PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reilly
vs
Strasser

168 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
159 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strasser circles away quickly and effectively.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Strasser moves away and avoids it.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strasser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Strasser.
Reilly lands an overhand right.
Strasser missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Strasser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strasser throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Strasser.
Reilly scores with a hook.
Strasser loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly moves to clinch but Strasser breaks away
and Strasser counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly misses the jab.
Strasser misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Strasser's leg. Strasser is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strasser was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Strasser avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Reilly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strasser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Strasser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Strasser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Strasser.
Strasser misses with a few strikes there.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Strasser circles away.
Strasser just misses with a punch to the body.
Strasser keeps the fight on the outside.
Strasser keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Strasser circles away.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Strasser is avoiding it.
Strasser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reilly's corner calls for a 1-2. Reilly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strasser is trying to pull guard but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Strasser goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reilly prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser working hard to break the clinch.

Strasser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly misses with the combination.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Strasser missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strasser misses with a wild combination.
Reilly looks to land a combination but Strasser avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Reilly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reilly closes the distance but Strasser moves to the side
and Strasser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reilly thinking.
Reilly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Strasser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ray Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strasser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strasser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly misses with the combination.
Reilly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strasser counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Strasser moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Reilly scores with a kick to the body.
Reilly wants to clinch
letting Strasser counter with a right hand.
Strasser moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Strasser.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strasser avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Strasser cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to clinch
and Strasser counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Strasser.
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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasser.
Strasser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Reilly.

Reilly rushes Strasser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Strasser has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Strasser scores with a shot to the body.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Strasser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strasser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Reilly has managed to clinch.
Strasser leaning his opponent against the cage.

Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strasser avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Strasser takes a step back to recover.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly tries to clinch but Strasser moves away
and Strasser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Strasser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Reilly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Strasser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strasser has time to react.
Reilly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Strasser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strasser blocks the body kick.
Reilly is looking to land body kicks.
Strasser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Strasser circles away.
Reilly cracks Strasser with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strasser lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Strasser's head but Strasser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strasser takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strasser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strasser misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Reilly.
Reilly lands with a straight right. Strasser didn't see that one coming.
Strasser slips a straight right by Reilly.
Reilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strasser.
Reilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Strasser misses the target.
Strasser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Strasser keeps it at a distance.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Strasser's knee but Strasser avoids it well.
Reilly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reilly wants to clinch
and Strasser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Reilly there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strasser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly counters with a right hand to the body.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Strasser circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Strasser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strasser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reilly misses with a body shot
and Strasser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Strasser is out of range.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Strasser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strasser is out of range.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strasser with a hook.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Strasser throws a combination that misses
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Strasser. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Strasser counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries to clinch
and Strasser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reilly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Strasser pushes him off.
Reilly lands with a hook. Strasser tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strasser looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Strasser counter with a right hand.
Rosen Strasser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly lands with a kick to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Reilly!