PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Hollrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick O Leary could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Hollrah's chin.

O Leary
vs
Hollrah

176 cm
26
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Hollrah!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary jabs Hollrah to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Hollrah moves into the clinch.
O Leary tries to throw a body punch but Hollrah avoids it by throwing O Leary back against the ropes.
Hollrah lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
O Leary throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollrah.
O Leary scores with a shoulder strike.
Hollrah lands an uppercut.
O Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollrah blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hollrah.
Hollrah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Leary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hollrah blocks an uppercut.
O Leary throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from O Leary.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Leary has a couple of punches blocked by Hollrah.
A short left from Hollrah.
Hollrah's coach down at Restricted area was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hollrah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Leary misses with a body punch.
Hollrah blocks a body shot from O Leary.
O Leary blocking some punches.
Hollrah blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary lands an uppercut.
Hollrah misses with some punches.
Hollrah misses with some punches.
Hollrah blocks an uppercut.
O Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollrah uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Leary.
Hollrah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Leary has a couple of punches blocked by Hollrah.
O Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollrah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hollrah lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from O Leary.
Hollrah lands with a right to the head.
Hollrah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hollrah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollrah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hollrah swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollrah blocks an uppercut.
Hollrah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hollrah working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hollrah.
O Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hollrah blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hollrah.
Hollrah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hollrah tries a body shot but O Leary blocks it.
O Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollrah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hollrah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Hollrah - that landed with a thud.
O Leary misses with the head strike.
Hollrah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hollrah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Leary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from O Leary.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Hollrah controls the action.
Hollrah tries to throw a body punch but O Leary avoids it by throwing Hollrah back against the ropes.
Hollrah blocking some punches.
O Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from O Leary fails to land.
Hollrah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Leary pushes Hollrah back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Leary misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Leary stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hollrah.
Hollrah misses with some punches.
O Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollrah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollrah blocking some punches.
Hollrah presses O Leary against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hollrah misses with the head strike.
Hollrah lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollrah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Leary misses with some punches.
Hollrah lands a body punch.
O Leary misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Leary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Leary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Leary tries to throw a body punch but Hollrah avoids it by throwing O Leary back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollrah struggles to land a body shot inside as O Leary controls his hands.
Hollrah misses with a punch on the inside.
O Leary lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollrah blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from O Leary.
O Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hollrah blocks an uppercut.
Hollrah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollrah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Mick O Leary will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Leary misses with a hook
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollrah blocks a jab.
Hollrah tries to close the distance and clinch but O Leary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Leary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hollrah takes one to the side of the head.

Hollrah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
O Leary throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Hollrah.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hollrah in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O Leary tries a body shot but Hollrah blocks it.
O Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hollrah scores with a shoulder strike.
Hollrah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollrah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Leary.
Hollrah throws an elbow but it misses.
Kyle Hollrah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Leary working aggressively here.
Hollrah lands a body punch.
Hollrah scores with a shot to the side of O Leary's head.
O Leary misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollrah lands a left hand.

O Leary is rocked!
Hollrah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh O Leary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollrah lands a big right hand that drops O Leary! The killer instinct kicks in and Hollrah finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hollrah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Hollrah!