PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Placido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Placido comes to the cage accompanied by DMX Ft Tupac - Bad Guys. Ramon Placido is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Placido
vs
Reilly

193 cm
22
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Placido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Placido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Placido.
Placido scores with a nice right hand.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Placido keeps it at a distance.
Placido uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Placido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Placido scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reilly doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Placido slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Placido circles away.
Reilly ducks right into an uppercut from Placido.
Reilly slips a straight right by Placido.
Placido looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Placido scores with a hook.
Placido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Placido misses the shot to the body.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Placido circles away.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Placido sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Placido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Placido uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Placido punishes Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Placido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Placido.
Ignatius Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Placido smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Placido uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Placido misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Placido jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Placido jabs at Reilly's body.
A big left from Placido misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly throws a hook but Placido avoids it easily.
Placido throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Placido looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Placido.

Reilly moves into the clinch.
Placido lands a body punch.
Placido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a good knee to the midsection. Placido won't want to take too many of those.
Reilly lands a good knee to the midsection. Placido won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
A short left from Placido.
A head punch on the inside from Placido fails to land.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Placido breaks the clinch.
Placido lands a nice shot to the body.
Placido lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Placido circles away from the clinch attempt.

Reilly has Placido up against the cage in a clinch.
Placido works on Reilly's body with a couple of short punches.
Reilly prevents the takedown attempt.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Placido avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reilly lands an elbow just above Placido 's eye.
Placido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Placido digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Placido is breathing heavily.

Placido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Placido lands a body shot.
Placido avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws a series of strikes that have Placido backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Placido pushes him off.
Ramon Placido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Placido uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reilly has time to react.
Placido fails to land with a series of punches.
Placido misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a hook but Placido blocks it.
Placido closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reilly circles away.
Placido is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Reilly clinches up against the cage.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Placido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reilly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Placidos head.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly lands an elbow inside.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly connects with a knee to the head.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly crunches a lovely knee into Placido's ribcage.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reilly crunches a lovely knee into Placido's ribcage.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignatius Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Placido checks a leg kick.
Placido with a nice cross.
Placido lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Placido misses the target.
Placido scores with a body shot.
Placido takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly slips a straight right by Placido.
Placido throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.

Reilly darts in and clinches Placido up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reilly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Placido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Placido.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Placido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Placido.
Good body shot from Placido.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Placido backwards.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
Reilly working Placido over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
Reilly gets through Placido's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
Placido throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Reilly lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly landing knees to the body.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Placido backwards.
Reilly lands a knee to the body.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reilly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reilly lands an elbow that stopped Placido in his tracks for a moment.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reilly lands an elbow inside that Placido shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Placido takes an elbow to the temple.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Placido struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly lands a good knee to the midsection. Placido won't want to take too many of those.
Reilly lands a nice knee to the body.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Placido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reilly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Placido 's eye.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly working Placido over with knees to the body.
Reilly connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.
Reilly crunches a lovely knee into Placido's ribcage.
Placido takes an elbow to the temple.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Placido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reilly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
Reilly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
Placido takes an elbow to the temple.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Placido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Placido doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly crunches a lovely knee into Placido's ribcage.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Placido's defenses.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Placido takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Placido takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reilly lands an elbow that stopped Placido in his tracks for a moment.
Reilly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reilly as Placido tries to tie him up.
A short left from Reilly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly lands a knee to the head.
Reilly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Placido in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reilly lands a nice knee to the body.
Reilly lands a knee to the head.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignatius Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Placido's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Placido fails with a takedown attempt.
Placido with a nice cross.
Placido lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Placido takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Placido circles away.
Placido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Placido swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Reilly coming out on top.
Placido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Placido fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reilly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Placido swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Placido swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Placido on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly throws a head kick that Placido semi-blocks.
Placido chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Placido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch but Placido moves out of range.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Placido pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Placido takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly feints and then cracks Placido's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Placido down.
Reilly scores with the left hand. Placido knows he should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reilly!

Reilly moves into range and clinches up with Placido.
Reilly lands an elbow that stopped Placido in his tracks for a moment.
Reilly working Placido over with knees to the body.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly with a knee to the head.
Reilly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly crunches a lovely knee into Placido's ribcage.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Placido's ribcage. Placido let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Reilly.
Reilly lands an elbow inside that Placido shrugs off.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Placido or not.
Placido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Placido takes an elbow to the temple.
Reilly landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Placido takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly lands an elbow inside.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Placido's defenses.
Placido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reilly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Placido managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Placido working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Reilly.
Placido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Placido pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ignatius Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Placido is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Placido avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Placido looking for a takedown.
Reilly connects with a knee to the head.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Placido's head.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Placido blocks with his arms.
Placido swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Placido has Reilly pushed against the cage.
Placido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
Placido tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Placido goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a good knee to the midsection. Placido won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Ramon Placido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatius Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reilly 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignatius Reilly!