PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angus O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Reily
vs
Gray

180 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angus O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Gray!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray checks a low kick from O Reily.
O Reily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray looks to land a right hand but O Reily moved out of range.
O Reily takes one to the side of the head.
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Reily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
O Reily throws a leg kick but Gray checks it.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
O Reily misses with a double jab
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gray misses with a combination
and O Reily counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Reily.
Gray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Gray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Reily sprawls well initially but Gray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gray is keen to just control but O Reily is a slippery customer.
Gray thows a huge punch but O Reily dodges it nicely.
Gray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Reily is trying to stand back up but Gray is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Reily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gray prevents O Reily from standing back up.

Gray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Reily doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gray.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gray tries to bum rush O Reily with a series of wild strikes but O Reily uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Angus O Reily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray looks gassed!
A combination from Gray does no damage.
O Reily lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
O Reily misses with a two punch combination.
O Reily throws a combination that misses
and Gray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gray tries to clinch but O Reily is having none of it.
Gray throws a right and a left that O Reily avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily misses with a wild combination.
O Reily connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Reily misses with a double jab.
Gray is looking to clinch.
O Reily slips a straight right by Gray.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
O Reily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Reily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Reily throws a combination. Gray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but O Reily ducks down to avoid it.
O Reily throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

O Reily gets caught flat footed, as Gray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gray throws a big right hand that misses.
Gray postures up in O Reily's guard and throws a big left but O Reily blocks it.
O Reily knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground.
Gray stands up over O Reily, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
O Reily wants to stand and escape but Gray is having none of it.
Gray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Reily is looking to stand up but Gray isn't so interested in that idea.
Gray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gray trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Gray chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gray postures up in O Reily's guard and throws a big left but O Reily blocks it.
Gray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Reily works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gray throws a big right hand that misses.
Gray stops O Reily from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gray checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reily throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray with a hook.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Gray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Gray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Reily moves away.
Angus O Reily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray dodges the punch combination from O Reily.
O Reily misses with a leg kick.
Gray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
O Reily lands a two punch combo.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray checks a leg kick.
O Reily throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gray on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gray!
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gray missing with a left hand there. O Reily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Reily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Reily misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Reily falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gray moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gray has dropped down and is working for a takedown. O Reily is trying to keep an underhook but Gray manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Reily does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Reily on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
O Reily is trying to stand.
Gray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Reily defending well though.
Gray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Reily with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Reily blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gray.
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.
Gray is nestled in close to O Reily, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gray connects with a nice short shot to O Reily's temple.
Gray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Reily on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if O Reily tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gray lands a nice short elbow.

Gray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reily keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

O Reily tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gray keeps control of O Reily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Reily is trying to break free.
Gray trying to stall but O Reily improves his position.
Gray looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
O Reily looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Reily is keeping busy.

O Reily escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Reily throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Reily's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Reily duly obliges.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
O Reily misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Gray blocks the leg kick.
O Reily thows a body shot but no joy.
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray misses with a double jab.
O Reily slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab from O Reily.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but O Reily slips the punch.
O Reily throws a solid leg kick but Gray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Reily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! O Reily's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

O Reily lands an overhand right.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Reily.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Reily moves away.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
O Reily scores with a shot to the body.
O Reily throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Reily misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
O Reily fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
O Reily throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
O Reily scores with a jab to the head.
O Reily on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gray tries to bum rush O Reily with a series of wild strikes but O Reily uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Reily.
O Reily throws a leg kick that misses.
O Reily ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray swinging wildly here.
O Reily's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and O Reily duly obliges.
Tim Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws the left hand but O Reily avoids the punch easily.
O Reily lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from O Reily does no damage.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Reily moves away.
O Reily connects with a single shot there.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray swinging wildly here.
O Reily throws a leg kick that misses.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from O Reily.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Gray dodges the punch combination from O Reily.
Gray throws a hook but O Reily avoids it easily.
A big left from Gray misses.
Some wild striking there from O Reily.
O Reily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
O Reily lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Reily ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Reily is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Reily lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Reily.
Gray thuds his right hand into O Reily's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray misses with a looping right.
O Reily attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Reily tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but O Reily pushes him off.
O Reily throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and O Reily only half commits.
O Reily looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Reily sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gray somewhat.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Reily's waist but O Reily gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
O Reily throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and O Reily only half commits.
A nice combination there by Gray.
O Reily getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gray throws a body punch but O Reily moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Reily misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Reily swivels and escapes.
Angus O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Gray.
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Reily swivels and escapes.
O Reily throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. O Reily does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Reily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
O Reily throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Reily was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Reily.
O Reily moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gray walks into a left hand.
O Reily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reily throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angus O Reily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

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 Reily goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gray punishes O Reily's body with a nice straight punch.
O Reily does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
O Reily closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donk. O Reily catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gray takes a swing at O Reily's ribcage but misses.
O Reily displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Reily.
O Reily throws out a powerful jab.
Angus O Reily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Gray does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from O Reily.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Reily.
O Reily misses with a wild combination.
Tim Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray cracks O Reily with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Gray.
Well Gray 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Gray!