PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drezner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Checkmate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Drezner
vs
ORielly

175 cm
34
162 lbs
30 - 9 - 3

180 cm
38
163 lbs
38 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
LOD: Affordable Quality

Hellbent
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly throws a nice looking combination but Drezner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORielly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drezner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Not Yours in the buildup to the fight.
Drezner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drezner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ORielly counters with a nice body shot.
ORielly scores with a nice right hand.
Drezner throws a hook to the side of ORielly's head but ORielly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that ORielly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.
Drezner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ORielly.
ORielly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ORielly. That did some damage!
Drezner lands the left hand.
Drezner throws a head kick but ORielly moves out of range.
ORielly misses with a low kick.
ORielly scores with the left hand. Drezner knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by ORielly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of ORielly.
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!
Good exchange - ORielly coming out on top.
Aiden ORielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Drezner.
ORielly misses with a hook. Drezner ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly needs to keep his hands up - Drezner had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Drezner misses.
Drezner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ORielly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drezner.
ORielly swings for the body but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner wants to land a leg kick but ORielly is out of range.
The fighters circling - ORielly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORielly throws a body punch but Drezner moves out of range.
ORielly connects with a right hand. Drezner shakes it off.
ORielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drezner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ORielly throws out the jab.
ORielly throws a jab but it's blocked by Drezner.
ORielly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drezner manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by ORielly.
Drezner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ORielly.
ORielly throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORielly. ORielly obviously looking to wear him down.
ORielly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drezner. ORielly does a little dance to reset his feet.
ORielly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ORielly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drezner scrambles back to his feet.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ORielly lands a glancing blow to the side of Drezner's head.
Drezner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by ORielly.
ORielly misses with a left hand

and Drezner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Drezner.
ORielly blocks an elbow strike from Drezner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Drezner breaks from the clinch.
ORielly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drezner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drezner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ORielly.
Drezner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner cracks ORielly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drezner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ORielly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drezner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORielly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drezner moves away.
Drezner slips a straight right by ORielly.
Drezner throws a hook but ORielly blocks it.
Drezner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ORielly throws out the jab.
ORielly connects with a single shot there.
Drezner staying out of range there.
Drezner misses with a low kick.
Drezner slips under a jab from ORielly.
Good standup being displayed there by ORielly as he connects with a hook.
ORielly lands a glancing blow to the side of Drezner's head.
Drezner moves out of range as ORielly strikes.
ORielly loads up on a big right hand but Drezner slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by ORielly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of ORielly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drezner. ORielly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drezner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ORielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ORielly misses with a looping right.
Drezner slips under a jab from ORielly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORielly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
ORielly misses with a wild combination.
ORielly scores with a nice head shot.
Drezner looks to land a left hand but ORielly moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drezner.
An inside leg kick from Drezner misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ORielly lands with a hook. Drezner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drezner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling ORielly to score with a decent uppercut.
ORielly misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

