PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya has chosen Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

ORielly
vs
Takaya

180 cm
29
156 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

171 cm
27
152 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORielly moves away.
ORielly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takaya thuds his right hand into ORielly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takaya fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for ORielly.
Danga de danga de dang - ORielly scores with a four punch combination!
ORielly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ORielly wants it to stay on the feet.
ORielly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ORielly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ORielly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORielly throws an overhand right that lands on Takaya's shoulder, as Takaya tries to avoid the shot.
ORielly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly is looking to score with low kicks.
Aiden ORielly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORielly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takaya misses with a body shot.
ORielly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
ORielly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ORielly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from ORielly.
ORielly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takaya.
ORielly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takaya's hands.
Takaya misses with a double jab.
Takaya throws a jab when ORielly was well out of range.
Takaya defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takaya.
ORielly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takaya takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takaya walks into a left hand.
ORielly wants to clinch.
Takaya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ORielly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORielly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Takaya to counter with a crisp jab.
ORielly scores with a jab to the head.
ORielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ORielly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and ORielly counters with a nice uppercut.
Takaya shoots in for a double leg but ORielly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aiden ORielly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Takaya.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Takaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORielly lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takaya. ORielly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takaya throws a lazy right hand but ORielly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ORielly pinned against the cage. ORielly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
ORielly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from ORielly.
ORielly misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takaya walks into a jab.
Takaya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
ORielly loads up on a big right hand but Takaya slips the punch.
ORielly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ORielly.
ORielly misses with a wild body shot.
ORielly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takaya's head backwards.
ORielly scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaya throws a right hand that ORielly ducks under and follows up with a left that ORielly also avoids with ease.
Takaya misses with a right hand
enabling ORielly to counter with a crisp jab.
ORielly misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly dominated that round.
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.

Takaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ORielly throws a lazy right hand but Takaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ORielly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takaya is out of range.
ORielly missing with a left hand there. Takaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from ORielly misses.
ORielly throws the left hand but Takaya avoids the punch easily.
ORielly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Takaya forces ORielly back against the cage and clinches.
ORielly tries to work over Takaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takaya cracks ORielly with a nice body shot.
Takaya trying to control the position but instead, ORielly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takaya into the cage.
A body shot lands from Takaya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya tries a body shot but ORielly blocks it.
ORielly misses with a punch on the inside.
ORielly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ORielly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takaya is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORielly.
Takaya lands with a left to the head.
ORielly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ORielly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORielly is looking to control Takaya's arms but Takaya gets an underhook and turns him. Now ORielly has his back to the cage.
ORielly takes a shot to the head.
ORielly wants to stall.
Takaya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Takaya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Takaya.
ORielly is trying to stall.

Takaya jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Takaya is controlling ORielly's posture.

Takaya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but ORielly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ORielly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Takaya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ORielly landing with the ground and pound.
Takaya wants to control but ORielly passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORielly winds up and cracks Takaya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
ORielly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
ORielly is trying to control. Takaya wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
ORielly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Takaya is looking to improve his position.
Takaya is trying to maintain the position but ORielly is very close to passing his half guard.
Takaya has hold of ORielly's hands but ORielly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is trying to control but can't.
Takaya wants to improve his position but ORielly is controlling well.
Takaya trying to hold on to ORielly's head to control him but ORielly postures up.
ORielly slips a nice elbow through Takaya's hands, connecting with Takaya's forehead.
ORielly controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaya is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly wants to take a breather but Takaya is having none of it.
Takaya is looking for a sweep. ORielly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ORielly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoshihiro Takaya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Takaya fails to land with a series of punches.

Takaya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. ORielly is trying to defend but Takaya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Takaya throwing shots but ORielly is blocking nicely.
Takaya wants to control but ORielly is keeping him busy.
ORielly won't allow Takaya to pass to mount.
ORielly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takaya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ORielly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ORielly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takaya prevents ORielly from getting back to his feet.
Takaya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takaya cracks ORielly with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya wants to control but ORielly is keeping him busy.

Takaya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by ORielly, who protects the arm well.
Takaya fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Takaya is putting a hurting on ORielly here, landing some big shots from side control.
ORielly is not content to let Takaya control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
ORielly is refusing to be controlled, as Takaya sits in half guard.
ORielly is looking to escape.

Takaya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ORielly sees it coming and defends easily.
Takaya tries to pass the half guard into mount. ORielly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takaya throwing shots but ORielly is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takaya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and ORielly defends it well.
ORielly controlling the position for now.
Takaya trying to control from half guard but ORielly is working away.

Takaya is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but ORielly keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Takaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takaya has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Aiden ORielly!

The fight ends as a draw!