PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, one day like this. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Leary
vs
Long

190 cm
27
265 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 - $89

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Leary throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
O Leary swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Leary thinking.
O Leary misses the jab.
A cross from O Leary lands.
Long lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.

O Leary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Leary takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Leary.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

O Leary has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Long regains guard immediately.

O Leary avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Leary lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Leary is one step ahead there.
O Leary trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
O Leary throws a big right hand that misses.
O Leary is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
O Leary with a nice head shot there.
O Leary is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Leary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Leary is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Leary postures up.
Long keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
O Leary throws a big right hand that misses.
Long avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to control the position but O Leary postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Leary misses with a hook
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
O Leary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Leary.
A nice combination there by Long.
O Leary connects with a nice looking jab.
O Leary tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
O Leary wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larry O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
O Leary tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
O Leary is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Alex Long has been cut.
O Leary wants to clinch.
Long slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has O Leary backing up. O Leary nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
O Leary misses with a right hand
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

O Leary moves into the clinch successfully.
O Leary letting Long take a breather here.
O Leary scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Long is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Long's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Long gets caught flat footed, as O Leary shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
O Leary distracts Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Long working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Leary's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Leary's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Long working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because O Leary has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary passes to full mount!

O Leary has control of Long's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Long regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Leary dominating with strikes here.
O Leary working the ground and pound effectively.
Long is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Leary lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Long is wriggling around trying to escape.
Long wants to hold on but O Leary pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Larry O Leary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Long is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Long is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for O Leary! Long is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Larry O Leary!
Larry O Leary retains his heavyweight title!