PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Diaz has chosen It's dark and hell is hot as his entrance music. Mike Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reilly
vs
Diaz

181 cm
27
177 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

189 cm
28
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Reilly misses.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Reilly avoids it well.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Reilly lands a head shot.
Diaz misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Reilly - just one landing.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Frank Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Reilly's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
Reilly thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Diaz down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Reilly both land. Nice combination.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Reilly slips a jab from Diaz.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Reilly looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a low kick but Reilly moves out of range easily.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly takes one to the side of the head.
Reilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Reilly wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.

Reilly rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz dives in and grabs Reilly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reilly pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Reilly cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Reilly avoids it with no problem.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Reilly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz cracks Reilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reilly throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly scores with a punch to the head.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Reilly wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Mike Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly walks into a jab.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz works over Reilly's head and body with a nice combination.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz checks a low kick from Reilly.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reilly lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Reilly checks a leg kick nicely.
Reilly tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reilly is defending well.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Diaz.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
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.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Reilly gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Diaz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Reilly off the cage and back into range.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reilly tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Reilly tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Reilly throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Reilly there.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Diaz down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Reilly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reilly after a bit of a struggle.
Frank Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Diaz.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Reilly manages to get underhooks.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reilly is defending well.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reilly just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
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!
Reilly stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Reilly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reilly throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Frank Reilly!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Frank Reilly!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Frank Reilly!

Frank Reilly wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Frank Reilly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mike Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck that I want a rematch. '.