PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Guarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reilly's choice of entrance music: Trouble Man. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Guarez
vs
Reilly

190 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Guarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reilly scores with a takedown into Guarez's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reilly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reilly wants to get up but he can't break Guarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guarez tries to get out of the position.
Reilly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Reilly was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Guarez fails with the takedown.
Guarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Guarez with that takedown attempt.

Reilly moves into the clinch successfully.
Guarez is working for takedown but Reilly is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Guarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reilly swivels and escapes.
Guarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Guarez rushes Reilly and presses him up against the cage.
Guarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Reilly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Guarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guarez goes for a takedown attempt but Reilly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reilly shoots in and gets a takedown into Guarez's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reilly controls the pace.
Reilly wanted to stand there but Guarez had control of the position.
Reilly controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Reilly was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Guarez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reilly trying to hold on to Guarez's head to control him but Guarez postures up.
Guarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reilly trying to hold on to Guarez's head to control him but Guarez postures up.
Guarez 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Reilly gets a double leg takedown into Guarez's guard.
Guarez keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Reilly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Guarez keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bobby Reilly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Reilly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guarez is trying to defend but Reilly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Guarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Reilly pushes Guarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Guarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reilly gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Reilly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Guarez can't fight it off and eventually Reilly manages to take the fight to the floor. Guarez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reilly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guarez's guard.
Guarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly trying to control but Guarez is working from the bottom.
Reilly wants to get up but he can't break Guarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bobby Reilly.

Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.

Guarez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Reilly is pressing down on Guarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reilly being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarez wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Bobby Reilly has got the better of the ground game so far.

Reilly pushes Guarez off and gets back to his feet.
Bobby Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly lands with a nice combination. Guarez backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Juan Guarez has been cut.

Reilly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Reilly was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reilly stuns Guarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Reilly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reilly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reilly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly wants to control the action but instead Guarez gets a body lock and reverses into Reilly's guard! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Guarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reilly thuds his right hand into Guarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Reilly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Guarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reilly wants to improve his position but Guarez is controlling well.
Reilly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guarez is working away from the top position though.
Guarez is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarez is looking to advance position but Reilly won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Reilly pushes Guarez up against the cage in a clinch.

Guarez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Guarez just wasn't active enough.

Reilly instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly is trying to stall.
Reilly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guarez.
Guarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Reilly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarez has Reilly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reilly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Guarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guarez can't get the takedown.
Guarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reilly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guarez is defending well for now.
Guarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reilly after a bit of a struggle.
Guarez tries for a takedown but Reilly manages to get underhooks.
Guarez tries for a takedown but Reilly manages to get underhooks.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reilly misses with a knee strike.
Guarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Reilly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Reilly gets control of Guarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reilly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly controls Guarez momentarily but Guarez frees himself.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Guarez controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reilly is on top in guard.
Reilly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reilly trying to control but Guarez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Reilly.
Well Reilly 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Reilly!
A less than humble Bobby Reilly misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.