PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 2165 p4p, 313 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 1881 p4p, 289 weight class). Reilly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Whispers - Rock Steady. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laoka
vs
Reilly

188 cm
42
205 lbs
35 - 22 - 5

197 cm
27
211 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 35 - 22 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laoka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Laoka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laoka connects with a nice looking jab.
Reilly lands with an overhand left.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Laoka moved out of range nicely.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Laoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly connects with a high kick.
Laoka lands a jab.
Good work by Laoka as he checks the leg kick.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Laoka throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Laoka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly slips a jab from Laoka.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laoka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly tries to counter with a clinch but Laoka shakes him off and moves away.

Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Laoka.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Laoka tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly pushes Laoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with some punches.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laoka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Reilly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Laoka cracks the inside of Reilly's front leg.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Laoka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laoka with a jab.
Laoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Laoka misses with a looping right.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.

Laoka darts in and clinches Reilly up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Laoka lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Laoka.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mike Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Laoka.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laoka taking a breather.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Laoka.
Laoka gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Reilly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Laoka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reilly can turn it around.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Laoka dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Reilly 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laoka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reilly swings for the body but Laoka moves out of range.

Reilly clinches up with Laoka and pushes him back against the cage.
Laoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Laoka working aggressively here.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laoka.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Laoka.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laoka into the cage.
Laoka digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Laoka tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laokas head.
Katsu Laoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Laoka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laoka misses with some punches.
Laoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Laoka.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Laoka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka working aggressively here.
Laoka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Laoka 's eye.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Reilly.
I've got Reilly 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reilly!
A victorious Mike Reilly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.