PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Gilas (ranked 1021 p4p, 155 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 895 p4p, 134 weight class). Gilas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name - Fort Minor. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gilas
vs
Farrelly

176 cm
31
213 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

185 cm
38
221 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gilas if he has to take too many more of those.
Farrelly moves in looking to clinch but Gilas pushes him off.
Gilas avoids the body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly 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.
Farrelly lands with a right hand.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly throws the kick towards the body but Gilas avoids it.
Farrelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farrelly avoids a kick to the body.
Gilas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Gilas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Farrelly tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly looks to throw the jab but Gilas is out of range.
Gilas is looking to clinch but Farrelly is avoiding it.
Gilas missing with a left hand there. Farrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilas throws out a leg kick but Farrelly moves out of range and Gilas only half commits.
Farrelly misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrelly.
Farrelly cracks Gilas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Farrelly checks the leg kick.
Farrelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farrelly tries a low kick but Gilas avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Farrelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gilas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gilas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Gilas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gilas throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrelly counters with a leg kick.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
Gilas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gilas tries to clinch but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilas was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Seamus Farrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrelly.
Gilas is looking to chop away at Farrelly's legs.
Gilas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gilas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Farrelly checks a leg kick.

Farrelly has Gilas up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrelly misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Farrelly fails to land.
Farrelly tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilass head.

Gilas has clasped his hands together around Farrelly's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Farrelly is trying to buck Gilas off.
Farrelly dodges the ground and pound from Gilas.
Gilas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Farrelly tries to bench press Gilas off him but Gilas keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is looking to take a break and control but Farrelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gilas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gilas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gilas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Farrelly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Farrelly is staying active underneath Gilas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gilas thows a huge punch but Farrelly dodges it nicely.
Gilas drops an elbow to the side of Farrelly's head.
Gilas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrelly defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrelly defending well though.
Farrelly trying to control but Gilas postures up.
Farrelly is doing well to control the position and prevent Gilas from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilas is pressing down on Farrelly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farrelly is holding on for now.
Farrelly is refusing to be controlled, as Gilas sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gilas stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Farrelly as he checks the leg kick.
Farrelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gilas throws a leg kick but Farrelly checks it.
Gilas thuds his shin into the meat of Farrelly's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seamus Farrelly 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.

Farrelly takes a swing at Gilas's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Farrelly.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
As Farrelly backs away, Gilas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrelly walks into a straight right hand from Gilas.
Farrelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
Farrelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilas to score with a decent uppercut.

Farrelly drives through and clinches with Gilas against the cage.
Gilas blocks the elbow strike.
Farrelly throws an elbow that misses.
Gilas digs a right hand into Farrelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrelly's gas tank.
Farrelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrelly gets underhooks to prevent Gilas's takedown attempt.
Gilas misses with the head strike.

Farrelly breaks from the clinch.
Gilas scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gilas - that will leave a mark!
Gilas throws a low kick, looking for Farrelly's leg but Farrelly calmly moves out of range.
Gilas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farrelly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Gilas blocks the low kick.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilas is just out of range.
Gilas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farrelly on the side of the head.
Gilas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farrelly can pounce on him.
Gilas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farrelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farrelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farrelly connects with a jab.
Farrelly swinging wildly here.
Farrelly checks a low kick from Gilas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Gilas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gilas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gilas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Farrelly on his heels. He'll look to pass Farrelly's guard now, I'm sure.
Gilas with a nice head shot there.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Farrelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gilas is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farrelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farrelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrelly, not yet.
Gilas working some strikes from top position.
Farrelly working a defensive guard here.

Farrelly pushes Gilas off and gets back to his feet.

Gilas shoots in and bounces Farrelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Farrelly scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilas looks for the body kick but Farrelly saw that one coming.
Farrelly shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farrelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gilas moves away from the strike by Farrelly.
Gilas connects with an inside leg kick.
Farrelly wants to clinch up but Gilas keeps it at a distance.
Farrelly scores with a nice strike.
Farrelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farrelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gilas throws a body punch but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seamus Farrelly 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!

Farrelly wants to clinch.
Farrelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilas connects with a leg kick. Farrelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farrelly throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
As Farrelly looks to move away, Gilas throws a big counter combo but Farrelly just gets out of the way.
Farrelly misses with a kick to the body.
Gilas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Farrelly. That one must have hurt.
Gilas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gilas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farrelly is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas lands a body shot.
Farrelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farrelly misses with a leg kick.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gilas takes the fight into the clinch.
Farrelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Gilas - that landed with a thud.
Farrelly lands with a light punch inside.
Gilas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by Gilas.
Gilas wants a takedown but no success here.
Gilas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrelly backwards.
Gilas is trying to drag Farrelly to the mat but Farrelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Gilas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilas blocks an elbow strike.
Gilas wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrelly.
Gilas lands with a short shot to the head.
Gilas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilas leaning against his opponent.
Gilas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrelly backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farrelly prevents it.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Farrelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrelly.
Gilas wants a takedown but no success here.
Farrelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neil Gilas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilas is working Farrelly over against the cage.
Farrelly misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seamus Farrelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gilas tries for a takedown but Farrelly manages to get underhooks.
Gilas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gilas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farrelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gilas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farrelly defends it nicely.
Gilas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farrelly! But no joy.
Gilas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gilas misses with a low kick.
Farrelly throws a big counter head kick but Gilas avoids it with no problem.
Farrelly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gilas misses with a hook
and Farrelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrelly checks a low kick from Gilas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrelly under the eye.
Gilas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gilas misses with an uppercut.
Farrelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gilas takes one 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!
Farrelly lands with a good body shot.
Farrelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gilas on the side of the head.
Gilas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Farrelly instigates a clinch.
Gilas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrelly is keeping busy.
Farrelly works on Gilas's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrelly lands an uppercut.
Gilas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gilas throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seamus Farrelly.
I've got Farrelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Farrelly!
Seamus Farrelly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.