PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba ORiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacey has chosen Motley Crue - Wild Side as his entrance music. Mike Lacey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baba ORiley's chin.

ORiley
vs
Lacey

190 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
201 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 New York, Baba ORiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey wants to clinch up but ORiley keeps it at a distance.
Lacey tries to close the distance and clinch but ORiley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORiley tries to clinch but Lacey is having none of it.
ORiley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacey swats away the attempt to clinch by ORiley.
Lacey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lacey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ORiley swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.
Baba ORiley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lacey.
ORiley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lacey dives in and grabs ORiley's left leg, looking for a takedown. ORiley pushes down on Lacey's head and hops out.
Nice jab there from Lacey.

ORiley clinches.

Lacey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
ORiley is trying to control but can't.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ORiley is trying to control but can't.
ORiley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lacey on the ground.
ORiley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lacey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ORiley defending well though.
ORiley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
ORiley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
ORiley is looking to control Lacey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can ORiley avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from ORiley.
ORiley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lacey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ORiley is fending him off so far but Lacey persists. Nope, ORiley circles away and we're back to standing.

Lacey darts in and clinches ORiley up against the cage.
ORiley tries to land a knee to the head but Lacey blocks with his arms.
Lacey goes for a takedown in the clinch but ORiley prevents it.

ORiley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lacey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacey looks gassed!
Lacey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ORiley can pounce on him.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but ORiley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ORiley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
ORiley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ORiley punishes Lacey's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ORiley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lacey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ORiley punishes Lacey's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORiley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
ORiley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and ORiley duly obliges.
Lacey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

ORiley rushes Lacey and presses him up against the cage.
ORiley lands a nice knee to the body.
Lacey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for ORiley.
ORiley lands a body shot in the clinch.
ORiley working Lacey over with knees to the body.
ORiley with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORiley.
ORiley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

ORiley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

ORiley gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for ORiley.
ORiley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lacey's defenses.
Lacey fails to pull guard.
Lacey is trying to drag ORiley to the mat but ORiley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lacey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lacey.
Lacey wants a takedown but no success here.
ORiley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lacey drops down looking for an ankle pick but ORiley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lacey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ORiley tries to avoid it but Lacey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ORiley to the ground. ORiley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by ORiley.
ORiley connects with a single shot there.
ORiley tries to clinch up.
Lacey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
ORiley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Lacey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
ORiley pushes Lacey away with a front kick.
Lacey closes the distance and clinches up with ORiley, looking for a takedown. Lacey pushes ORiley against the cage but ORiley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ORiley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lacey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
ORiley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
ORiley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORiley.
Lacey tries to clinch up but ORiley circles away and keeps his distance.
ORiley slips under a jab from Lacey.
ORiley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
ORiley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lacey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baba ORiley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

ORiley closes the distance and clinches.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.
ORiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
ORiley missing with knees to the body.
ORiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lacey.
ORiley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
ORiley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lacey avoids it.
Lacey blocks an elbow strike from ORiley.
Lacey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ORiley struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacey controls his hands.
ORiley prevents the takedown attempt.
Lacey avoiding damage as ORiley throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from ORiley.
Lacey lands with a left to the head.
Lacey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORiley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORiley delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lacey wants to clinch up but ORiley keeps it at a distance.
Lacey dives in and grabs ORiley's left leg, looking for a takedown. ORiley pushes down on Lacey's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORiley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lacey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baba ORiley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

ORiley is looking to clinch but Lacey is avoiding it.
Lacey has a takedown stuffed.
ORiley stuffs the takedown attempt from Lacey. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet.
ORiley lands with a nice combination. Lacey backs away looking to recover.
ORiley looks to land a combination. Lacey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ORiley lands with a shot to the body.
ORiley scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacey should have avoided that one.
ORiley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
ORiley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
ORiley thuds a left hand into Lacey's body.

