PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Royal Savage (ranked 2891 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Sean O Rally (ranked 304 p4p, 215 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savage
vs
O Rally

175 cm
37
162
23 - 16 - 1

180 cm
27
142
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rally shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
Savage lands a nice hook to O Rally's body. O Rally takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Rally is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Rally lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage throws a series of punches but O Rally moves out of range.
As Savage backs off O Rally throws a huge counter combo but Savage manages to avoid it all.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Rally fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savage on the side of the head.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Rally.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from O Rally misses.
The Royal Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Savage misses with a double jab
and O Rally counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Rally defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Rally moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but O Rally ducks down to avoid it.
O Rally fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savage on the side of the head.
O Rally getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rally to score with a decent uppercut.
O Rally shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savage sprawls well. Savage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Rally gets slowly back to his feet.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

O Rally shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than O Rally was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

O Rally looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

O Rally goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Savage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O Rally but great work by Savage.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Rally on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Savage off and has taken his back!

O Rally looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Savage is controlling O Rally 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Rally bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savage's guard.

Savage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Rally is controlling him.
O Rally wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally looking to sit in guard and control but Savage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

O Rally pulls Savage in to control the position.
Savage wants to pass the guard but O Rally is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Rally working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Savage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savage landing with the ground and pound.
Savage throws a strike but O Rally rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

O Rally content to stall in guard here.
O Rally wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Rally pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
O Rally slips nicely into half guard.
O Rally passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Rally dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Savage.
O Rally moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Savage throws a hook to the side of O Rally's head but O Rally sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Rally is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Rally counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from O Rally both land. Nice combination.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Rally has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Rally counters with a straight right hand.
O Rally moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Rally has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Rally looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by O Rally as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from O Rally.
Savage takes a swing at O Rally's ribcage but misses.
O Rally feints the counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Rally.
Sean O Rally seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Royal Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage takes a swing at O Rally's ribcage but misses.
The Royal Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Rally tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savage swivels and escapes.
An attempted straight right counter from Savage misses the target.
O Rally scores with a nice head shot.
O Rally lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
O Rally fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for O Rally. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Savage throws a hook but O Rally avoids it easily.
O Rally darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Rally counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Savage is rocked!
O Rally looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Rally scores with a body shot.
Savage seems to have got his legs back now.
O Rally ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
O Rally scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but O Rally slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage missing with a left hand there. O Rally was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage ducks right into an uppercut from O Rally.
O Rally scores with a one two! Savage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Rally.
O Rally swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Rally scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Rally, as that shot connected.
O Rally lands a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Rally.
O Rally in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savage tries to get out of the position.

O Rally wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Rally tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Rally has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

O Rally wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.

O Rally is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savage has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

O Rally is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Savage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

O Rally is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Rally showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Rally lands a glancing blow to the side of Savage's head.
O Rally dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rally connects with a nice looking jab.
O Rally feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Rally lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Savage swings widly with a right hand
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savage misses with a shot to the body
and O Rally counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Rally fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Savage throws a series of punches but O Rally moves out of range.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Rally throws out a powerful jab.
Savage looks to throw the jab but O Rally is out of range.
Savage misses with the combination.
O Rally with the counter takedown but Savage avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with the combination.
Savage misses with a hook
and O Rally counters with a nice uppercut.
O Rally ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage throws a right hand that misses
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. O Rally darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Rally scores with a hook.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savage has time to react.
O Rally scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savage swinging wildly here.
O Rally connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Savage misses with a right hand
enabling O Rally to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally works Savage's body with a nice hook.
O Rally thumps Savage with a low kick.
O Rally lands with an uppercut that bounces Savage off the cage and back into range.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Rally.
Savage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Savage misses with a combination
and O Rally counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Rally finds it's way round the side to connect with Savage's head.
O Rally lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for O Rally.
O Rally throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
O Rally throws a shot to the body.
O Rally smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Rally jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Rally darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Rally counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Rally ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by O Rally.
O Rally with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for O Rally.
The Royal Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Rally misses with a takedown attempt
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Rally steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but O Rally slips the punch.
Savage misses with a hook.
O Rally now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Savage.
O Rally uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
O Rally lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
letting O Rally counter with a right hand.
O Rally connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Rally counters with a nice uppercut.
O Rally ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savage has time to react.
Savage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Rally shoots in for a double leg but Savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Royal Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean O Rally.
O Rally misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

O Rally scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

O Rally is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Savage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Savage tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Rally comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Rally has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Rally!