PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kruzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin O Reilly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kruzov
vs
O Reilly

170 cm
24
137 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Kruzov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Collin O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Kruzov throws a head kick that misses.

O Reilly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kruzov quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kruzov is looking to escape.
O Reilly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Reilly passes to full mount!
Kruzov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control from the bottom.
O Reilly sitting and controlling from the half guard.

O Reilly stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kruzov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruzov tries to clinch up but O Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
O Reilly looks to land a combination. Kruzov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Reilly.
Kruzov being controlled for a moment.

O Reilly stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kruzov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Collin O Reilly has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruzov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Reilly looks to land a combination but Kruzov avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown but Kruzov shows good takedown defense.
Kruzov tries to close the distance and clinch but O Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruzov tries to clinch up but O Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.

O Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
O Reilly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Kruzov has him pressed against the cage.
Kruzov looking to slow down the pace here.
O Reilly is trying to break free.
Kruzov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kruzov trying to control the position but instead, O Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kruzov into the cage.

O Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Reilly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Kruzov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Reilly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Reilly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reilly controlling from the top position.

O Reilly stands and steps away. Kruzov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Kruzov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collin O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reilly shoots in but no luck this time.
Kruzov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruzov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Reilly manages to avoid it.

O Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Kruzov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Reilly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruzov tries to clinch there but O Reilly circles away.
O Reilly has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Reilly is defended easily by Kruzov.
Andrei Kruzov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Collin O Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov throws a looping overhand right but O Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Kruzov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruzov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Reilly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kruzov tries to avoid it but O Reilly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kruzov to the ground. Kruzov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kruzov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

O Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kruzov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Reilly has Kruzov pressed against the cage, preventing Kruzov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kruzov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly has had enough of the clinch but Kruzov keeps him there for the moment.

O Reilly pulls guard.
Kruzov prevents O Reilly from getting back to his feet.
O Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Kruzov wants to stand but O Reilly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Kruzov stands up and waves to O Reilly to follow him.
Kruzov throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Reilly gets a clinch.
O Reilly takes an elbow to the temple.
Kruzov keeps control of O Reilly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kruzov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kruzov lands a nice elbow.
Kruzov stalling in the clinch but O Reilly improves position.
Kruzov has had enough of the clinch but O Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Kruzov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Kruzov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

O Reilly breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov dodges the punch combination from O Reilly.
Andrei Kruzov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruzov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Reilly 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.

O Reilly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kruzov wants to stand up but O Reilly is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Reilly is looking to stand up but Kruzov won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruzov wants to stand up but O Reilly is controlling him.
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 Andrei Kruzov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Collin O Reilly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

O Reilly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kruzov defends it nicely.
Kruzov fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown but Kruzov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Reilly is defended easily by Kruzov.
Andrei Kruzov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Collin O Reilly.
O Reilly has a takedown stuffed.

O Reilly moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov tries to stall but O Reilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Reilly can't break the clinch.
Kruzov is looking to control O Reilly's arms but O Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kruzov has his back to the cage.
O Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Kruzov is controlling him.
O Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kruzov stalling in the clinch but O Reilly improves position.
Kruzov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kruzov is trying to force a seperation but O Reilly has the dominant position.
Kruzov has had enough of the clinch but O Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Kruzov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kruzov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruzov trying to stall but O Reilly improves his position.
O Reilly wants to break free but Kruzov has control.
O Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruzov's efforts to push away.
O Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruzov working hard to break the clinch.
Kruzov tries to land knees in the clinch but O Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Kruzov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
O Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Kruzov is controlling him.

Kruzov jumps into guard, dragging O Reilly to the mat.

O Reilly gets to his feet. Kruzov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

O Reilly instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Reilly wants to break free but Kruzov has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Reilly as Kruzov tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.

Kruzov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
O Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.
O Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruzov.
A head kick misses from Kruzov.
Kruzov throws a nice head kick!
Andrei Kruzov is winning the standup battle so far.

O Reilly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly throws a strike but Kruzov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Collin O Reilly.
I think O Reilly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin O Reilly!
Collin O Reilly gave a mention to Alpha-Male Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).