PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 3899 p4p, 395 weight class) and Teem OReilly (ranked 4945 p4p, 470 weight class). Antonio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
OReilly

184 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teem OReilly!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from OReilly.
OReilly lands a slapping body shot.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OReilly.
Sloppy strikes from OReilly. Those never looked like landing.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
OReilly misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
OReilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
OReilly misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OReilly throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
OReilly misses with a body shot.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but OReilly blocks it.
OReilly looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by OReilly.
Silva blocks a head kick by OReilly.
OReilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
OReilly throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OReilly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
OReilly is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from OReilly.
OReilly throws a leg kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
OReilly throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReilly misses with a straight left.
OReilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva takes one on the button.
OReilly lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OReilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
OReilly connects with a single shot there.
OReilly scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from OReilly.
Silva blocks a jab.
OReilly punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by OReilly.
OReilly lands a body shot.
OReilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Good standup being displayed there by OReilly as he connects with a hook.
OReilly misses with a straight left.
OReilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
OReilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Teem OReilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OReilly tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
OReilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from OReilly misses.
OReilly throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before OReilly can pounce on him.
Teem OReilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OReilly lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
OReilly tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for OReilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva drops his hands momentarily and OReilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
OReilly lands a jab to the head.
Silva slips a jab from OReilly.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teem OReilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

OReilly lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
OReilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
OReilly cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
OReilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As OReilly looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but OReilly just gets out of the way.
OReilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OReilly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
OReilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OReilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
We've been informed that OReilly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OReilly scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
OReilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by OReilly. Beautiful body shot.
Teem OReilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OReilly misses with a straight right.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - OReilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a counter high kick but OReilly was just alert enough to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for OReilly.
OReilly throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReilly throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
OReilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OReilly lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
OReilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
OReilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
OReilly throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
OReilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
OReilly lands a jab to Silva's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
OReilly is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
OReilly throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
OReilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for OReilly.
OReilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OReilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OReilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OReilly misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
OReilly looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but OReilly manages to avoid it.
OReilly moves into range and connects with a jab.
OReilly throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
OReilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
OReilly lands a head shot.
Silva slips under a jab from OReilly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OReilly cracks Silva with a good jab.
OReilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as OReilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teem OReilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

OReilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OReilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OReilly.
OReilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OReilly throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab by OReilly.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OReilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OReilly throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly throws a sloppy head kick
and OReilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OReilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
OReilly misses with a looping right.
OReilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
OReilly throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
OReilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
OReilly throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OReilly.
Good leg kick by OReilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReilly throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and OReilly only half commits.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
OReilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
OReilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OReilly works the jab nicely.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OReilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from OReilly.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
A good leg kick by OReilly.
OReilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from OReilly.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
OReilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
OReilly missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OReilly misses with a straight right.
OReilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
OReilly throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OReilly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OReilly misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for OReilly.
OReilly throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
OReilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a counter high kick but OReilly was just alert enough to avoid it.
Antonio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OReilly jabs at Silva's body.
OReilly scores with a leg kick.
Teem OReilly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from OReilly misses.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teem OReilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well OReilly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teem OReilly!
A relieved looking Teem OReilly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.