ORielly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drezner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ORielly counters with a nice kick to the body.
ORielly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ORielly cracks Drezner with a good jab.
Drezner throws a front kick aimed at ORielly's knee but ORielly avoids it well.
ORielly just misses with a punch to the body.
Drezner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drezner slips under a jab from ORielly.
Drezner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ORielly's hands.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.
Drezner moves out of range of the body kick from ORielly.
Danga de danga de dang - ORielly scores with a four punch combination!
ORielly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Drezner.
ORielly moves out of range of the strikes.
Drezner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drezner.
Drezner missing with a left hand there. ORielly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drezner tries to work over ORielly's front leg with a kick but ORielly checks it.
Decent striking displayed by ORielly there.
ORielly misses with an uppercut. Drezner saw that one coming.
ORielly throws a series of punches but Drezner avoids them all with ease.
Drezner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ORielly throws a shot from downtown. Drezner moves away and avoids it.
ORielly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drezner. That one must have hurt.
ORielly throws a solid leg kick but Drezner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ORielly.
Drezner misses with a right hand
and ORielly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drezner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drezner ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.
Drezner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drezner moves out of range of the strikes.
ORielly misses with a wild body shot.
ORielly swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORielly blocks a head kick by Drezner.
Nice defenses there by Drezner.
ORielly checks the leg kick.
Aiden ORielly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drezner tries to clinch up but ORielly circles away and keeps his distance.
Drezner misses with a jab to the body
and ORielly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drezner misses the jab.
ORielly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drezner.
Drezner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
ORielly tried to score with a low kick but Drezner checks it.
ORielly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drezner.
ORielly throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Drezner.
ORielly looks to land a right hand but Drezner moved out of range.
Drezner chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezner.
ORielly swings for the body but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner's corner calls for a 1-2. Drezner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
ORielly jabs Drezner right on the nose. Drezner blinks but takes it well.
Drezner throws a leg kick that misses.
Drezner tries to clinch up.
Drezner misses with a body shot
and ORielly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
ORielly with a nice cross.
Drezner feints a jab promting ORielly to slip. Drezner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. ORielly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Drezner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drezner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORielly throws a shot from downtown. Drezner moves away and avoids it.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
ORielly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drezner in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throws a one two combo.
Drezner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent ORielly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
ORielly misses with a hook. Drezner ducked under it nicely.
Drezner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ORielly moves out of range of the strikes.
Drezner scores with a nice strike.
Drezner tries to move into range but ORielly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drezner lands a nice shot to the body.

Drezner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with ORielly, pushing him back against the cage.
ORielly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
ORielly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

ORielly manages to break the clinch.
Drezner misses with a straight left.
Drezner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drezner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ORielly.
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 Zak Drezner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Drezner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drezner checks a leg kick.
Drezner misses with a low kick as ORielly jumps back.
Drezner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
ORielly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drezner takes a step back to recover.
Drezner blocks a jab.
A big left from ORielly misses.
Drezner tried to score with a low kick but ORielly checks it.
Drezner throws an overhand right that lands on ORielly's shoulder, as ORielly tries to avoid the shot.
ORielly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drezner misses with a leg kick.
ORielly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drezner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORielly.
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
ORielly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ORielly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner misses with a looping left.
Drezner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ORielly.
ORielly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drezner throws a jab but it's blocked by ORielly.
ORielly slips under a jab from Drezner.
ORielly tries to land a front kick but Drezner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drezner keeps ORielly at a distance using the push kick.
ORielly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from ORielly misses
and Drezner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Drezner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ORielly.
ORielly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by ORielly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of ORielly.
A big left from ORielly misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner blocks a jab.
Drezner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ORielly can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drezner staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - ORielly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drezner throws an overhand right that lands on ORielly's shoulder, as ORielly tries to avoid the shot.
Drezner moves in looking to clinch but ORielly pushes him off.
No joy there for Drezner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from ORielly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drezner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drezner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
ORielly swinging wildly here.
ORielly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Drezner misses.
ORielly misses with a series of wild punches.
ORielly throws a wild body kick that Drezner sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly connects with a right hand. Drezner shakes it off.
ORielly throws a low kick, looking for Drezner's leg but Drezner calmly moves out of range.
ORielly slips under a jab.

Drezner clinches.
ORielly digs a right hand underneath Drezner's ribcage. Drezner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
ORielly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drezner.
ORielly wants to get back to striking at distance but Drezner won't allow it.
ORielly blocking some punches.
Drezner misses with a body punch.

ORielly breaks from the clinch.
ORielly lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Drezner.
ORielly avoids the body shot from Drezner.
Drezner ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.
ORielly misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly ducks under a wild hook from Drezner.
Drezner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and ORielly is able to avoid easily.
ORielly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drezner.
Drezner defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.
ORielly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ORielly scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drezner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drezner staying out of range there.
ORielly misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drezner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
ORielly throws a combination. Drezner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Drezner closes the distance and pushes ORielly back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aiden ORielly.
I think ORielly 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden ORielly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aiden ORielly thanked Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).