PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago has chosen Battle Ready - Otep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reilly
vs
Thiago

190 cm
21
214 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
208 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Thiago blocks a leg kick.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Thiago circles away.

Reilly darts in and clinches Thiago up against the cage.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Paulo Thiago has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thiago.
Thiago misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thiago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Thiago blocks with his arms.
Thiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reilly scores with a knee to the head.
Reilly blocks the elbow strike.
Reilly dodges an elbow strike from Thiago.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That has opened up Paulo Thiago's cut even more.
Thiago throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Thiago, against the cage.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thiago.
Knees to the body from Reilly.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thiago.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
Thiago looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thiago throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thiago up against the cage.
Reilly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thiago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reilly stalling.
Reilly working Thiago over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reilly.
Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Paulo Thiago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reilly taking a breather.
Thiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thiago is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thiago has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thiago throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reilly landing knees to the body.
Thiago misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly lands an elbow inside that Thiago shrugs off.

Paulo Thiago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paulo Thiago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ignatius Reilly!