PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dehaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dehaz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - My Own Summer (Shove It). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dehaz
vs
O Reilly

172 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
135 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ultra Fight Gear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Dehaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Collin O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dehaz misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by O Reilly.
O Reilly throws the left hand but Dehaz avoids the punch easily.
O Reilly throws a one two combo.
O Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dehaz circles away quickly and effectively.
O Reilly checks a leg kick.
Dehaz throws a head kick that O Reilly semi-blocks.

It looks like Collin O Reilly has been cut.
O Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dehaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dehaz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Reilly tries to clinch up.
O Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
O Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dehaz. Dehaz obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - O Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dehaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Reilly misses with a hook
and Dehaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Reilly's knee momentarily.
Dehaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nikolai Dehaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dehaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dehaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Reilly backs up against the cage.
Dehaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Reilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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 have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dehaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by O Reilly as he checks the leg kick.
Dehaz lands a head kick. O Reilly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dehaz loads up on a big right hand but O Reilly slips the punch.
O Reilly throws a combination that misses
and Dehaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Reilly's knee momentarily.
Dehaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick from Dehaz lands but O Reilly takes it in his stride.
Dehaz scores with a head kick. O Reilly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Reilly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dehaz. That one must have hurt.
Dehaz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz feints and then cracks O Reilly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Reilly down.
Dehaz tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
O Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dehaz lands a nice shot that snaps O Reilly's head back.
A clash of legs there as O Reilly blocks the low kick.
Dehaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly shoots in but no luck this time.
Dehaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Reilly sprawls well. O Reilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dehaz gets slowly back to his feet.
O Reilly checks a leg kick.
Dehaz scores with a leg kick.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Dehaz tenderised O Reilly's leg. O Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dehaz keeps the fight on the outside.
O Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Dehaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Collin O Reilly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Dehaz connects with a leg kick. O Reilly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dehaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from O Reilly both land. Nice combination.
Dehaz throws a low kick but O Reilly moves out of range easily.
O Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Dehaz circles away.
Some wild striking there from O Reilly.
Dehaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dehaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Dehaz tenderised O Reilly's leg. O Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dehaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dehaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Reilly on the side of the head.
Dehaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikolai Dehaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dehaz throws the kick towards the body but O Reilly avoids it.
O Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dehaz, right into the meat.

O Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Reilly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dehaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dehaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Reilly checks it well.
O Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
Dehaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly throws a combination that misses
and Dehaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dehaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Dehaz does no damage.
Dehaz throws a series of punches but O Reilly moves out of range.
Dehaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dehaz can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Dehaz.
O Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
O Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dehaz wants to land a leg kick but O Reilly is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dehaz.
Dehaz lands a leg kick that knocks O Reilly off balance momentarily.
O Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dehaz tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dehaz thumps O Reilly with a low kick.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
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.
Dehaz throws a sloppy head kick and O Reilly moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as O Reilly blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dehaz does no damage.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dehaz misses.
Dehaz lands a head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dehaz.
O Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dehaz can pounce on him.
O Reilly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Reilly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Dehaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Dehaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Collin O Reilly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Reilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dehaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Reilly counters with a one-two to the body.
O Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Dehaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dehaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dehaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Reilly blocks a low kick nicely.
Dehaz throws a hook but O Reilly blocks it.
Dehaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dehaz tried to score with a low kick but O Reilly checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dehaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dehaz circles away quickly and effectively.
O Reilly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Reilly throws a jab when Dehaz was well out of range.
Dehaz is looking to land body kicks.
O Reilly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dehaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dehaz thuds his shin into the meat of O Reilly's side.
O Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dehaz cracks the inside of O Reilly's front leg.
Dehaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Reilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dehaz counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly slips under a jab.
O Reilly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dehaz.
O Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dehaz feints a jab promting O Reilly to slip. Dehaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O Reilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Reilly throws a series of punches but Dehaz avoids them all with ease.
Dehaz scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Dehaz circles away.
A head kick misses from Dehaz.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dehaz throws a nice head kick!
Dehaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Reilly can do to turn this around?
Dehaz throws a push kick but O Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
Dehaz lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dehaz.
O Reilly tries to move into range but Dehaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dehaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Dehaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Reilly throws a combination that misses
and Dehaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dehaz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly blocks a head kick by Dehaz.
Collin O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Reilly tries to clinch but Dehaz is having none of it.
Nikolai Dehaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dehaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dehaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Dehaz looks for the body kick but O Reilly saw that one coming.
Dehaz moves out of range as O Reilly strikes.
Dehaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Reilly throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dehaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dehaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Dehaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dehaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Dehaz!
Nikolai Dehaz very nearly forgot to thank Ultra Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.