PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Reilly
vs
Williams

168 cm
30
155 lbs
16 - 7 - 2

185 cm
48
140 lbs
48 - 30 - 5

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 16 - 7 - 2, 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 48 - 30 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Williams thinks about the counter body kick.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reilly in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Jab by Reilly.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly checks a low kick from Williams.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Williams thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
Williams throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Reilly slips under a jab from Williams.
Reilly throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Williams lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.

Reilly moves into the clinch.

Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reilly throws a lazy body kick
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly slips under a jab from Williams.
Nice uppercut there from Reilly.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Williams cracks Reilly with a good jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
As Reilly backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Reilly manages to avoid it all.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Reilly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Williams.
Reilly lands a head kick!
Williams tries to land a front kick but Reilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for Reilly.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Williams.
Reilly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Williams down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReilly.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Williams cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reilly - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reilly. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Williams lands.
Reilly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Reilly misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.

Reilly rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Williams tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly has Williams pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.

Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Reilly drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Reilly stalling against the cage.

Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Reilly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Reilly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Reilly off the cage and back into range.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Reilly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Reilly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reilly slips a jab from Williams.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Williams misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams slips a jab from Reilly.
A low kick from Reilly misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to chop away at Reilly's legs.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Reilly settles back down.

Reilly instigates a clinch.
Williams is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Reilly breaks the clinch.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.

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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

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