PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Lights out. Justin O Reilly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

O Reilly
vs
Viking

185 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
202 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reilly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Viking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Viking.
Viking looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Viking tries for a takedown but O Reilly manages to get underhooks.
O Reilly can't get the takedown.
Viking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Reilly landing knees to the head.
O Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viking is defending well for now.
Viking trying to control the position but instead, O Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viking into the cage.

O Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Reilly has a takedown stuffed.
Techno Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reilly jabs at Viking's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly misses with a head kick.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Viking pushes him off.
Viking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Viking pushes him off.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Viking moves out of range.
Viking misses with a double jab
and O Reilly counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Reilly scores with a nice strike.
O Reilly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viking manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Reilly fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin O Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Reilly wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
O Reilly throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viking shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Reilly defends it nicely.
O Reilly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Viking circles away.
O Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Viking moves into the clinch.
O Reilly jumps guard but Viking stands there with O Reilly around his waist. O Reilly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Viking is trying to stall.
O Reilly working hard to break the clinch.
O Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Viking gets an underhook and turns O Reilly into the cage.
O Reilly seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Viking is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Viking looking for a takedown.
O Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Viking blocks with his arms.
Viking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from O Reilly fails to land.
O Reilly blocks the elbow strike.

O Reilly successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viking sitting in guard here, content to control.
Viking landing some decent shots from guard.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Viking from controlling successfully.
Viking must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly wants to stand and escape but Viking is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin O Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin O Reilly's cut.
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.

Viking shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Reilly sprawls well. O Reilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Viking gets slowly back to his feet.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
O Reilly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Viking swats away the attempt to clinch by O Reilly.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
O Reilly tries to clinch up.
O Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from O Reilly both land. Nice combination.
O Reilly is looking to clinch.
O Reilly wants to clinch.
Viking misses with a takedown attempt

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Reilly.
O Reilly is looking to control Viking's arms but Viking gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Reilly has his back to the cage.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking tries for a takedown but O Reilly manages to get underhooks.
Justin O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Techno Viking.
O Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Viking has double underhooks.
O Reilly is trying to push Viking away but Viking has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Reilly tries to break the clinch but Viking is controlling the position.
Viking goes for a takedown attempt but O Reilly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
Viking misses with a leg kick
and O Reilly counters with a series of strikes. Viking will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Viking misses

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Reilly.
Viking wants a takedown.
Viking lands a nice knee to the body.
Viking pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Reilly avoiding damage as Viking throws knees to the body.
Viking has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Reilly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Reilly obliges.
Viking misses with an elbow over the top.

Viking breaks the clinch.
Viking misses with a takedown
and O Reilly counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice jab there from O Reilly.
Nice sprawl there from O Reilly as Viking shoots in.

Viking closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Viking gets a trip takedown into half guard.
O Reilly trying to control here.
Viking misses with a head shot. O Reilly uses the momentum to regain guard.

Viking gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Viking looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Reilly is fending him off so far but Viking persists. Nope, O Reilly circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking keeps the fight on the outside.
Viking throws a combination that misses

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Reilly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Viking gets an underhook and turns O Reilly into the cage.

Viking breaks the clinch.

Viking has closed the distance and engaged O Reilly in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Reilly obliges.
Viking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viking avoiding damage as O Reilly throws knees to the body.
O Reilly takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Reilly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viking in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Reilly avoiding damage as Viking throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Viking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viking shoots in but O Reilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin O Reilly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin O Reilly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

O Reilly tries to keep at a distance but Viking has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
O Reilly lands a knee to the body.
O Reilly wants a takedown.
O Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Viking has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
O Reilly looking to throw knees to the head but Viking is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Viking as O Reilly tries to tie him up.

O Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Viking closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking stops O Reilly from getting back to his feet.

Viking is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Reilly is just riding it out for now. Viking eventually gives up the hold.

Viking is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Reilly defends it well.
O Reilly wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Viking wants to stand up but O Reilly is controlling the position.
O Reilly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viking looking to pass the guard.
Viking wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Viking manages to get himself to full guard.
O Reilly prevents Viking from getting back to his feet.
O Reilly with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Reilly throwing strikes from guard but Viking blocks nicely.
Viking wants to stand and escape but O Reilly is having none of it.

O Reilly gets to his feet. Viking looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Viking tries to clinch up but O Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking throws a lazy uppercut

and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
O Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Viking changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Reilly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Reilly looks to clinch

and Viking counters with a single leg into guard. O Reilly didn't expect that.
O Reilly is looking to stand up but Viking isn't so interested in that idea.
Viking wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
Justin O Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Techno Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Reilly wants to get back to his feet but Viking is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Techno Viking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Reilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin O Reilly!