PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtly Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ambrose might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Me and You - Nero. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ambrose
vs
Reilly

202 cm
26
269 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

190 cm
31
214 lbs
30 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtly Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose tries a low kick but Reilly avoids it.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Ambrose moved away.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambrose avoids the body shot from Reilly.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ambrose ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Ambrose checks the leg kick.
Ambrose scores with a push kick.
Jab, jab by Ambrose - just one landing.

It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Ambrose tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ambrose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Ambrose looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Reilly.
A jab from Ambrose misses.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ambrose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ambrose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ambrose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ambrose.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Ambrose misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose misses with a looping right.
Ambrose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ambrose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly misses with a hook. Ambrose ducked under it nicely.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
Ambrose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reilly is out of range and Ambrose settles back down.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Ambrose keeps it at a distance.
Ambrose throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ambrose.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reilly is out of range and Ambrose settles back down.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Ambrose.
Nice straight punches there by Ambrose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ambrose.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Ambrose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Ambrose tries a head kick but it misses.
Ambrose wants to land a leg kick but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Ambrose moves out of range easily.
Ambrose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ambrose scores with a leg kick.
Ambrose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Ambrose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Reilly - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ambrose catches Reilly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Ambrose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ambrose throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Ambrose throws a chopping leg kick but Reilly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ambrose walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Reilly throws a body punch but Ambrose moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ambrose is just out of range.
Reilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Ignatius Reilly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ambrose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ambrose throws a low kick, looking for Reilly's leg but Reilly calmly moves out of range.
Ambrose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ambrose misses with a body punch
and Reilly counters with a leg kick.
Ambrose misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Ambrose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
Ambrose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ambrose throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ambrose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a nice shot that snaps Reilly's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ambrose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ambrose has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ambrose feints and then cracks Reilly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reilly down.
Reilly throws a combination that misses
and Ambrose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly with a jab.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly misses with a low kick as Ambrose jumps back.
Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Ambrose ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ambrose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ambrose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Reilly.
Ambrose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reilly on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks to land a combination but Ambrose avoids it well.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambrose lands a nice looking body shot.
Ambrose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ambrose tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ambrose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
Reilly lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from Ambrose misses.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ambrose.
Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Ambrose lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ambrose.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Reilly wants to slow Ambrose down by chopping away at his legs.
Ambrose just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ambrose to score with a decent uppercut.
Reilly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Ambrose pushes him off.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Ambrose circles away.
Ambrose throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Ambrose down.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Curtly Ambrose has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ambrose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambrose throws a leg kick
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ambrose's knee momentarily.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Ambrose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambrose's sensitive parts.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ignatius Reilly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reilly connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Ambrose down.
Ambrose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly trying to control the position but instead, Ambrose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reilly into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ambrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
A short uppercut from Ambrose.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reilly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ambrose throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ambrose is just out of range.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Reilly is predictable there
and Ambrose counters with a nice body shot.
Reilly tests Ambrose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ambrose feints and then cracks Reilly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reilly down.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambrose connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ambrose cracks Reilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ambrose takes one on the button.

Ambrose is rocked!
Reilly knocks out Ambrose with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Reilly before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Reilly picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ignatius Reilly!
After winning the bout, Ignatius Reilly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.