PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the cage accompanied by Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

East
vs
Reilly

182 cm
28
205 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

190 cm
26
214 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly connects with a leg kick. East looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Klein East has been cut.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reilly lands a head kick. East smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reilly. That did some damage!
Reilly lands with a hook. East tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly takes one to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Reilly coming out on top.
East throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly moves away from the strike by East.
Reilly misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
Reilly drops his hands momentarily and East takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
East misses with a hook.
East staying out of range there.
East throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reilly's waist but Reilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing East off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reilly's hands.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
East with a hook.

It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
Reilly throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as East blocks the leg kick.
East bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reilly swings for the body but East moves out of range.
Reilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reilly scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Reilly blocks the low kick.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
East throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
East connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reilly. Reilly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for East.
Reilly thows a leg kick but East checks it
letting East counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but East paws at him with a jab and circles away.
East ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.

Reilly gets a clinch.
Reilly looking to throw knees to the head but East is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from East.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but East avoids the damage to the body.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

East breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy body kick from East
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but East is out of range.
East is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
East tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. East sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East lands a really nice looking cross but Reilly seems unphased.
East jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
East pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly cracks East with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reilly's sensitive parts.
East slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
East slips under a jab.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
Reilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from East misses.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly throws a leg kick but East moved away.
Reilly avoids the body shot from East.
A nice inside leg kick there by East. That's going to slow Reilly down.
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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from East 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 Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
East fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reilly on the side of the head.
Reilly's jab looks to have found its range, popping East under the eye.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at East's knee but East avoids it well.
Reilly throws a series of strikes that have East backpedaling.
Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
East takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
A big right from Reilly misses.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reilly's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reilly.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

East misses with a leg kick.
East lands with a nice body kick.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but East moved out of range.
East connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reilly. Reilly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
East throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract East.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly tries to move into range but East moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by East. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Reilly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
East throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
East scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Reilly. Beautiful body shot.
Ignatius Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East lands a jab to the head.
Reilly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reilly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Reilly connects with a right hand. East shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reilly thows a leg kick but East checks it
and East counters with a leg kick.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for East.
Reilly looks to land a combination but East avoids it well.
Reilly throws a jab when East was well out of range.
East cracks Reilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks a head kick by East.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly throws a low kick but East moves out of range easily.
East blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and East is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from East.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
East scores with a head kick.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. East shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
East wants to land a leg kick but Reilly is out of range.
East tries to land a leg kick but Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly misses with a hook.
East misses with a low kick.
East throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
East shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
East with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly throws a low kick, looking for East's leg but East calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by East.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East misses with a hook to the body
and Reilly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. East is lucky that one didn't land flush.
East defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
East lands with a shot to the body.
East tries to land a front kick but Reilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. East does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reilly tries to clinch but East is having none of it.
East loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
East tries for a takedown but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reilly throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
Reilly tries a low kick but East avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East cracks Reilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reilly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
East thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Reilly with a hook.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Klein East will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Good leg kick by East there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
East 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.
East throws a low kick but Reilly moves out of range easily.
Reilly lands a right hook to the body.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
East ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reilly's calf.
East lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but East has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from East.
East blocks the elbow strike.

East manages to break the clinch.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East avoids the body shot from Reilly.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
A punch combination from Reilly misses.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Reilly.
Reilly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reilly cracks East with a good jab.
Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good standup being displayed there by East as he connects with a hook.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but East bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
A jab from East misses.
East closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reilly circles away.
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!
East throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from East 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 Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reilly throws a leg kick but East checks it.
East listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reilly cracks the inside of East's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
East throws a head kick that misses
and Reilly counters with a good low kick that East was not able to check.
Reilly wants to clinch up but East keeps it at a distance.
East takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before East has time to react.
Reilly lands a jab to East's midsection.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but East steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. East manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Reilly instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Reilly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, East creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East jumps guard but Reilly stands there with East around his waist. East gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
East has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
East is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reilly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klein East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing East up against the cage.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
East misses with a body punch.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns East into the cage.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down East.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatius Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignatius Reilly!
A pretty intense looking Ignatius Reilly took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.