PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

O Leary
vs
Long

176 cm
26
199 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

190 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary scores with a nice right hand.
O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long scores with a three punch combo!
Long avoids the body shot from O Leary.

O Leary shoots in and gets a takedown into Long's guard.
O Leary stays in close to Long's body and controls the position.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but O Leary is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Long keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Leary might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and O Leary counters with a left to the body.
O Leary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Long counters by clinching up.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.

O Leary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary throws a right hand that misses
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Long thows a body shot but no joy.

O Leary gets the takedown into side control.
O Leary takes a little break here. Long wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Long prevents O Leary from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Long won't allow O Leary to pass to mount.
Long is looking for a sweep. O Leary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Leary is pressing down on Long's thigh, looking to free his foot. Long is holding on for now.
O Leary controlling the pace.
Long wants to get back to full guard.
Long controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long ducks under a wild hook from O Leary.
O Leary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Leary connects with a solid leg kick.
O Leary misses with a low kick as Long jumps back.
O Leary shoots in but no luck this time.
O Leary lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a poor cross that misses
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Leary misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Leary counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Long looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Leary manages to avoid it.
Long misses with a body shot.
Long swings for the body but O Leary moves out of range.
Long takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Leary connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. O Leary catches Long right on the button with a cross.
Long slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
Long throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William O Leary dominated that round.
That's time! O Leary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Leary misses with a double jab
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Leary misses with a hook to the body
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Leary tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Leary lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
O Leary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
O Leary lands with a right hand.
O Leary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long lands with a good body shot.
O Leary misses with a left hand
and Long makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Leary really felt that one!
O Leary swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting O Leary here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
O Leary misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Leary misses with an uppercut
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Leary rather than just go for the knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Long.

It looks like William O Leary has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Leary's hands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Long tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Leary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
William O Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Leary off to one side.
O Leary swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops O Leary! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Long!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Long!