PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 3197 p4p, 407 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 2019 p4p, 282 weight class). Reilly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Whispers - Rock Steady. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mutou
vs
Reilly

188 cm
47
206 lbs
38 - 29 - 2

197 cm
28
211 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

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 38 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Mutou was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reilly misses with a hook. Mutou ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly lands with a shot to the body.
Mutou misses with a shot to the body
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.
Mutou swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mutou counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly tries to buck Mutou off but Mutou is having none of it.
Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Mutou landing strikes.
Reilly gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly tries to get to full guard but Mutou has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mutou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reilly tries to roll over but Mutou keeps him under control.
Mutou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reilly tries to roll over but Mutou keeps him under control.
Reilly regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou postures up.
Mutou trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reilly is controlling Mutou's posture.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Mutou preventing the sweep.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Reilly has momentary wrist control but Mutou slips an elbow through the middle.
Reilly controls Mutou momentarily but Mutou frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou scoring with some ground and pound.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mutou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutou connects with a couple of short punches.
Mutou tries to free his leg and advance position but Reilly is retaining full guard.
Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mutou connects with a couple of short punches.
Mutou is fighting to break Reilly's control of his arms but Reilly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reilly controls Mutou momentarily but Mutou frees himself.
Reilly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mutou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutou scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly working a defensive guard but Mutou passes into half guard.
Reilly tries to roll over but Mutou keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mutou lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mutou moves forwards but Reilly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mutou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Mutou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutou fails to land with a series of punches.
Keiji Mutou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mutou seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mutou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly cracks the inside of Mutou's front leg.
Mike Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly punishes Mutou's body with a nice straight punch.
Mutou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Reilly clinches with his opponent.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Mutou working aggressively here.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mutou scores with a shoulder strike.
Mutou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Mutou trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.

Mutou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mutou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mutou has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.

Reilly gets a clinch.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutou is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reilly to keep the fight standing.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutou scores with a shoulder strike.
Mutou misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Mutou throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Mutou fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Mutou avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Mutou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Reilly.
Mutou misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Mutou lands with a left to the head.
Mutou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Mutou avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.

Mutou decides to pull guard.
Reilly content to stall in guard here.
Mutou pulls Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reilly preventing the sweep.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou pulls Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
Reilly postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mutou doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mutou throws a big counter combination but Reilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Mutou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 time! Mutou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mutou darts in looking for a takedown but Reilly gets double underhooks and turns Mutou into the cage.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutou throws a nice looking combination but Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reilly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mutou throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Mutou just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mutou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mike Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Mutou keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Reilly.

Reilly sends Mutou crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Reilly is motioning to the referee to let Mutou up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mutou is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Mutou takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Reilly sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Mutou bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Reilly!
A relieved looking Mike Reilly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.