PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. 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
Garcia

180 cm
34
163 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

175 cm
35
164 lbs
26 - 12 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from ORielly.
Garcia tries for a takedown but ORielly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ORielly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
ORielly tries a head kick but it misses.
ORielly throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a series of punches but ORielly moves out of range.
ORielly throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia throws a hook but ORielly blocks it.
ORielly throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
ORielly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
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!
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Garcia misses.
ORielly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ORielly avoids a kick to the body.
ORielly defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
ORielly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from ORielly as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Garcia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching ORielly on his heels. He'll look to pass ORielly's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

ORielly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia won't allow ORielly to sweep him here.
ORielly wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia distracts ORielly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
ORielly controlling Garcia's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia stops ORielly from standing up.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcia cracks ORielly with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ORielly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as ORielly holds on and takes a little breather.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
ORielly has Garcia pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but ORielly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but ORielly is retaining full guard.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but ORielly blocks nicely.
ORielly wants to sweep but no luck.
ORielly is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolando Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big right from ORielly misses.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from ORielly as Garcia shoots in.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ORielly looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia slips a straight right by ORielly.
ORielly misses with a wild body shot.
ORielly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
ORielly lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ORielly throws a leg kick that misses.
ORielly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
ORielly throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. ORielly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
ORielly is looking to score with low kicks.
ORielly walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks ORielly off balance momentarily.
A big left from ORielly misses.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but ORielly checks it well.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ORielly.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Rolando Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from ORielly misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORielly, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses ORielly's sensitive parts.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ORielly avoids it really well and circles away.
ORielly throws a shot to the body.
ORielly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ORielly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a leg kick but ORielly checks it.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from ORielly.
ORielly scores with a kick to the body.
ORielly misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from ORielly misses its intended target.
ORielly misses with a straight right.
ORielly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
ORielly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ORielly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Aiden ORielly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab when ORielly was well out of range.
ORielly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia tries for a takedown but ORielly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia slips a straight right by ORielly.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ORielly as he avoids it easily.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but ORielly moved out of range.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for ORielly.

ORielly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia trying to control but ORielly is working from the bottom.
ORielly controlling the position.
ORielly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia is looking to get back to full guard here but ORielly has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

ORielly throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
ORielly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ORielly lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Garcia misses.
ORielly throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
ORielly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
ORielly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
ORielly misses with a looping right.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but ORielly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ORielly throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but ORielly moves his leg out of the way.
Aiden ORielly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
ORielly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORielly missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia keeps ORielly at a distance using the push kick.
ORielly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ORielly tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ORielly to the ground. ORielly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aiden ORielly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORielly with a nice cross.
Garcia moves away from the strike by ORielly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORielly ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
ORielly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there.
ORielly is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
ORielly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but ORielly blocks nicely.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. ORielly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by ORielly!
ORielly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
ORielly trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
ORielly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ORielly throws a big elbow that misses.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aiden ORielly just wasn't active enough.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
ORielly slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
ORielly stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think ORielly 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aiden ORielly!
Aiden ORielly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.