PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reily comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. Chekhov has chosen КАТЮШA as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Reily
vs
Chekhov

168 cm
26
138 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

169 cm
26
140 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

Hellbent
VIRAL COMBAT

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Reily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Reily swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Reily misses the shot to the body.
Chekhov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Reily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chekhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chekhov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Reily swats away the attempt to clinch by Chekhov.
O Reily misses the shot to the body.
O Reily avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chekhov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan O Reily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reily misses with a straight left.
Chekhov avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Reily drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chekhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Reily has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily landing strikes.
What's Chekhov going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
O Reily looks up at the clock and then as Chekhov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Reily smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
O Reily tries to score with some ground and pound. Chekhov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chekhov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chekhov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
O Reily creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chekhov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chekhov is looking to reverse the position.
O Reily is trying to ground and pound but Chekhov uses the momentary lack of control by O Reily to regain half guard.
Chekhov wants to get back to full guard.
O Reily is looking to advance position but Chekhov won't allow it.
Chekhov trying to control but O Reily postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Reily passes the guard and advances to mount!
O Reily cracks Chekhov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily lands a nice shot to the head.
Chekhov tries to hold on but O Reily pushes him away.
Chekhov can't escape the position.
Chekhov manages to regain half guard. Good work.

O Reily is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chekhov defends it well.
O Reily tries to pass to full mount but Chekhov defends it.
Chekhov is not content to let O Reily control the position.

O Reily is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chekhov sees it coming and defends easily.

O Reily seems to be working for a kimura but Chekhov defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Reily is thwarting Chekhov's attempts to control the position.
O Reily has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chekhov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekhov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Reily.
O Reily trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chekhov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Chekhov stopping the sweep attempt from O Reily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Reily dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Reily misses with a straight left.
O Reily ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for O Reily.
O Reily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekhov moves away.
O Reily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chekhov.
O Reily swings for the body but Chekhov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from O Reily.
O Reily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Reily works the jab nicely.
O Reily scores with a nice head shot.
Chekhov cracks O Reily with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chekhov. That's going to slow O Reily down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reily misses with a looping right.
O Reily has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chekhov.
Chekhov slips under a jab.
O Reily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan O Reily is winning the standup battle so far.
Chekhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Reily takes a swing at Chekhov's ribcage but misses.
Anton Chekhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily digs a good hook to Chekhov's body.
Chekhov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Reily misses the shot to the body.
O Reily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chekhov manages to avoid it.
O Reily throws a solid leg kick but Chekhov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Reily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chekhov.
Chekhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Reily was well out of range. Poor timing from Chekhov.
O Reily lands a nice hook to Chekhov's body. Chekhov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Reily with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chekhov to score with a decent uppercut.
O Reily lands a right hook to the body.
O Reily misses with an uppercut.
Chekhov connects with a nice looking jab.
O Reily looks to score with a jab to the body but Chekhov is just out of range.
O Reily shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chekhov as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reily connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chekhov's hands.
O Reily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekhov moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chekhov scores with a kick to the body.
O Reily misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chekhov looks to throw the jab but O Reily is out of range.
Chekhov tries to clinch but O Reily moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from O Reily misses the target.
Chekhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Reily throws a shot from downtown. Chekhov moves away and avoids it.
Chekhov throws the kick towards the body but O Reily avoids it.
O Reily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chekhov can do to turn this around?
Chekhov ducks under a wild hook from O Reily.
O Reily lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by O Reily.
Chekhov misses with a straight left.
O Reily takes a swing at Chekhov's ribcage but misses.
Chekhov leaves O Reily with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan O Reily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekhov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Reily sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily misses with a straight right.
Chekhov throws a jab but it's blocked by O Reily.
O Reily shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chekhov sprawls well. Chekhov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Reily gets slowly back to his feet.
Chekhov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Reily checks a leg kick nicely.
Chekhov thumps O Reily with a low kick.
Chekhov misses the shot to the body.
O Reily works the jab nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chekhov.
Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Reily.
O Reily throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chekhov tries to score with a low kick but O Reily moves his leg out of the way.
Chekhov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov moves away from the strike by O Reily.
Good leg kick by Chekhov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekhov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Reily defending well as Chekhov loads up on a big left hand.
Chekhov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chekhov.
Chekhov lands a jab to the nose.
O Reily throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chekhov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Reily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Reily.
O Reily takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chekhov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Reily takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch lands to the side of Chekhov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Reily fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chekhov checks it well.
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 Ryan O Reily will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Reily walks into a jab.
O Reily takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chekhov moves in looking to clinch but O Reily pushes him off.
Chekhov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
O Reily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chekhov counters with a nice uppercut.
Chekhov ducks under a wild hook from O Reily.
Chekhov throws a low kick, looking for O Reily's leg but O Reily calmly moves out of range.
O Reily takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Reily blocks a low kick nicely.
Chekhov's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Reily under the eye.
Chekhov misses with a low kick as O Reily jumps back.
O Reily throws a shot to the body.
Chekhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chekhov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Reily.
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!
Nice shot lands for O Reily.
A jab from Chekhov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov ducks under a wild hook from O Reily.
O Reily throws a body shot but no joy.
O Reily gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chekhov lands a nice looking body kick.
Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Reily.
Chekhov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Reily's corner calls for a 1-2. O Reily obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Reily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chekhov.
Chekhov throws a leg kick but O Reily moved away.
O Reily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chekhov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chekhov lands a jab to the head.
Chekhov misses with a body kick.
O Reily is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chekhov is looking to chop away at O Reily's legs.
O Reily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Reily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anton Chekhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov punishes O Reily's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekhov throws a shot from downtown. O Reily moves away and avoids it.
Chekhov 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 Reily keeps the fight on the outside.
O Reily closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chekhov circles away.
O Reily misses with a wild body shot.
Chekhov defending well as O Reily loads up on a big left hand.
O Reily misses with a wild body shot.
O Reily throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chekhov's waist but Chekhov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Reily off to one side.
Chekhov lands with a shot to the body.
O Reily shoots for a takedown but Chekhov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan O Reily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chekhov misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chekhov - that will leave a mark!
Chekhov lands with a nice body kick.
O Reily takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Chekhov has closed the distance and engaged O Reily in a clinch.
O Reily tries a body shot but Chekhov blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily tries to work over Chekhov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Reily.
O Reily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chekhov.
O Reily misses with a punch to the body.
Chekhov can't find room to land a body shot as O Reily controls the action.
O Reily lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Reily.
O Reily will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Reily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Reily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chekhov throws a punch but it's blocked by O Reily.
O Reily prevents a body shot from Chekhov.
O Reily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Reily blocks an uppercut.
Chekhov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Reily is keeping busy.
O Reily prevents a body shot from Chekhov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily struggles to land a body shot inside as Chekhov controls his hands.
Chekhov misses with a punch to the body.
O Reily blocks an uppercut.
O Reily softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Reily tries to work over Chekhov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chekhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chekhov tries to work over O Reily's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Reily misses with a punch on the inside.
O Reily lands a shot to the body.
Chekhov digs a right hand into O Reily's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Reily's gas tank.
Chekhov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, O Reily scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Reily lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from O Reily.
O Reily lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Reily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chekhov's elbow.
O Reily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chekhov backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan O Reily.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Reily, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryan O Reily!
After winning the bout, Ryan O Reily thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.