilly is out of range.
A big left from Smith misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Reilly is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from O Reilly.
O Reilly scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Reilly throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
O Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Patty O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and O Reilly counters with a body kick.
O Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Reilly manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by O Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Reilly.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith 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.
Smith misses the jab.

Smith lands a big head kick that sends O Reilly tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves O Reilly back to his feet - he wants the finish!

O Reilly is rocked!

It looks like Patty O Reilly has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Oh O Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and O Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and O Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Reilly wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
O Reilly swinging wildly here.
O Reilly seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and O Reilly moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from O Reilly misses its target.
O Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
O Reilly is looking to counter with a body kick.
O Reilly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith slips a jab from O Reilly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patty O Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patty O Reilly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Reilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith misses with a right hand
and O Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Reilly missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws out a counter right but O Reilly avoids it with no problem.
O Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith defending well as O Reilly loads up on a big left hand.

O Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
O Reilly is looking to take this one to the mat.
O Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
O Reilly tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually O Reilly drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patty O Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith letting O Reilly take a breather here.
O Reilly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. O Reilly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from O Reilly misses.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Reilly moves into range and connects with a jab.

Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked O Reilly down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly O Reilly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith moves in close and cracks O Reilly with a massive right hand! O Reilly, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Smith!
Joe Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.