PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reilly
vs
Chavez

190 cm
31
214 lbs
29 - 7 - 2

200 cm
29
223 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
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 29 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Reilly lands a jab.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly misses with a body shot
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reilly throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Chavez throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.

Reilly forces Chavez back against the cage and clinches.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chavez tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly lands an elbow that stopped Chavez in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working Chavez over with knees to the body.
Chavez tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.

Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reilly in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Chavez cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez cracks Reilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Ignatius Reilly's cut is getting worse.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Chavez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez looks winded!
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Chavez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slips a jab from Chavez.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reilly throws a leg kick which misses Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Chavez tries to avoid it.
Reilly is looking to slow Chavez down with leg kicks.
Chavez checks the leg kick.
Chavez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chavez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignatius Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ignatius Reilly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Chavez motions for Reilly to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Reilly with a hook.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reilly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chavez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly lands with a right hand.
Reilly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez tries to work over Reilly's front leg with a kick but Reilly checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chavez 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 connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Reilly cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chavez throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Reilly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chavez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chavez moves out of range as Reilly throws a body kick.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reilly.
The fighters circle, before Reilly throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Chavez's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Reilly lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ignatius Reilly!
Ignatius Reilly thanked the fans post fight for their support.