PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Reilly (ranked 269 p4p, 576 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 38 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Reilly
vs
Lucy

181 cm
29
194
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
34
197
19 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Léonard Lucy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucy is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucy.
O Reilly punishes Lucy's body with a nice straight punch.
O Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucy scoring well with a low kick there.
O Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucy doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucy connects with a jab.
Lucy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucy cracks O Reilly with a good jab.
O Reilly misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucy looks to score with a jab to the body but O Reilly is just out of range.
Lucy misses with a kick to the body
and O Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Léonard Lucy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from O Reilly misses.
Lucy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Reilly looks to throw a body kick
and Lucy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucy throws a head kick that misses.
Lucy misses with a jab to the body
and O Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Reilly avoids the head kick by Lucy.
Lucy misses with a left hand
and O Reilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lucy is rocked!
Lucy looks for the body kick but O Reilly saw that one coming.
Lucy is still on wobbly legs! Can O Reilly finish him?
O Reilly throws a leg kick but Lucy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucy seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucy throws a body punch but O Reilly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from O Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lucy thumps O Reilly with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Lucy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lucy gets caught napping as O Reilly dives in and scores a takedown. Lucy manages to retain guard.
Lucy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucy trying to keep a closed guard but O Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
Lucy looking to control but O Reilly passes into half guard.
O Reilly slips a nice elbow through Lucy's hands, connecting with Lucy's forehead.
O Reilly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucy defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to pass the guard but Lucy defending well.
O Reilly wants to take a breather but Lucy is having none of it.
Lucy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Reilly scores with a couple of nice shots.
O Reilly throwing shots but Lucy is blocking nicely.
O Reilly is pressing down on Lucy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lucy is holding on for now.
O Reilly thows a huge punch but Lucy dodges it nicely.

O Reilly is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Reilly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Reilly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucy defending well though.
O Reilly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Reilly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Reilly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Reilly tries to pass to full mount but Lucy defends it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patty O Reilly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lucy connects with a body shot that sends O Reilly's belly button to the back.
Lucy just misses with a punch to the body.
O Reilly misses with a hook
and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucy misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Reilly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
O Reilly slips a straight right by Lucy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly swings widly with a right hand
and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand.
O Reilly digs a good hook to Lucy's body.
Lucy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Lucy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly has a takedown stuffed.
Lucy moves to clinch but O Reilly breaks away
and O Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Lucy with a jab.
Lucy throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucy misses with a straight right.
Lucy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Reilly.
Lucy throws a head kick but O Reilly moves out of range.
O Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Reilly is defended easily by Lucy.
Lucy throws out a counter right but O Reilly avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Reilly blocks a jab.
Lucy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Reilly manages to avoid it.
O Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Lucy manages to avoid it.
Lucy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good exchange - O Reilly coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucy wants to slow O Reilly down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucy throws a body shot but no joy.
O Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lucy scores with a spinning back kick!
Léonard Lucy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly with the inside leg kick.
O Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Lucy darts in and clinches O Reilly up against the cage.
Lucy lands a knee to the body.
Lucy landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucy trying to land knees to the body.
Lucy lands a hook that snaps the head of O Reilly backwards.
Lucy misses with a punch to the body.
O Reilly prevents a body shot from Lucy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lucy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucy lands with a light punch inside.
Lucy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lucy misses with a knee strike.
Lucy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Reilly is defending well for now.
Lucy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucy prevents a body shot from O Reilly.
Lucy landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucy backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucy can't find room to land a body shot as O Reilly controls the action.
Lucy presses O Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucy backwards.
Lucy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Reilly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lucy can turn it around.
O Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lucy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Reillys head.
Lucy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucy wants to stall.
O Reilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patty O Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucy trying to land knees to the body.
O Reilly cracks Lucy with a nice body shot.

O Reilly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. O Reilly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lucy trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Léonard Lucy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

O Reilly gets tackled into the cage by Lucy. Lucy maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucy tries to throw a body punch but O Reilly avoids it by throwing Lucy back against the cage.
Lucy misses with a body punch.
Lucy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Léonard Lucy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucy.
O Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Lucy trying to land knees to the body.
Lucy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lucy struggles to land a body shot inside as O Reilly controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Reilly pulls guard successfully.

O Reilly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucy chips away with some ground and pound.

O Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Reilly 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Lucy from controlling successfully.

O Reilly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

O Reilly has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lucy doesn't defend quickly enough and O Reilly has managed to lock this one up! Can Lucy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to O Reilly on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patty O Reilly!
Patty O Reilly retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Patty O Reilly rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.