PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Constantine
vs
Reilly

184 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

168 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 3 - 2

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nylerhotep Constantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reilly gets tackled into the cage by Constantine. Constantine maintains the clinch.
Constantine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.

It looks like Ray Reilly has been cut.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantine.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
Constantine misses with an elbow over the top.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Constantine.
Knees in the clinch landing for Constantine.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Reilly is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Constantine trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.
Constantine 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.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Constantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantine lands a nice knee to the body.
Constantine has Reilly pressed against the cage.
Constantine lands a right hand.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Constantine misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Constantine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
Constantine working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Constantine.
Constantine lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Constantine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Constantine lands a right hand.
Reilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Constantine has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly trying to stall but Constantine improves his position.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Reilly stalls.
Constantine lands with a short shot to the head.
Constantine lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Constantine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Constantine has Reilly pushed against the cage.

Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Constantine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reilly scrambles back to his feet.
Constantine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Constantine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Constantine misses with a combination
and Reilly counters with a left to the body.
Reilly throws a push kick but Constantine slaps the foot to one side.
Constantine tries to counter with a takedown but Reilly is quick to defend against it.
Reilly connects with a high kick.

Constantine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Constantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine looking to slow down the pace here.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Constantine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine has Reilly pressed against the cage, preventing Reilly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Constantine up against the cage.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Constantine is keeping busy.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Constantines head.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly avoiding damage.
Constantine is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Constantine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Reilly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Constantine clinches with his opponent.
Constantine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Constantine up against the cage.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Reilly looking to stall.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Constantines head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nylerhotep Constantine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Constantine trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly stalling the fight.
Constantine prevents a body shot from Reilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine lands an elbow inside.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Constantine stalling the fight.
Constantine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Constantine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine lands a knee to the head.
Constantine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reilly can do to turn this around?
Reilly misses with some punches.
Constantine lands an elbow inside that Reilly shrugs off.
Constantine trying to land knees to the body.
Constantine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly trying to control the position but instead, Constantine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reilly into the cage.
Constantine pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Constantine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Constantine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Constantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Come on Constantine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reilly is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Constantine lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Constantine on the inside.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Constantine lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Reilly is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reilly as Constantine tries to tie him up.
Constantine lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly can't break the clinch.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Constantine landing knees to the body.
Constantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Constantine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine crunches a lovely knee into Reilly's ribcage.
Constantine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Constantine fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reilly wants to stall.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
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!
Constantine pushes off an throws an elbow but Reilly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Reilly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Constantine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Constantine throws a series of strikes that have Reilly backpedaling.

Constantine closes the distance and clinches.
Constantine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Constantine won't allow it.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Constantine scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Constantine.
Constantine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Constantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly pushes Constantine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantine trying to land knees to the body.
Constantine leaning against his opponent.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly is trying to force a seperation but Constantine has the dominant position.
Reilly can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Constantine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Constantine lands an elbow inside.
Constantine misses with an elbow over the top.
Reilly trying to control the position but instead, Constantine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reilly into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Constantine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Constantine avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
Constantine lands an elbow just above Reilly 's eye.
Ray Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nylerhotep Constantine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Constantine's head.
Constantine working aggressively here.
Constantine lands an elbow inside.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reilly is trying to stall.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantine pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Constantine is stalling here.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Constantine is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine misses with a body punch.
Constantine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Constantine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Constantine has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
A head punch on the inside from Constantine fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reilly gets through Constantine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nylerhotep Constantine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Constantine 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nylerhotep Constantine!