PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top's entrance music is Killing in the name . A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Top
vs
Reilly

180 cm
30
218 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
214 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Top. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Top pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Top throws a leg kick

and Reilly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reilly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Top in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Top lands with a left to the head.
Reilly blocking some punches.

Top tightens his grip and picks Reilly up, before dumping him to the ground. Reilly manages to land in guard.
Top pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly controlling the position.
Top looking to pass the guard.
Top is looking to work some ground and pound but Reilly has wrist control.
Top in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Top from controlling successfully.
Top pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly has his hands on Top's head, controlling the position.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Top controlling him for the moment.
Top trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reilly manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reilly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Top is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Top escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reilly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reilly is fighting to break Top's control of his arms but Top is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reilly wants to stand but Top is controlling his posture from full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Top is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Top had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reilly defends it easily.

Top working for a triangle but Reilly defends it easily.

Top is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reilly defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reilly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Top wants to control but Reilly postures up.
Top tries to buck Reilly off but Reilly is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly gets to mount! Top was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Top is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brick Top will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly checks a low kick from Top.
Top misses with a body kick.
Jab from Reilly.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Top. That did some damage!
Top misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly misses with a body kick.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Top. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Top tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Top looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Top shoots in looking for a takedown. Reilly tries to sprawl out of it but Top keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reilly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Top moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a good knee to the midsection. Top won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Top.
Top is looking for a takedown.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Top working aggressively here.
Top misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Top has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Top scores with a nice short uppercut.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Top dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reilly obliges.
Top working aggressively here.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tops head.
Reilly tries to work over Top's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a knee to the head.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Top takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Top blocks with his arms.
Reilly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Top can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Top goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tops head.
Nice elbow from Reilly.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tops head.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly lands an elbow inside.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Top takes a shot to the head.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to stall.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Top's head.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Top 's eye.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Top's defenses.
Reilly scores a nice knee to the body.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Top is rocked!
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Top is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Top's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Top drops to his knees and Reilly pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignatius Reilly!
Ignatius Reilly took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.