PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James O Rielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Rielly
vs
Tavares

180 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James O Rielly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares thuds a left hand into O Rielly's body.
A shot to de liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
Tavares keeps O Rielly at a distance using the push kick.

O Rielly has Tavares up against the cage in a clinch.

O Rielly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Rielly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Rielly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavares dodges the punch combination from O Rielly.
A nice combination there by Tavares.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Rielly.
O Rielly throws a combination that misses
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Rielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a one-two to the body.
O Rielly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.

O Rielly rushes Tavares and presses him up against the cage.
O Rielly has had enough of the clinch but Tavares keeps him there for the moment.

O Rielly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tavares scoring well with a low kick there.
O Rielly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Rielly forces Tavares back against the cage and clinches.
O Rielly keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares tries to circle away but O Rielly has him pinned against the cage.
Tavares working hard to break the clinch.
Tavares tries to break free but O Rielly pushes him back against the cage.
O Rielly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
O Rielly keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

O Rielly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

O Rielly moves into range and clinches up with Tavares.
O Rielly is breathing heavily.

O Rielly breaks the clinch.
Tavares throws a series of strikes that have O Rielly backpedaling.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Rielly throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavares throws a series of strikes that have O Rielly backpedaling.
Tavares lands a jab to the nose.
Tavares lunges at O Rielly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Rielly's hand.
Tavares is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
O Rielly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavares scores with a four punch combination!
Nice cross by Tavares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares stalks O Rielly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Rielly's face. O Rielly staggers backwards, shaken.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares throws a one two combo.
O Rielly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Nice body kick there by Tavares.
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Rielly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tavares lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Rielly will feel that in the morning.
Tavares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tavares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tavares throws a head kick that half lands.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Tavares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tavares jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Rielly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Rielly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tavares.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Rielly's sensitive parts.
Brad Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavares feints and then cracks O Rielly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Rielly down.
Tavares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
Tavares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that O Rielly semi-blocks.
Tavares lands a two punch combo.
Tavares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Rielly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Rielly throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares delivers a nice body kick.
Tavares throws out a powerful jab.
O Rielly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavares lands a head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tavares. O Rielly shrugs it off though.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tavares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tavares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tavares lands a head kick!
Donk. Tavares catches O Rielly right on the button with a cross.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
O Rielly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
O Rielly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tavares.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Rielly blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Rielly backs up against the cage.
James O Rielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares scores with a jab. O Rielly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Tavares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
O Rielly misses with a body shot
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Tavares stuffs the takedown attempt from O Rielly. O Rielly gets slowly back to his feet.
Tavares stalks O Rielly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Rielly's face. O Rielly staggers backwards, shaken.
Tavares lands with a nice combination. O Rielly backs away looking to recover.
A nice combination there by Tavares.
O Rielly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tavares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Rielly's head.
Tavares goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tavares lands a with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Tavares finds it's way through O Rielly's defenses.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tavares.
Tavares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavares throws a head kick that O Rielly semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rielly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Tavares both land. Nice combination.
O Rielly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavares scores with a four punch combination!
Tavares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Rielly's head.
Crunch! Tavares slams his shin into O Rielly's torso.
Tavares throws a head kick that O Rielly semi-blocks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Rielly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tavares - the referee stops the clock and O Rielly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tavares. O Rielly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tavares lands a front kick.
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Rielly. That did some damage!
A nice combination there by Tavares.
Tavares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tavares lands with a nice combination. O Rielly backs away looking to recover.
Tavares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
James O Rielly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
O Rielly blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Tavares stalks O Rielly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Rielly's face. O Rielly staggers backwards, shaken.
O Rielly misses with a combination
and Tavares makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Rielly really felt that one!
Tavares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Rielly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Rielly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Rielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares digs a good hook to O Rielly's body.
Tavares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brad Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Rielly avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
O Rielly throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavares scoring well with a low kick there.
Tavares thumps O Rielly with a low kick.
Tavares thows a body kick. O Rielly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tavares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Rielly.
O Rielly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tavares. Tavares obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Rielly throws a lazy head kick
and Tavares counters with a low kick, right behind O Rielly 's knee.
O Rielly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.
Tavares feints and then cracks O Rielly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Rielly down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a one two! O Rielly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tavares scores with a one two! O Rielly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Rielly has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James O Rielly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rielly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tavares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Rielly sprawls well. O Rielly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tavares gets slowly back to his feet.
O Rielly misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has O Rielly backing up. O Rielly nods at Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Rielly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.
Crunch! Tavares slams his shin into O Rielly's torso.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses O Rielly's front leg but catches the back leg as O Rielly tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Tavares 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. This is the final round!

O Rielly throws a combination that misses
and Tavares counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Rielly's knee momentarily.
Tavares throws a head kick but O Rielly moves out of range.
O Rielly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tavares swinging wildly here.
O Rielly dives in and grabs Tavares's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes down on O Rielly's head and hops out.
Tavares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Rielly's head.
O Rielly doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavares scores with a four punch combination!
O Rielly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a nice body kick.
O Rielly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

O Rielly has managed to clinch.
Tavares tries to circle away but O Rielly has him pinned against the cage.
Tavares tries to break free but O Rielly pushes him back against the cage.

Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Tavares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rielly shoots in but no luck this time.
Tavares scores with a hook to the body. O Rielly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tavares.
Tavares lands a high kick!
Tavares lands a nice looking body shot.
Tavares catches O Rielly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Tavares.
O Rielly throws a lazy head kick
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Rielly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
O Rielly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Rielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a big head kick but O Rielly shrugs it off.
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Rielly shoots for a double leg takedown but Tavares sprawls well. He's pushed O Rielly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James O Rielly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rielly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rielly tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tavares lands a two punch combo.
O Rielly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tavares. That one must have hurt.
Tavares's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tavares duly obliges.
Tavares scores with a head kick.
O Rielly throws a combination that misses
and Tavares finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Rielly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Rielly misses with a leg kick.
Tavares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Rielly's head.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Rielly backs up against the cage.

O Rielly gets the takedown into side control.
Tavares is not content to let O Rielly control the position.
O Rielly throws an elbow but Tavares slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rielly tries to score with some ground and pound. Tavares controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
O Rielly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tavares dodges the ground and pound from O Rielly.
Tavares dodges the ground and pound from O Rielly.
O Rielly misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares feints and then cracks O Rielly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Rielly down.

O Rielly darts in and clinches Tavares up against the cage.
Tavares tries to break free but O Rielly pushes him back against the cage.
O Rielly has Tavares pressed against the cage, preventing Tavares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tavares keeps control of O Rielly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Rielly keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

O Rielly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tavares throws a series of strikes that have O Rielly backpedaling.
James O Rielly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brad Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Rielly shoots in but no luck this time.
Tavares throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tavares 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Tavares!