ORiley has Lacey up against the cage in a clinch.
Lacey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ORiley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baba ORiley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lacey.
ORiley scores a nice knee to the body.
ORiley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORiley trying to stall but Lacey improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from ORiley.
Lacey wants a takedown.
ORiley lands a body shot.
Lacey avoiding damage as ORiley throws knees to the body.
ORiley lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for ORiley.
Lacey has ORiley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORiley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lacey wants a takedown.
ORiley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lacey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORiley prevents the takedown attempt.
Lacey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. ORiley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
ORiley landing knees to the head.
ORiley landing knees to the body.
Lacey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ORiley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lacey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORiley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lacey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baba ORiley is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ORiley tries to avoid it but Lacey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ORiley to the ground. ORiley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

ORiley clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lacey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORiley smiles and moves away.
ORiley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba ORiley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lacey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. ORiley sprawls well initially but Lacey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
ORiley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacey can do to turn this around?
ORiley tries to get to full guard but Lacey has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Lacey.
ORiley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lacey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
ORiley controls Lacey momentarily but Lacey frees himself.
Lacey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lacey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lacey throws and elbow that misses. ORiley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lacey's guard. Nice move by ORiley!
ORiley wants to control from the top but Lacey keeps moving.
Lacey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lacey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lacey doesn't manage to clinch there - ORiley circles away.
ORiley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lacey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and ORiley counters by clinching up.

Lacey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics ORiley uses from the top position.
Lacey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
ORiley passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

ORiley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lacey sees it coming and defends easily.
Lacey is staying active underneath ORiley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lacey punching from the bottom.
Lacey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
ORiley trying to pass the guard but Lacey defending well.
Lacey gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lacey pushes ORiley off and scrambles back to his feet.

Lacey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lacey is putting a hurting on ORiley here, landing some big shots from side control.
ORiley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ORiley tries to get out of the position.
ORiley dodges the ground and pound from Lacey.
Lacey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lacey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but ORiley is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Lacey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on ORiley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
ORiley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lacey connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lacey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lacey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baba ORiley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

ORiley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ORiley but ORiley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
ORiley scores with a jab to the body.
Lacey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lacey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ORiley is fending him off so far but Lacey persists. Nope, ORiley circles away and we're back to standing.
ORiley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lacey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ORiley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ORiley scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by ORiley. That's going to slow Lacey down.

ORiley closes the distance and clinches.
ORiley is trying to stall.
ORiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacey avoids the damage to the body.
Lacey goes for a takedown in the clinch but ORiley prevents it.
Baba ORiley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lacey.
Lacey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORiley lands a shot to the body.
Lacey has ORiley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORiley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
ORiley lands a knee to the head.
Baba ORiley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.

ORiley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORiley digs a good hook to Lacey's body.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but ORiley shows good takedown defense.
ORiley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORiley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lacey doesn't seem bothered though.
ORiley defending well as Lacey loads up on a big left hand.
Lacey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ORiley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lacey.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacey is working for takedown but ORiley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lacey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacey.
ORiley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lacey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

ORiley manages to break the clinch.
ORiley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lacey has managed to clinch.
ORiley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lacey tries for a takedown but ORiley manages to get underhooks.
ORiley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lacey tries for a takedown but ORiley manages to get underhooks.
ORiley trying to land knees to the body.
Lacey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey tries for a takedown but ORiley manages to get underhooks.
ORiley lands an elbow inside.
ORiley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but ORiley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
ORiley is leaning against Lacey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lacey drops down looking for an ankle pick but ORiley pulls his leg out and moves away.
ORiley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lacey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
ORiley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lacey.
Lacey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
ORiley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lacey at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from ORiley as Lacey shoots in.

ORiley rushes Lacey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lacey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lacey looking for a takedown.

ORiley breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from ORiley misses.
Lacey jabs ORiley right on the nose. ORiley blinks but takes it well.
Lacey fails with the takedown.
Lacey shoots for a double leg takedown but ORiley sprawls well. He's pushed Lacey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lacey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from ORiley. That one must have hurt.
Lacey tests ORiley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ORiley connects with a high kick.
Lacey is looking to clinch but ORiley is avoiding it.
ORiley is looking to wear down Lacey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Lacey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in ORiley's guard.
Lacey landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lacey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ORiley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
ORiley is pulling down on Lacey's head. It's preventing any offense from Lacey, at least for the moment.
ORiley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mike Lacey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baba ORiley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey with a nice head shot there.
Lacey thows a big elbow that misses.
Lacey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lacey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ORiley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lacey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacey is looking to work some ground and pound but ORiley has wrist control.
ORiley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacey.
Lacey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ORiley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ORiley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
ORiley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lacey swats away the attempt to clinch by ORiley.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baba ORiley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ORiley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baba ORiley!