PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Felix
vs
Reilly

182 cm
30
217 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

190 cm
25
214 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reilly at a distance.
Felix blocks a leg kick.
Reilly thows a leg kick but Felix checks it
and Felix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Felix checks a leg kick.
Felix checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Felix. That's going to slow Reilly down.
Reilly slips a jab from Felix.
Reilly with a hook.

It looks like Junior Felix has been cut.
Reilly wants to clinch.
Felix scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix looks for a takedown but Reilly sprawls well.

Felix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Felix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felix is pushing down on Reilly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reilly is fighting to maintain full guard but Felix has managed to sneak the leg through.
Felix thows a huge punch but Reilly dodges it nicely.
Felix is taking a breather. Reilly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Reilly tries to roll over but Felix keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is controlling Felix's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Felix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Felix trying to control from half guard but Reilly is working away.
Felix with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Felix scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Felix looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felix tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reilly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Felix somewhat.
Felix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Felix.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felix's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix thows a leg kick but Reilly checks it
and Reilly counters with a nice leg kick.
Felix looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Felix is out of range.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Felix fails with the takedown
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly blocking some punches.

Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ignatius Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior Felix's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly throws the kick towards the body but Felix avoids it.
Felix motions for Reilly to come forward. Felix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Felix sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Felix is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly throws a nice head kick!
Ignatius Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
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 cracks the inside of Felix's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense.
Reilly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Felix.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Felix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reilly as he avoids it easily.
Reilly tries a low kick but Felix avoids it.
Reilly slaps away a takedown attempt from Felix, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felix avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly slaps away a takedown attempt from Felix, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands an elbow inside.
Felix takes an elbow to the forehead.

Junior Felix's cut is getting worse.
Felix working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Felix.
Felix takes an elbow to the temple.

Junior Felix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Felix takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.

Jeez, Junior Felix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Reilly.

Felix is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ignatius Reilly!
Ignatius Reilly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.