PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Benoit
vs
Reilly

185 cm
26
193 lbs
14 - 8 - 2

190 cm
24
214 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit slips under a jab from Reilly.
Benoit looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Benoit is looking to land body kicks.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benoit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Nice uppercut lands for Benoit. That snapped Reilly's head back.
Benoit has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatius Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reilly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benoit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benoit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Benoit's knee but Benoit avoids it well.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit checks a leg kick nicely.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly motions for Benoit to come forward. Reilly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Benoit does it's job there.
Reilly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Benoit off balance momentarily.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Reilly tries to work over Benoit's front leg with a kick but Benoit checks it.
Reilly lands a nice shot that snaps Benoit's head back.

It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reilly.
Reilly feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Benoit moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit misses with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benoit's knee momentarily.
Reilly works the jab nicely.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Benoit throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Benoit tenderised Reilly's leg. Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benoit misses with a right hand
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reilly slips under a jab from Benoit.
Benoit is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit throws a low kick but Reilly avoids it.
Benoit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reilly.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignatius Reilly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benoit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reilly looks to land a combination. Benoit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A leg kick checked by Benoit.
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked

and Benoit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reilly's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit advances position into side control!
Benoit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit working the ground and pound but Reilly is defending the strikes.
Reilly is looking to reverse the position.
Benoit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Benoit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reilly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Benoit but great work by Reilly.
Benoit tries to improve position but can't.

Reilly decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benoit to his feet.
Reilly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benoit is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benoit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benoit is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Reilly scores with a hook.
Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benoit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Benoit blocks a low kick nicely.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Benoit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Benoit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Benoit misses.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
A leg kick checked by Reilly.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit shoots for a takedown but Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reilly but Reilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Benoit misses
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benoit's knee momentarily.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignatius Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reilly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benoit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benoit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Reilly both land. Nice combination.

Matthieu Benoit's cut is getting worse.
Good work by Reilly as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Benoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benoit is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Benoit down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.
Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benoit doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Reilly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Reilly lands a big head kick that sends Benoit tumbling to the mat! Reilly takes a step backwards and waves Benoit back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Benoit is rocked!

Reilly drops Benoit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Benoit looks back up at him and smiles so Reilly waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Benoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Matthieu Benoit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reilly moves in close and cracks Benoit with a massive right hand! Benoit, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Reilly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ignatius Reilly!