PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joseph D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Leary
vs
D

176 cm
21
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

225 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joseph D!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D ducks straight into an uppercut from O Leary and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - D maanges to regain guard straight away.

It looks like joseph D has been cut.
D being controlled here, momentarily.
O Leary landing some decent shots from guard.
O Leary controls from within his opponent's guard.
D working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Leary.
O Leary controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Leary cracks D with a solid left hand.

O Leary gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary throws a big shot that misses.
William O Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary swats away the attempt to clinch by D.
D shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Leary defends it nicely.
D shoots in looking for a takedown. O Leary tries to sprawl out of it but D keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Leary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Leary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D manages to avoid it.
O Leary misses with a two punch combination.
D ducks under a wild hook from O Leary.
O Leary will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from O Leary misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
D checks a low kick from O Leary.
O Leary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Leary tests D's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Leary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Leary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D tries for a takedown but O Leary sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
William O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph D.
O Leary throws a lazy right hand but D sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
D is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D shoots in and drives through. O Leary sprawls well.
O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
D shoots in and drives through. O Leary sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D shoots in but O Leary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Leary misses with a straight left.
D slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
O Leary cracks D with an open hand slap.
O Leary misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
D blocks a jab.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
O Leary throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D slips under a jab from O Leary.
D bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D misses with a takedown attempt - O Leary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Leary lands the left hand.
O Leary loads up on a big right hand but D slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary looks to land a left hand but D moved out of range nicely.
O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but D moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from O Leary.
O Leary displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from D.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William O Leary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on joseph D's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
William O Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
D keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Leary.
O Leary swings for the body but D moves out of range.
D shoots in looking for a takedown. O Leary tries to sprawl out of it but D keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Leary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Leary looks to land a combination but D avoids it well.
D keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Leary sprawls well. O Leary wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. D gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Leary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D keeps the fight on the outside.
D keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary stuffs the takedown.
William O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph D.
O Leary takes a swing at D's ribcage but misses.
O Leary throws a combination that misses
and D counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Leary throws a predictable looking body shot
and D counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as D blocks the leg kick.
D shoots in for a double leg but O Leary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Leary stalks D and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into D's face. D staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Leary.
O Leary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and D counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

D shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

D is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary is pulling down on D's head. It's preventing any offense from D, at least for the moment.
O Leary has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but D has passed into side control.
O Leary is looking to regain half guard here but D keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary wants to control but D postures up.
O Leary is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because D is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Leary misses with a body punch
and D counters with a head kick. That will keep O Leary thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Leary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Leary throws a sloppy body shot
and D counters with a one-two to the body.
O Leary throws a left and a right that both miss

and D counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D wants to control from the top but O Leary keeps moving.
O Leary is trying to keep D in close.
O Leary trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
O Leary will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
O Leary wants to improve his position but instead D has moved into half guard.
O Leary is looking to control D's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Leary avoid being mounted?
D is trying to control. O Leary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joseph D showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on joseph D's cut.
That's time! O Leary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

O Leary swats away the attempt to clinch by D.
D looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
D fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Leary swings away with a body shot that misses

and D counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
D stops O Leary from standing up.
O Leary throwing short punches from the bottom.
O Leary keeping full guard, as D tries to pass.
O Leary seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D won't allow O Leary to get back to his feet.
O Leary keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Leary changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Leary circles away.
William O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph D.
O Leary throws a lazy right hand but D sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Leary swings away with a body shot that misses
and D counters with a head kick.
D slips under a jab from O Leary.
O Leary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D moves away.
D takes one to the chin there.
D fails with the takedown.
A big left from O Leary misses.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D moves away.
D uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Leary.
D fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
D takes one on the button.
A nice combination there by O Leary.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Leary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Leary sprawls well. O Leary wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. D gets slowly back to his feet.
O Leary tries to work over D's front leg with a kick but D checks it.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Leary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by D.
D ducks under a wild hook from O Leary.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
D dives in and grabs O Leary's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Leary pushes down on D's head and hops out.
O Leary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Leary wants to slow D down by chopping away at his legs.
O Leary misses with a body shot
and D counters with a body kick that stops O Leary in his tracks momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from O Leary as D shoots in.
O Leary throws a sloppy body shot
and D counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Leary is lucky that one didn't land flush.
D keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Leary thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Leary swings away with a body shot that misses

and D counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
D prevents O Leary from getting back to his feet.
O Leary wants to sweep here but D controlling him for the moment.
O Leary controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
William O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Leary 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27

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