PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wapen Arsenaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reilly's choice of entrance music: Toss the Feathers. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Arsenaal
vs
Reilly

179 cm
21
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wapen Arsenaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arsenaal throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Arsenaal tries to move into range but Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arsenaal. Arsenaal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arsenaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arsenaal scores with a body shot.
Arsenaal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reilly counters with a right hand to the body.
Arsenaal swinging wildly here.
Reilly slips a jab from Arsenaal.
Arsenaal misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Wapen Arsenaal has been cut.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly lands with a straight right. Arsenaal didn't see that one coming.
Arsenaal throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arsenaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly moves out of range as Arsenaal strikes.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Reilly slips a straight right by Arsenaal.
Arsenaal misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Arsenaal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Arsenaal.
Arsenaal throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Arsenaal misses with a double jab
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arsenaal is breathing heavily.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arsenaal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arsenaal throws a predictable looking body shot

and Reilly counters with a shoot takedown. Arsenaal fights it but they end up in guard.
Reilly distracts Arsenaal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Arsenaal keeps moving.
Arsenaal wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Reilly manages to pass to side control.
Reilly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arsenaal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reilly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reilly trying to pass the guard but Arsenaal defending well.
Reilly wants to control but Arsenaal is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reilly slips a jab from Arsenaal.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arsenaal manages to avoid it.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arsenaal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arsenaal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly throws the left hand but Arsenaal avoids the punch easily.
Arsenaal just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly catches Arsenaal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arsenaal loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Arsenaal misses with a body shot
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly connects with a body shot.
Arsenaal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arsenaal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arsenaal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arsenaal.
Arsenaal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arsenaal moves away.
Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Reilly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arsenaal misses with a combination
and Reilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reilly swings for the body but Arsenaal moves out of range.
Arsenaal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.

Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Arsenaal.
Reilly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arsenaal backs up against the cage.
Arsenaal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Reilly counter with a right hand.
Reilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arsenaal counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arsenaal walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Arsenaal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wapen Arsenaal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arsenaal.
Reilly lands with an overhand left.
Arsenaal misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook.
Arsenaal throws a left and a right that both miss

and Reilly counters by clinching up.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Arsenaal.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly tries to work over Arsenaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arsenaal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Arsenaal.
Arsenaal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Arsenaal.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Arsenaal is just out of range.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Arsenaal.
Arsenaal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arsenaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arsenaal looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly scores with a jab to the head.
Reilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arsenaal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reilly thinking.
Reilly clinches but Arsenaal breaks the clinch
and Arsenaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Arsenaal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arsenaal misses with a looping right.
Reilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arsenaal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arsenaal swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Reilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arsenaal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reilly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arsenaal misses with a combination
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arsenaal throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arsenaal misses with a body shot.
Reilly slips under a jab from Arsenaal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly throws a right and a left that Arsenaal avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reilly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arsenaal scores with a nice head shot.

Reilly pushes Arsenaal up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Arsenaal fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wapen Arsenaal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arsenaal up against the cage.
Arsenaal tries to pull guard but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arsenaal up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arsenaal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reilly prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arsenaal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arsenaal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arsenaal throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arsenaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Arsenaal misses the body punch

and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Arsenaal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arsenaal.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arsenaal's hands.
Arsenaal loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Arsenaal misses the body punch
and Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arsenaal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arsenaal manages to avoid it.
Arsenaal throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
Arsenaal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wapen Arsenaal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
Reilly jabs at Arsenaal's body.
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Arsenaal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brendan Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Reilly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly lands an elbow.
Reilly cracks Arsenaal with a big elbow.
Arsenaal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reilly working the head with strikes.
Reilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arsenaal keeps working.
Reilly working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reilly connects with a decent elbow.
Arsenaal is pushing Reilly's head away, looking to escape. Reilly manages to hold on to the position though.
Arsenaal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Arsenaal is trying to get back to his feet.
Reilly is chipping away with strikes.
Arsenaal is pushing Reilly's head away, looking to escape. Reilly manages to hold on to the position though.
Arsenaal takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reilly in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reilly scoring with punches and elbows.
Arsenaal is not content to let Reilly control the position.

Reilly decides to stand back up.
Reilly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arsenaal rather than just go for the knockout.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.

Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
A short left from Reilly.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arsenaal's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly gets underhooks to prevent Arsenaal's takedown attempt.
Arsenaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arsenaal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wapen Arsenaal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arsenaal jumps guard but Reilly stands there with Arsenaal around his waist. Arsenaal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arsenaal fails to pull guard.
Brendan Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Arsenaal throws a big shot that misses.
Arsenaal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arsenaal takes one on the button.
Arsenaal misses with a double jab
and Reilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Arsenaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30

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