PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Reilly
vs
Williams

168 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
43
140 lbs
43 - 25 - 3

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 9 - 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 43 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a leg kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Williams.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reilly, as that shot connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.

Reilly moves into the clinch.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams letting Reilly take a breather here.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Reilly closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Reilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.

Reilly breaks the clinch.

Reilly instigates a clinch.
Reilly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reilly.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Reilly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Williams.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Reilly rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.

Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a right and a left that Reilly avoids nicely.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Williams.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Reilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Reilly stumbling back into the cage.

Reilly pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Reilly prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams moves out of range as Reilly throws a body kick.
Reilly cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reilly.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Williams jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams works over Reilly's head and body with a nice combination.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Reilly's head.
Williams feints a jab promting Reilly to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams connects with the punch.
Reilly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Reilly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams looks to land a combination. Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to break free.
Reilly has Williams pushed against the cage.
Reilly can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Williams avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reilly if he has to take too many more of those.

Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.

Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Williams lands the left hand.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Reilly forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.

Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Williams.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams slips under a jab.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Reilly scores with a four punch combination!
Williams takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Williams tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reilly slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Reilly does no damage.
Williams avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly misses with the combination.
Williams throws a one two combo.
A solid body kick from Williams.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Reilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Williams.
I think Williams 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!