PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. O Reily has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Linhares
vs
O Reily

176 cm
26
145 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

168 cm
26
138 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Hellbent

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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan O Reily!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Reily takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Reily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linhares connects with a right hand. O Reily shakes it off.
Linhares misses the jab.
Linhares keeps O Reily at a distance using the push kick.
Linhares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Reily has time to react.
Linhares slaps away a takedown attempt from O Reily, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been told by Linhares's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Reily lands with an uppercut that bounces Linhares off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reily blocks the body kick.
O Reily misses with a low kick.
Linhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linhares punishes O Reily's body with a nice straight punch.
O Reily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
O Reily moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares lands with an uppercut that bounces O Reily off the cage and back into range.
O Reily tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Reily closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linhares circles away.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Reily. O Reily obviously looking to wear him down.
O Reily throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Reily throws a good cross that connects.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from O Reily misses.
O Reily throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
O Reily blocks the body kick.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Reily dodges the punch combination from Linhares.
Linhares jabs O Reily right on the nose. O Reily blinks but takes it well.
O Reily loads up on a big right hand but Linhares slips the punch.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Reily.
O Reily slips a straight right by Linhares.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reily misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linhares 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.
O Reily looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by O Reily.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
O Reily lands a nice shot that snaps Linhares's head back.
O Reily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares moves out of range as O Reily strikes.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily throws a combination. Linhares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
O Reily throws a combination that misses
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linhares slips a jab from O Reily.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

O Reily shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Reily thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily is trying to control. Linhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Linhares keeping control of the position.
O Reily wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Linhares is trying to get back to full guard.
O Reily wants to pass the guard but Linhares is defending well.
O Reily thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Linhares's head.
Linhares is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reily is pressing down on Linhares's thigh, looking to free his foot. Linhares is holding on for now.
O Reily passes the guard and advances to mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Reily working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily looking to control but Linhares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Reily throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Reily is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linhares can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Linhares is in a horrible position here. O Reily smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Linhares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Linhares wants to hold on but O Reily pushes him away.
O Reily has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Reily landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan O Reily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Linhares's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from O Reily. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Linhares cracks O Reily with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Linhares.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but O Reily moved away.
O Reily feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Reily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linhares thuds his shin into the meat of O Reily's side.
Linhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linhares looks to land a right hand but O Reily moved out of range.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Reily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linhares doesn't seem bothered though.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Reily.
Linhares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Reily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Reily misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a nice looking combination but O Reily bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linhares throws a hook but O Reily avoids it easily.
Linhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Reily has a takedown stuffed.

O Reily gets a double leg takedown into Linhares's guard.
O Reily makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Linhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Reily is one step ahead there.
O Reily throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linhares pulls O Reily in close to his closed guard and prevents O Reily from doing any damage or advancing position.
O Reily sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Linhares's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares moves into full guard.
Ryan O Reily has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Reily stops Linhares from standing up.
O Reily throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Reily trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Reily's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Linhares seems keen to control O Reily's posture.
O Reily scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Linhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Linhares working for a triangle but O Reily defends it easily.
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!
O Reily trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reily throwing strikes but missing.
O Reily throws a big elbow that misses.
O Reily looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Linhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Reily is able to avoid easily.
O Reily checks a leg kick.
O Reily cracks Linhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Reily misses with a few strikes there.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Reily chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Reily thuds a left hand into Linhares's body.
O Reily shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Linhares as he avoids it easily.
Linhares throws a front kick aimed at O Reily's knee but O Reily avoids it well.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linhares slaps away a takedown attempt from O Reily, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan O Reily.
Linhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Reily. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Reily sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reily misses with a jab to the body
and Linhares counters with a left and a right that stings O Reily.
Linhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linhares lands a nice hook to O Reily's body. O Reily takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
O Reily looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Reily.
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 Hector Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Linhares's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Linhares lands with an overhand left.
O Reily scores with a hook to the body. Linhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Linhares scores with a push kick.
A shot to the liver by O Reily. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linhares throws a hook but O Reily avoids it easily.
Hector Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that O Reily sees coming a mile off.
Linhares misses with a hook. O Reily ducked under it nicely.

O Reily decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Reily stalling.
Linhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Linhares is trying to maintain the position but O Reily is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linhares defending well though.
Linhares moves into full guard.
Linhares wants to sweep here but O Reily controlling him for the moment.
Linhares pulls O Reily in close to his closed guard and prevents O Reily from doing any damage or advancing position.
Linhares is trying to keep O Reily in close.
O Reily working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Linhares keeping full guard, as O Reily tries to pass.
O Reily is working Linhares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Reily trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linhares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Reily manages to get himself to full guard.

O Reily is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Linhares has his hands clasped together but O Reily extends and breaks Linhares's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by O Reily.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan O Reily!
Ryan O Reily decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.